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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1947-04-24, Page 8raut mow e, a 4 1'4+ _Gordon Lftid Smithet tvA �' One of 'the satisfying things about ,garaeiting is that one may spend as little energy or money as one wishes'. 1 Yrnllhe some strenuous. hobbies , this one •elastic. There is scope for the most elaborate planning and designs, for an immense amount of exercise if one feels that way. On. the other hand, if time or health is limited, or if one 1 `feels like loafing, them one can have 'a garden to suit that motel, too. Ono - cannot say that a small flower garden ,etas beautiful than a large one, but, there -is ! ditferenee in the amount of work involved. It is really amazing the results in satisfaction and beauty one can get -from a tiny plot of flowers. And it will not • take mue'h work either. A little digging and a few packets of seeds or boxes of started plants are all that are needed. If one has more time, it can be enlarged, and as one's 'interest grows litore frills can be added. Sonie'enthusiasts,' for example, plan all blue or all yellow flower gardens; some - prefer sharply coat casting 'borders. The beginner, and mast' others, however, are advised to stick to fairly sixuple designs, with irregular clump plantings rather than straight rows. And also; instead of solid sheets of one color, a continuous display. of bloom will usually give more satis- factory results. Big Borders A really wonderful showing can be made with a big bed of annuals and at surprisingly little cost. Where space is available one should not crowd these things. Iudeed, in very long borders along roadways or paths it is possible to do much of the preliminary cultiva- tiou with ft, hand -drawn or tractor - EGGS ! W PAY :IGHEST MARKET PRICES FOR EGGS AND POULTRY To receive top grades may we suggest that you bring in your Eggs FRESH 'AND • FREE. FROM STAIN. Next Ryan KsESIDE Feed Mill Your Satisfaction; 1s Our Success eaterated eultivater. ' rw f lest, the bed 6bould 'bc, dui, or cultivated thoroughly at least twice bte- fore the annuiale are sawn or .set out. Vols bets rid f th-•weeais anti gets the soil if1 good 9httpe. For a long 4ec1, three fret wide is about a minlmton. requirerueut. Into this site can plant dozens of different type animas, with the smaller things generally at the front, the bigger things at the bottom: For tiny things like (French marigolds, allow about ten Welles between, and fur the biggest things like. cosmos, full- size zinnias, etc., two and arhalf to, three feet is not -too much room. Where nue has only a small piece of ground available, closer planting is 'advised in order to get more bloom. New Varieties Both beginners and old-timers should remember that the business of ilii - proving tto*ers and vegetables does not stand still. There are strains and types today that were not in existence before the war, and each year there are some brans,-- new varieties. It is a sound rule to try something new each season. In this way, variety and in- terest will be added to the garden. Even the old Standbys like Golden Bantam corn and Rosy Morn petunias,. to mention only two have been vastly improved. Plant breeders are ' con- stantly, striving for new colors, more disease resistance and hardier and earlier plants., Paths '.and Roadways Much will depend upon how much they are to be used, when, and what materials are available, when one be- gins planning paths and roadways. If traffic is light, good firm grass will carry many feet, and if the ground is dry a car, too, occasionally. As a general rule, however, something more per, manent must be laid down for motor traffic and the same is advisable, too, where there is inuch tramping back and forth. For pathways, flagstone, brick, cinder er crushed gravel is'avail- r sussusamssummis MOVING WEST M. Rawlinaon t.inteteu regu&orb mat, up and ship Household Furniture. Con- solidated Pool Cars to Manitoba, Saskatch- swan. Alberta, .Srittish Columbia and to "' Catitornia.Write, wireorphonefor'reduced freight rates Established 1885. bio Yong. St., Toronto. Ktng.dale 6126 --IAS •INf...,.ls!►Figan,_-a.41.1R:t.OSA UNINSURED ACCIDENTS ARE • Accidents happen in a flash. If you are not in. .., eared, repayment may cost you your.home, your savings in months of income. Let us explain Pilot . Automobile insurance to you. It cost&'so -little. We write Pilot Insurance• to cover selected risks in Automobile, Tire, Personal Property Floater, - Burglary, Elate Glass, Public Liailio, and other , general insurance. j- W. alisGoo.. 01,1lacEwan.4 (xoderich' NO;.. C-TlreleaE gn.. Agency,:_Dungannon Gordon Jewell, R.B No: 6, Goderich 40101.44.04.,4 41,1t.kal, ifr Nummerniftimmosimpwomilir BA ER. 11' M1 $ 'Qum rvolQ •. batty Prt'ossw'e • Sy tem$ (Both shallowanddeep well) f ail&Qin Furnaces CHICAGO AIR 1VIOTO1 Repairs for Pumps a .t: d Windaltaillzl . Oil Bath Pura' PuJacks Wm. Fitzpatrick KINTAIL PAumbi g and Heating . . Phoma Dungannon 1.?r3 R.E. 3, G oderieh able. For the sake of the Iawnmowcr it is desirable to have atones or other material as flush as possible with sur- roandiug .sod, and gravel, 'cinders, etc.. should be fine and preferably pressed firmly together so that they won't scatter on nearby grass. ..For roadways, crushed gravel, con- crete, rolled asphalt, bricks, cinders, flagstone embedded in concrete, are all Suitable. Where a loose material is cased most gardeners, keep weeds down by applications • of commercial weed killers, waste oil or rock salt. These help to bind gravel, too, keep down dust and discourage frost. With roadways, good drainage is essential. A six- to ten -inch layer of coarse stones or rocks, beneath the fine material on top, is advisable, especially where the ground is heavy, or where frosts are severe. " Garden Equipment With a small, garden all the tools needed are a rake, a hoe and a spade or digging fork. These are minimum requirements. With a little• more equipment much labor can be saved. Digging forks, cultivators, special weeders, dutch hoes, etc., will make` the work easier and iuore interesting. For larger gardens a small garden -=tragi for :-that':>. will—cultivate; -.pl sir, - ete., might be considered. These are now canning ou the market freely. They are' not- expensive nand are-very-eheaply-oper ated. One -can get all sorts of attach- inents to go with them—lawn mowers, eultisMors, . Mowers for cutting tall grass and weeds -even snowplows.. A sharp hoe or cultivator wilt'spee the . work, . It is a good plan to wipe - off all dirt between operations, and a little oil or . grease smeared un the shiny surfaces is recommended. • One's Enough "rVlj,,,the plural of hippopot- _ .. amus?" asked the teacher. There was no answeI. from the class. --"You try, Tornriiy," suggested the teacher. Totood, up. • When one gets'to ninety thele won't Tommy s my s Oh. well, who'd ant be any attempt to conceal the age. Wan' .flow we dislike telling our age after more than one. anyway?" he demanded. n certain stage. is past;. but we are opt •� 1h: h bl - dvanced • a ' Home i ..roue. •, a .. By yfr1 J (Delayed) ._ elf all the vehicles on the road these days, tine ponderous, powerful snow- plow is must in .favor. The new shin- ing models of autolunbiles ane attract- ing attention a, but in these days of blizzards that choke and block roads in a wild twenty -four-hour storm,. we give �i sigh of relief when that tremendous show -remover comes up the road, push- ing aside those „great heaps that have deipt us home so long and away frtaan town, until the bread tin and some other food containers are as empty Its Mother IIubbard's eupboafd. "If we only li#td some yeast!" was the remark,' one day., We might have done a little baking, for there was some floor, and home once mole. would be all the better. f honViebaked bread and buns. The feast of unleavened bread may be nigh but we are not partial to such food over which to celebrate so when ten bad drifts stand between us. and where yeast can be purchased some, thing beside dreaming and wishing :and praying has to be done. " That snow- plow anticipated, and achieved wlia,t was necessary. It made possible a lot of things. In its wake came the mail- man Who had not been seen for some days'. The evening paper was delivered once More by the red car that makes a daily round of many rural, reads., The letters -'to friends and' business offices that had lain in the rural mail boi for some days got going. Friends in the hospitt1 wanted to see us; when the • snowplow came through that was one of the , irst things we thought of. Let) us hope the rural schools have paid due deference to that plow. Child ren should be encouraged to sketch it in operation in our rural halls of learning, and a good prize offered for the best sketch in the competition, ;1,ud have it 'hung oh the school -house wall to remind, there of the big blow and the big snow of March, 1947, which accounted for so many "miss" days in the sch0ol.week. • Today 1 ntust write a letter to a dear .old gentleman of Brantford who is ninety-one on March 31st, and an- ticipates spending, his birthday, hale and' liearfy, even if his sight is some - What amine ti': `iii"teatt ,j'olt€ "rbh t low with a sharp wit and enjoys life' to the full. 1 hope he will make the 7luihdred. He aMusingIy aeld—us '-one day, how near he came to be an Aprir fool. Was it the stork that was de- layed, or couldn't effect a suitable land- ing? I forget. Perhaps ethere was a blizzard. Mowing and snowbanks piled - high. He ,doesn't remember. To read of some births, recently, that happened suddenly' and in inconvenient places, it may be that for_ some people there is some truth as welt as liluimor in the silly song we in our days of irreslaans- ible youth used to sing : "I was born on aFriday when''my- mother wasn't at hone." My- birthday is not so far away from the date of this, nonagenarian's. X Err rCr sesra tQ M1 : r r rY.r r• i sr ,wig �•..r.. �Jr'•. 'T.. s• urlr � rii'.�%�$: F::�:::y:^ri•icr'�l:+� FAMOUS FOR -• aw THE RESTFUL riding .comfort of all 'lodge cars - starts with Full Floating Ride,' a' combination of more than 20 importdnt factors, includin5- Floating Power Engine Mountin'gs; -scientific'weight distribution (with all passengers riding cradled between the axles): synchronized front and rear springs; and independent front wheel springing. In addition, Dodge seating has been scientifically designed to ,fit the contour of your body, to support your back at exactly the right place and tto give yqu ample leg and foot room. hi 1942, the Dodge Custom was first in its price class' -. to intrniluce Fluid Drive called the greatest_advance- ment in motoring since hydraulic Brakes and floating power. This Dodge gyro, Fluid Drive gives silky - smooth transfer of power, eliminates gear -shift jerks and jolts. • No matter which Dodge model you 'drive you'll always appreciate the luxurious, smooth tiding comfort of the famous Dodge "Tull Floating Ride"— and /Remember the Dodge *year reputation . for Safety, Economy, bong Life and Dependability. ;r.}yiti:•Y• !f`' _ �i.[�:�%%ice?:f6il'ii':G%i%�'.•rf4rr. 0 age. It, doesn't do to celebrate too much with -those coming close to the liuu;li•c'd mark. I ha -\'e been told of an old lady who declared herself nearing the century mark but Was not' quite sure of. the exact number of years of which she could boast. Relatives and friends got busy to ascertain the exact age, asci at last it was established that she had passed -her hundredth- birth- day by a few years. • When told the news. evidently it had such effect upon heir that she never recovered from the shock and died very shortly 'after. Like this old ninety-one-year-old friend, may we grow old beautifully, and laugh and joke and conduct our- selves. so. happily as never to be spoken ref as having "one foot in the grave," I1. is Good Friday next week. It nay pleasure ,when These outstanding days of the year come arbund to' turn over my files of information of interest- ing things. associated with the par - Ocular clay. I chanced today to read again 'hat happened 011 Good 'Friday, 102s, according to that prolific and entertaining writer, E. V., Lucas. He says he had an ._honored friend, in the person of Lady Noble, the widow of Sir Andrew Noble, the shipbuilder, wito reached the age of one hundred-yea1's. I sea's, clever and witty as we shall see, made the most of such an event in' -sending a congratulatory telegram to the old lady. It refl(1:. ' •'Dear Ladr Noble. may I add a voice - tothose that praise In tones, with. pride to joy allied, your wondrous length of days... When people' talk of vintage years I saythere's no debate; , No year they name can have F,aach fame as 1928. For in that year Dame Nature grew her very choicest .wine, 'A gift,' said she, 'to cross the sea, St. Lawrence to the Tyne.' Tear Lady. Noble, may you live as • long as you desire to do, and then resume above. Yell must not answer me in rhyme, although yon rhyme so well. I would not • strain that precious brain:',' --Yom• servant, E.V•L." -By return of Post carne Lady Noble's a eknowlodgment "In days of yore 'twas deemed a shame A lady's date or age to name; But this distinction now I clam). My only path to future fame. .M.rS`y'�;' p F au .•faseg r,'r••Jr ata S•{+r✓r{r•✓,r, ✓ l repo saes• r i rr:?'r,•} �• : •.•frf'• r�ir4i'x✓•K nawwl,,� r�o• r .,......:.....:•r ?r::rr{.'r•.`:�arr%�kf.:....L for some SLEEP... BETTER ,1/6i/5r✓0A1.. BETTER HEALTH/ • The gifts and graces of the mind Attributed by friends soldeal In• me---alas!-1 fail to ,find; But blank°you all, sweet souls, so blind. - At lengthened years I can't rebel, Because of thein I have to tell Tributes my vanities to swell, And witty rhymes, from kl.V.L." • Fool was I one day to remark that, while I was ,glad to have a spring birthday that was not far from the first of April, 1 was glad it was not on • that first day of the month. For a woman listbning to 'the conversation about these birth dates admitted with a laugh that hers was on April Fool Day, and she was not complaining and was happy about it. That was- the time I felt I. had put both feet into it. AHMEEK CHAPTER, The meeting of the Ahmeek Chapter, I.O.D.E., on Monday, ,April 141h, pre- sided over -by Mrs. C. Staniforth, was largely attended, and much busineas was transacted. The report of the -budget committed' was presented by Mrd. W. F. Walkout, and adopted. The following representatives were appointed to canvass for the T.B. clinic survey in Goderich from May 10th to 22nd under the captaincy of Miss Aubra Cleaver, public health nurse; Mrs. George Stokes, Mrs. W. G. MacEwan, Mrs. C. K. Saunders, Mrs. W. F. Walkom, Miss Belle MacVicar, Mrs, IF You worry about your present or future security, Phone Carlow 1706 or write B. R. ROBINSON Monarch Life Assurance repre- sentative, R.R. 4, Goderich. a6tf i C. Peters, Mrs. Lynn, Mrs. B. Mrs. G. Emerson, Mrs. J. W. Coates, Mrs, C. S;taniforth. A letter was read from headquarters asking the Chapier to make weekly shipments of bundles for Britain. Sev- eral knitted and sewn articles were displayed at the meeting. To cover the .eepe,useS, $300 was transferred from the general Account to the post-war account. Miss. Ethel Farrow took heK Rum- ation as a new member. Eg•etraion& of thanks in appreciation of letters - and gifts of cake were received from Mrs. George Paterson, Mrs. R. Phalen„ Mrs. C. A. Reid, Mrs. H. R. Hall and. Mrs. N. ]MacKay, all of whom had been ill. Mrs. F. Walkom is the delegate to the Provincial Chapfkr meeting at Heron ten. Lemon Juice Recipe Checks Rheumatic Pain Quickly If you suffer froth rbeumatie, aethritie. tar neuritic pain, try this simple, inexpensive bole • recipe. Get a package of Ru -ex Prescription from your druggist. Mix it with a quart of water, and the juice of 4 lemons. It's easy and pleasant, You.need only 2 tablespoonfuls two times a day. 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