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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1970-02-26, Page 11.....::. anci. Garden :ES — fillillillilill11011111111411111iiiillliqiiiillillWill111111111allfilllalillialIliallaililloilialiiiiiilIailialiaialiallialiatillaillilallilliallillanaliniliatallillaalillill1111111111iiiiiiiiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIillii111 411110111 iilllillilillIllilillW111111111111111111.1ilillillIllillillillilla . QLINTON, ONTARIO — THURSDAY,, FEBRUARY :25, 1.970 New annuals for 1970 Madame Butterfly, the new double open-faced snapdragon. ?ii (U) TODAY'S CHILD BY HELEN ALLEN 1111111111111.1.111111111111111111111111, Torbotocklegrain Syndicate Derek is a good-looking boy, as you see, 19 months old. Scottish, Irish and German in origin, he is nicely built, with big bine eyes, very long dark lashes, fair skin and rosy cheeks. He is in excellent health. Derek is an affectionate lad who loves 10 be Cuddled, He's not boisterous or rambunctious but lie likes to be with other children in the midst of their activity and he knows very well how to get into miSehief, which means into cupboards and drawers. Since he is a Owl-natured, easy4going boy he would lie an ideal son for inexperienced parents to start their faintly. To inquire about adopting Derek please write to Today's Child, Department of Social and Pamily S'erviees, Parlia- ment ltitllit figs, Toronto T82. Fos general adopten tinn ask your Children's Aid Society, 2 Clinton News-Record • by A, fL 13VcKLEY One of the most exeiting ings about gardening today is e extensive variety of plants have to select from, This is ticularly true of annuals. eh year hundreds of new ants are added to already odigious lists. The Plant Research Institute st gardens, for example, aluated over 400 eultivars of nuals last year. Many were w and had not yet been troduced to the public. Many f these performed ceptionally well under test d warrant special attention, rticularly those that are likely appear in the January talogues. The most spectacular advance curs probably in the Many homeowners worry unnecessarily when they hear that the assessed value of their homes may double or triple under the Provincial Government's program of market value assessment, Paul Simpson, Assessment Director for this area, said recently. "They erroneously assume that this means their property taxes will also double or triple," Mr, Simpson told a London news conference. "This is utter nonsense based on a total misunderstanding of the relationship between assessment, mill rates and local taxes," he said. Mr. Simpson empha Ized that market value assessm st does not, of itself, affect I e taxes you pay on your home. "The crux of the problem is whether your assessment was accurate or not," he said, If your assessment goes from 20 percent ,of market value to actual market value, then the mill rate struck by your local council would drop by the same proportion to produce the same tax revenue. "Put succinctly, when assessment goes up, the mill rate comes down to produce the same revenue." Mr, Simpson explained the market value assessment will show whether your assessment has been accurate in the past relative to a home of the same value in the same municipality. "If you were over-assessed in the past, then at market value assessment, your taxes would be lower. If you were tinder-assesSed, then your taxes would be higher. This, of course, does not take into consideration any general increase in the mill rate your local municipality may decide upon to raise extra revenues," Mr. Sint psen said the Provincial program of reaSsessirig all properties at market Value by 1075 is directed at achieving greater equity tii a4s.essrilent and local taitation. "If you live in .a $251000 tiding and yottr neighbor across the street lives hi a $25,000 haulm, then obviously you snapdragon group, where two new and widely differing types are being introduced. These are Madame Butterfly and the Floral Cluster series, the first with open-faced azalea-like, double flowers; and the other consisting of low growing, long lasting types. Madame Butterfly is presented this year only in a mixture of colors, which will prove fine for cutting and making arrangements. The Floral Cluster group is available in separate colors that can be depended upon to come true from seed. They are excellent for bedding purposes where their floriferousness and evenness of bloom show to greatest advantage. Over 60, brand new unintroduced petunias were under should pay the same in property taxes. Unfortunately, under previous assessment systems, where different methods of assessing were used at different percentages of market value at different times, this was not the case. But, because of the inadequacies and inconsistencies of the old systems, nobody really knew, whether their assessment and thus their taxes were fair or not, "The Provincial Government believes that all properties must If too much wear has made a shambles of your futniture, it's easy to get it back in shape with these suggestions from the Canadian Paint Manufacturers Association. Start off right by eliminating accumulated wax or polish, Wash one section of the furniture at a time, with a cloth dipped in a sudsy solution of warm water and mild detergent. Follow the grain of the Wood with your strokes, and rinse the cloth often. More than one washing maybe needed to get down to the original finish. When the surfaces are thoroughly dry, they are ready to be waxed or polished. CAUTION: Never wash furniture which has an oil finish! Manufacturers produce furniture with either a high, medium or low gloss, and usually they will attach a booklet with special instructions for finish care. However, a good wax or polish is usually adequate for use on most types of finishes. Manufacturers also apply colorless or lightly Colored top coats to retain the natural beauty of the wood. Again, consult their instructions to prevent reducing the Clarity of these coatings When using a new wax Or Polishing product. If a pike of furniture is scratched or dented, you May Wish to do the repairs yourself. quality touchup products are available at many paint and hardware stores for handling Minor darn*, For example, test in the gardens last year and the majority proved to be as good as or better than existing kinds, Most outstanding in the double multiflora group was the Empress series from Japan, In the single large flowered group Blue Charm, Orchid Cloud, Pink Cloud, Rose Cloud, White Frills and Zig Zag ,were outstanding. Blue Fantasy was an interesting large-flowering grandiflora double bicolor with white and violet flowers. Most of these cultivars are weather tolerant and produce colorful flowers on plants that bloom all summer long. Nearly everyone loves marigolds for they are easy to grow and shine like gold and bronze in the garden. Although the colors are mainly yellow, gold and reddish bronze, they be assessed at market value if these anomalies are to be rectified and all property owners are to be treated fairly." Mr. Simpson said the 226 municipalities in his area — covering Essex, Lambton, Kent, Middlesex, Elgin, Oxford, Huron, Perth, Grey and Bruce — have assessed homes at rates varying from 10 percent of market to 100 percent. Mr. Simpson has 237 assessing personnel working in the area on 540,000 properties. coloring crayons which closely match the color of the original finish can be used to fill in scratches. Just rub the crayon into the scratch, wip away the excess, and then polish the entire surface. If the furniture is badly stained, scratched or dented, it may be necessary to call a professional refinisher, Spilled alcohol, other liquids, or water rings from glasses may mar a finish unless blotted dry immediately with an absorbent cloth. Then apply wax or polish over the entire surface—not just on the spot where the spill occurred. A few simple DO'S and DON'TS to keep in min& no heed the manufacturer's and dealer's instructions for proper furniture care. DON'T' use self-polishing floor wax on furniture. DO dust furniture regularly—lift lamps, ashtrays and other objects. DON'T wet any of the glued joints on furniture. DO rub with the grain 'of the wood when dusting, polishing, or waxing. DON" use rubber mats or coasters unless there is a felt pad beneath then. (Some rubber compounds and vinyl films may stain or soften furniture fihishes,) Follow these simple steps to spruee up your furniture and you% be able to keep it sparkling the Whole year through, can be obtained in every conceivable form from Mail Star-like singles to gigantic 'Rim-like' doubles, Highly rated new ones were Tina, with single flowers on 12-inch plants; Bolero, an extremely bright doable dwarf bicolor in bright mahogany red and gold, one foot tall and very early flowering; Redcoat, a dwarf double flowered marigold of red mahogany and light orange, with excellent bedding qualities; French Brocade, a French double type with orange and red mahogany colors predominating; and Moonshot, with very large double flowers, over three inches wide on 16-inch plants. Two new pansies worthy of note are Sunny Boy, with sulphur yellow blooms with an oxblood-red blotch in the center and Viola Lavender Gem, which has performed remarkably well here in Ottawa over the past two years. Ageratums are very useful plants for edging or as carpet plants. One fine new cultivar this year is North Star, a very free flowering bedding, plant nine inches high with blue purple to The 16th Annual Spring Flower and Garden Show will be at the O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, on Wednesday, March 4 to March 8. The -Show is planned and executed by the almost 400 volunteer members of the Garden Club of Toronto, who are well-known for their magnificent Enchanted Gardens What's the price of For the eleventh consecutive year, Clinton Lions Club has been the foster parent of Lai Wai Ming of Hong Kong, who will be 17 years old in April. The five foot eight inch, 116 pound boy is now a midde four student at Tak Ming Middle School in Hong Kong, and is regarded as an average student, The February meeting of the South Huron Rabbit Breeders Association was held last Tuesday evening isi Elimville hall with a good turnout of members, Boy Pearn of Purina Feeds Was guest of the club and provided members with a very enjoyable evening. A film on rabbit raising was shown by Mr. Pearn followed by a question and answer period, Business of the evening included plans by the social committee for a euchre party on February 24. Plana are also being finalized for a dinner dance to be held in the near future. Changes were made in Marketing fees aS the system of shipping_ rabbits has changed deep violet flowers, the darkest of any ageratum, The coleus is a plant well renowned for its colorful rainbow-hued foliage and is used particularly for planting in semi-shaded gardens, A total of fifteen cultivars were grown in full sun in the test gardens and performed remarkably well even in sandy soil. Outstanding among them were Jade Parade, Red Velvet, Salmon Lace, Sunset Glory and Tyrian Rose. These kept their velvety sheen and brilliance of 'color all summer despite rain and hot weather. Also suitable for shaded areas were some new cultivars of the fibrous begonias, three excellent ones from Switzerland -- 1,u-erne, Lugano 'and Zurich, an4 one -- Pink Charm from Japan. They bloomed profusely all summer in light shade. If you are anxious to try something different and yet quite reliable in your gardens this year, the foregoing annuals may be just what you are looking for. Why not grow some of them and experience an immensely exciting gardening year, for Crippled Children, the Fragrant Garden for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, and their support of the Civic Garden Centre. Their current project is the research into plants and herbs grown a hundred years ago and in this work they are associated with the Black Creek Pioneer Village. , your house? little change. The Financial Post, quoting figures supplied by the Canadian Association of Real Estate Boards, says the only cities in Canada with major increases were VancbuVer and Victoria, where average prices rose five percent to eight percent. The average price in Vancouver ($25,463) is third-highest in Canada after Toronto ($30,974) and Ottawa ($27,062). with physics and Chinese as his favorite subjects. He enjoys outdoor sports. Clinton Lions pay $17 per month to Wai Ming and his family through the Foster Parents Plan of Canada. The fee was increased by one dollar per month last October. Wai Ming's school fee is $11.50 (U.S.) per month, and three younger brothers pay $4 per month school fees. The $17 from Clinton Lions, when converted to United States dollars., just keep this Hong Kong family in school, An older sister works, as do the father and mother. Wai Ming writes a monthly letter to Clinton Lions. In his November letter he told of participating in a field day at Hong Kong Government Stadium. In December he said Hong Kong is "busy and prosperous" and "faces a bright future," as well as extending Christmas greetings. There are other groups and individual persons in Clinton and area who are foster parents to overseas children. Anyone wishing to join in this worldwide recently due to the processor picking up in the area. A new office was formed of elut- librarian and registrar and the post filled. Auctioneer for the Dutch Auttion Was David Stanley and the winner was Andy Miller. Election of officers will he held at the next meeting of the elub on March 10 in Blimville hall. REIVIEMBER HELP YOUR RED ORDSg TO HELP March is work may write to roster Parents Plan of Canada, P.O. Box 65, Station "B", Montreal 110, Quebec. Hunter safety program The sport of shooting was born from the basic human needs of the pioneers. Those needs required the use of a fire-arm with a steady aim and a cool nerve. Today those basic needs no longer prevail and the "shooting sports" now rank highly among Canada's finest recreational activities. In learning the principles of safe fire-arm handling, the young men and women, of today can become the good adult sportsmen and sportswomen of tomorrow. The Department of Lands and Forests Hunter Safety Course is not intended or designed to produce expert Marksmen or to create ballistics experts or armourers. Its purpose is to give the student a good working knowledge of safe and proper gun handling. The instructors of the Hunter Safety Course provide their students with a knowledge of fire-arms, proper gun handling, good shooting habits and the responsibilities of the hunter along with other related subjects all essential to Safe hunting. In the Lake Huron District the Hunter Safety Program has now been going on for two years. In the first year 1067-68 there were 1,487 students given the examination. In 196869, 3,806 students were given the examination in Hunter Safety. The program carried out iri the Lake Huron District has contributeddirectly to the overall program for Hunter Safety being conducted by the Department of Lands and Forests right across the province. Statistics on total hunting accidents for the province shOW a marked and favorable decrease during the lag three years with hunting accidents down from i.30 in 1066 to 06 in 1068, Fix up your furniture The high' prices of houses in Canadian cities are holding steady but prices in rural areas seem to be continuing to rise, ' Philip Mathias reports in The Financial Post. In fourth quarter, 1969, average sale price of houses in Canada rose about four percent to $23,879 from $22,912 in the third quarter. However, in 10 major cities east of the Rockies, the average sale price showed Flower and Garden Show - March 4 to 8 South Huron Rabbit Breeders have good tunout for meeting NEW HOUSE DESIGN — The unique design of this large 3-bedroom bungalow brings the outdoors inside by providing an indoor garden, It was conceived by Architect J. BRYAN CRAWLEY of Winnipeg and has other unusual but attractive features. By raising the living room six steps, or half a level, above the remainder of the first floor, it not only provides a good view of the garden but also allows adequate natural lighting for the recreation room below, There is a fine sense of space in the dining-living room arrangement which is accented by sliding glass doors onto the patio, The kitchen, hallway and bathrooms constitute a noise buffer between the sleeping and living areas, For best lighting the front door should face south, The floor area, exclusive of at- tached garage and' patio, is 1,729 square feet; the overall external di- mensions are 52 feet ten inches by 44 feet eight inches, Working drawings for this house, known as Design 2341, are available from Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation at mini- mum cost, Red Cross month „„„„„„„„„...,„„„„„„„„„„,.„„„„„„„„ift,„„„„„„„„„,„„„„„„„„„„„„„,„„„„„„„„„„„„,„,„„,„„,„„„„„„„„„,„,„„,„„„„,„„„„„„,„„„„„,„„„„„„„„„„„,„„„„„„„„„„„„„,„„„„„,„„„„„,„„„„„„„„„„,„„„,„„„„„„„,„„„,„„„„„„„„,„„„,„„„,,,„„,„,„„,„„„„„„,„,„„„,„,„„„„„„,„„,„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„,„„„,„,„„,„„„„„„„,„„,„„„„,„„„„„„„,„„,„„„„,„,„„„„„,„„„„„,„,„,„,„„„,„„„„„ Explains assessment problems Clinton Lions Club is foster parent to 17 year old