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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1970-09-03, Page 166A Cli!non.**S7RecOr Thursday, September 3, 19'7',0 :t I tie Bayfield River development being discussed ChrXsemys Pitta .Margfria4 Turtles of pon10110 The Miller The Midland painted turtle is named for its colorful marings. —Ont. Dept. of Land and Forests photo. KNOW YOUR 7,41 NATUrE EIDERDOWN DOES NOT COME FROM DEAD DUCKS. THE BIRD ITSELF: PLUCKS THE DOWN PROM ITs (ANN BREAST To LINE THE. NEST AND To COVER THE EGGS WHEN MA IS NOT AT HOME, A GUARANTEED TRUST CERTIFICATES If you want a sure thing, here's a good one: 8'4% interest on 3, 4 and 5 year term Guaranteed Certificates. Minimum deposit $500. Call us or drop in today. 372 Bay Street. Toronto. 364 7495 Also Barrie and Orillin Just OPP of tItu many ways Sterling Trusts looks after your money IVAN'S 89 ALBERT ST. — CLINTON — Highway 4— (Formerly ART'S SUPERTEST) FAMILY SIZE BOTTLE OF 7,..up ONLY 1p WITH THE PURCHASE OF $3.00 WORTH OF GASOLINE LICENSED MECHANIC ON STAFF • Agents: James Keys, RR 1, Seaforth; V. J. Lane, RR 5, Seaforth; Wm. Leiner, Jr., Londesboro; Selwyn Baker, Brussels; Harold Squire, Clinton; George Coyne, Dublin; Donald G. Eaton, Seaforth. inisurt inspot. COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES Including refills, binders, rulers, pens, pencils, crayons, pencil crayons, typing supplies, erasers, Portfolids, bookkeeping supplies, aqua binders, pencil cases, exercise and note books, stencils, math sets, etc. SIrtith'S OFFICE SUPP.ILIES (Forhie4.,Ewaris) daZ•0746- Development of the Bayfield River where it passes Clinton on' the southern edge of town, has been a topic of wide discussion recently. Anyone who simply drives across the river on the bridge every day must wonder what all the commotion is about. There isn't much to see from the roadside, just a sometimes sluggish stream flowing through weeded banks. On one bank even the weeds are gone because dirt from a highway project has been dumped down the side. If you want to see what the area really looks like you have to climb down the steep bank off the side of the road, carefully so you won't stumble and split your skull on a piece of broken concrete or trip on a tree branch and go headlong into the river. Determination is a must it you wish to see anything mot.; than the bdttom of the bridge. The weeds are high and the ground not always even. But if you managed to fight your way through the fallen logs and low willow branches, you ' can see some of the beautiful scenery as the river wonders back and forth in the shade of the big willows. And looking at it, it is hard to imagine that its all only a stone's throw from a busy highway, just a few hundred yards from town. But here and there an old oil drum or a floating tire remind you that we have not always been as good to the river as it has been to us. FIRST IN A SERIES The midland painted turtle named for its attractive, colorful markings, usually has a carapace length of six or seven inches but there are records of occasional specimens attaining nine inches. The ,broad, depressed carapace is somewhat oval-shaped and is covered with horny scutes. It is widest behind the middle, flaring posteriorly and may be olive, brown or black. There is usually a yellowish or reddish mid-dorsal stripe and vivid red markings are on the shields bordering it. The plastron is large and rigid, yellowish or pinkish in color, usually with a dark, central blotch. The head has yellow stripes, changing to red towards the back of the neck. The scaly limbs and the tail are striped and spotted with red. The midland painted turtle is common to southern Ontario. It may be found in ponds, rivers and lakes and is the turtle most frequently seen basking on logs, rocks or along banks. It prefers Recreational vehicles are big business these days. Skidoos, motorcycles, go—karts and the like can be seen everywhere, buzzing through the countryside. At the Kemptville College of Agricultural Technology, the boom in pleasure machines is seen as an advantage to farmers. Many farms could supplement their income by laying out routes and paths for these vehicles to follow and could, moreover, offer rental servicing and maintenance facilities for the machines, if farm operators had the training. Consequently the college plans' to offer them the necessary training. A Recreational Vehicle maintenance and Management Course is being offered at the college for the first time this year, reports Mr. Brian Prescott, Engineering Division. The course Will cover all aspects of machine management as well as maintenance and safety. Renting, scheduling, financing, quiet, weedy, marshy locations to large bodies of water. This turtle is omnivorous. It feeds on insects, earthworms, fish, snails, crayfish, frogs, carrion and aquatic weeds. It must swallow with its head submerged, Like most of our turtles, it is beneficial because it relishes insects and carrion. Usually non-agressive, some may hiss if picked up and large ones may attempt to bite. Egg laying takes place about mid-June in sandy locations or fields. The female digs a flask-shaped hole with her hind feet, and the four to eight eggs are deposited and covered with soil or sand which is then trampled and smoothed down. The elliptically-shaped eggs are slightly over an inch long. The shell is a dull white and quite smooth. The young, which usually hatch late in the summer but may winter in the ground as embryos, receive no parental care. After the female has insurance, and equipment replacement are among the management items covered. All major repairs and general maintenance for two and four—stroke cycle engines are dealt with. The safety of the unit, devices for speed limitation, oil pressure and temperature warnings, and similar items are also taught. Anyone wishing to know more about this course should contact the Engineering Division, Kemptville College of Agricultural Technology, Kemptville. Rebekah Lodge meets' The Huronic Rebekah Lodge will hold its first meeting of the fall on Wednesday September 9. This meeting will start with a pot luck supper at 7 p.m. All members are asked to make a special effort to attend. deposited her eggs she loses interest, The tiny turtles may perish on first venturing alone to water, either being eaten by predators, run over by motor vehicles or falling victim to some other mishap. Some of these turtles sold as pets, have the shell painted artificially. This will eventually kill them. A western variety (Chrysemys pieta bellii), sometimes known as Bell's turtle, may be found in the Thunder Bay Forest District of Ontario, It is similar in appearance and habits to the midland painted turtle but is larger with less of the red • coloring, and the dark blotch on the plastron extends outward between the scutes. MUTUAL COMPANY SEAFORTH Insures:, Town Dwellings All Class of Farm Property ' * Summer cottages * Churches, Schools, Halls (wind, Extended coverage (wind, smoke, water damage, falling objects etc.) is also available. Recreational vehicles boon to farmers SPECIAL BUSE$ LAST CHANCE TO SEE . 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