Clinton News-Record, 1973-11-08, Page 6November still good for gardening
SUN LIFE
a
progressive
company
in a
progressive
industry For the first time in many years, two local students were awarded bursaries by the Royal
Canadian Legion. Margaret Thorndlke of Clinton, district commander of Zone Cl presented'
the $500 bursaries last Sunday to Nola Lee of Clinton and Nell Mustard of Brucefield. Nola
is a student at Niagara College in Welland and Neil is a student at„ Waterloo University.
(photo by Muriel Trott)
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Clinton plan
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funeral home and he wanted it changed to
zone five, a less restricted zone,
• Budd oyes of Hayes Transport Ltd.,
stated the trucking firm, which has been
located on Highway 8 for 35 years, was itia
residential gone that made no provision for
future expansion or rebuilding of the firm.
He wanted the zoning changed to permit
the fir to expand if necessary.
• Harvey Howard, whose 18 room home
on two acres of property on East Street is
in a single family zone, wished the zone to
be changed to a zone that would allow the
home to be used as a residence and an of-
fice for a doctor or a nursing home, in the
event that he wished to rent out part of the
house in the future.
• Dr. Ken Wood, who purchased a
vacant lot 105 by 120 feet two years ago on
the southeast corner of Huron and North
Streets in a multi family zone, wished the
zone be changed to a zone that permitted a
practice that would attract a large number
of automobiles. Dr. Wood said he wanted
to build a professional office or clinic on
the site within the next year or two.
• George Lavis of Lavis Contracting
Company Ltd, requested that the Lavis of-
fice, repair and storage shops on Isaac
Street be changed from a zone which per-
mits general business in the downtown
area to a zone that provides for a fairly
broad range of wholesale and industrial
uses, which in their normal operations are
not obnoxious, offensive or a nuisance.
Mr, Menzies acted on behalf of the town
at the hearing and Bud Kuehl, chairman of
the Clinton. Planning Board, provided in-
formation for the board.
Mr. Davidson said, that according to the
Official County Plan, Clinton has at
present 838 acres, of which 418 are vacant,
three acres are valley land, 1$ are in-
dustrial, 13 are commercial and 389 acres •
are residential.
Clinton originally hired Dryden and
Smith planning consultants of Kitchener in
March of 1969 as its first big step toward
regulating land use and assuring orderly
growth. For two years prior to this, the
Clinton Planning board had done con!
siderable ground work on the project.
Also present at the hearing which started
at 11;50 tun, and was adjourned at 5 p.m.,
were Mayor Don Symons, Reeve Harold
Lobb, Councillors Ruth Roy, Ernest
Brown, and Don Hall, and Clerk Cam
Proctor,
Tuckersmith
Continued from page 1
Brucefield is Tuckersmith's representative
to the Clinton fire area.
A request for severence by Seaforth Lum-
ber Ltd, for a lot to Frank Kling was ap-
proved. The lot is located on the river bank
on the south east corner of the Hayfield
River and the Brucefield road.
Passed for payment were accounts
totalling $93,634.33, These include
telephone debenture loan - $25,000. Roads
$27,513.84; tile drain loans - $7,700; Fire
at Vanastra $430; garbage at Vanastra
$316; water - Vanastra for one month
$2042.48 street lights (Vanastra, Egmond-
ville and Harpurhey) $2691.76. Egmond-
ville water $45.97 and municipal drainage
$26,890.53.
Plants need winter protection
`The
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id 'Mill
LEATHER SPECIALISTS
13th Annual Factory
Outlet Sale
Now In Progress
For the 13th consecutive year THE. OLD
MILL brings to its many friends and
customers their annual factory Outlet
sale. Thirteen years ago THE OLD MILL
originated the idea of offering leather and
woollen products to the public at factory
outlet prices, Now, prices.have been
lowered even more.
Leather
(Valu e
Coats
to
$1 90.0o
)
Factory Outlet Sale 125.00
Leather Jackets
(Value to $11.5.00)
Factory Outlet Sale 79.00
Blankets
(Pure Virgin Wool)
Factory Outlet Sale . „ 112 price
• .41 Sheepskin Rugs xp Factory Outlet Sale . „ , 1/2 price
Lamb Rugs
Factory Outlet Sale . 4.50 ea.
Leather Gloves
Factory Outlet Sale
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Agricultural Tidbits
WITH ADRIAN VOS
Farm machinery prices went up tremendously in the last
year. However, so far I have heard very few complaints from
farmers about this, This in contrast to the people who make
this farm machinery and who's increased wages and strikes
caused a good deal of these higher prices. They cause food
production costs to go up and then complain that food prices
are too high and that food prices should be rolled back,
Probably I am not very smart, but just the same it puzzles
me thal .a spokesman for pomonian Stores can claim that
becanS'e Of a surch'arge 'of siz Ceti bi on imported beef, the cost
on the meat counter will increase by 12 cents. Mind you, that
is the levy on dressed beef, Let us assume that another two
cents will be cut away, this still leaves an unexplained dif-
ference of four cents.
* * *
Another professor has been theorizing recently about how
the agricultural community should be organized. In the face
of failures all over North America of big farm enterprises
and the ability of the family farm to survive trying times,
professor J.C. Gilson of the U. of Manitoba said that with
different credit policies the family farm would not be
needed. What would you, as a consumer, think if-a general
motors-like organization would grow your food, setting
prices to satisfy the shareholders? Do you think food would
cost less?
When the country was first settled, towns sprang up in the
best agricultural districts, to serve the farmer, However
these, towns didn't stop there. They kept on growing and,
being on the best land, they swallowed that best land and
continue swallowing it. The people in the big cities are
beginning to recognize this. The president of the Ontario
Chamber of commerce said that the future of Canada's
agriculture is threatened. Only 24 million acres of arable
land are left in Canada, and every time the population rises
another 1000 persons we lose 300 to 1200 more acres to the
city. If the trend continues, we will be out of arable land by
the year 2015.
0--CLINTON NEWS-RECORD, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 8, 197$
Winter injury is common in a
number of home gardens, either
because the plants are not har-
dened off well or they lack
protection from the frost, notes
John Hughes, a horticultural
specialist of the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and
Food,
The hardening off process in-
volves the gradual slowing up
of plant growth and a decrease
in the amount of nitrogen
available to the roots. plants
can be "winterized" by adding
potassium, such as muriate of
potash, to the soil. Under no
circumstances should any
nitrogen be applied in the fall.
Nitrogen increases vegetative
growth making the plants more
susceptible to frost injury.
Varying degrees of frost
protection can be obtained by
mulching. Straw, or compost
from your compost pile, make
excellent mulch. As a general
rule, it is best not to cultivate
around the plants. Frost can
move more readily into
cultivated soil, increasing the
possibility of root damage.
Some gardeners wrap their
ornamentals and trees with
Don't burn your garden
debris—compost it. That's good
advice from Burke McNeill,
horticultural specialist with the
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture
and Food.
To make a compost pile,
gather all the vpgetative
material from garden clean:
ups, including pea vines, corn
stalks, and leaves. Pile these
materials in a convenient spot
in six-to-eight-inch-deep layers.
Between each layer spread an
activator to aid the decom-
position process.
Barnyard manure or a fer-
burlap. The burlap wrapping
should be loose to allow for cir-
culation of air, so that the
plant doesn't overheat.
tilizer, such as 33 percent am-
monium nitrate, make excellent
activators. There are also com-
mercially prepared products
available,
Once the pile is complete, top
it off with a six-inch soil layer.
Make a shall** depression in
the top of the soil layer to catch
and hold moisture.
After about six months, you
should have some of the finest
garden humus you can obtain
anywhere. And you're recycling
waste that would otherwise be
burned or thrown out.
Gardening isn't over yet.
Here are some November
reminders from Russ Gomme, a
horticultural specialist for the
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture
and Food:
If ,you want to grow shrubs,
take your hardwood cuttings
now, from mock orange, for-
sythia and alpine currant
hushes for exaMple. Strong,
healthy cuttings about pencil
thickness are best, Cut them
into six-inch legnths!' tie them
in bundles and bury them in
well-drained soil. Next spring
they can he planted and, with
proper care,. they will grow into
plants similar to the parent
stock.
For your indoor gardening,
remember to prepare a soil
mixture for repotting plants.
This, should be done before
heavy frost penetrates the soil.
Flowering bulbs can still be
planted in many areas. Plant
them as soon as possible in
well-drained soil, so they have
a chance to root before extreme
weather arrives.
Tender garden plants need
protection for the winter, but
wait until the ground freezes.
Then mulch with a layer of
peat moss, clean straw or grass
clippings.
Give lawns and gardens a
last minute cleanup to keep
them attractive all winter. Add
plant residues to a compost
pile. Clean out eavestroughs,
adding the dead leaves to the
compost. By tidying up ,in
November ; ou reduce the num-
her of jobs to be done next
spring.
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SEWING CENTRE
Clinton, Ontario
Compost heaps are
excellent pollution fighters