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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1955-03-31, Page 4' deu44J fires account fogthe :.01 niece than 400 Canadians i..year—half of them ,children Wider 1 ears ageccording 'e•. Ala --•a t anada Insurance Feder- :- ressii t to itnporce of fire ewe, ionie " the .home, offieials the federation, which represents more an. a, , fire, automobile and malty, iustu'alace companies in Cliiisadoi,,advised . a thorough cheek- y/10f potential' fire hazards as part eves spring elea:ning pram. . Vaaakt 01161C 1418 recommend- • 41 lb :fanwing precautions: Beore° storing winter clothing ' or ti er, remove matches m'p. kets• Clear newspapers, magazines • " anal. i anunable material from 4tt , 'basements, garages and nM rooms. P indite°and., cleaning materials ' :Ire, hazardous; store inflam- 'enable 'liquids in plainly-,; arked sale cans, and destroy rags or elothirig soaked with paint, • furniture polish or wax. 4. Clean old leaves and rubbish from eaves and behind shrub - 7. 5 When. burning leaves, rubbish or grass;' watch carefully for flying sparks.' . 10aye. 'electrical wiring and equipment examined by a quali- ecf 0166 ' iciin for wear or dam- age which might have occurred ' daring winter. o 0 *• x ,s INCREASED TO MISSION FUND Members of The United Church. t ot, Canada have contributed an in- crease of • $4504 over Last year's emir/164o the Church's Missionary mei` l4Caintenance Fund. The total contributed toward the Chureh's .work in Canada and overseas this year is $•4,309,644, it was announc- ed by Rev. George Williams, D.D., secretary of the Missionary and fiilaintenance 'Department. Last year the givings to the` Missionary Maintenance Fund totalled 43.859,580. All 11 Conferences of The Unit- ed Church of Canada showed in- crease over last year,/br. Williams $ted. Next year's goal is $5,000,000 and more. BREAD A lengthy line of stately Maple trees on No. 8 highway his been cut down to make way for widening of the highway. The row extended from the C.N.R. tracks past the front of the new Sheaffer Pen plant property for a distance of several hundreds of yards south of it. These trees were larger than those shown in picture above of a line of Maples at the side of the laneway approach to the former Crich farm, now Sheaffer plant property. New hydro poles are being erected along the highway. One thing not cut down so far, however, has been the Department of Highways sign at the other side of the ,road announcing that you are entering the. ToWn of Goderich. And the population figures on it still reads 5,675 even though Goderich's new population figures of 6,001 were announced back 'in October of 'last year. RED SHIELD APPEAL DATES ARE ANNOUNCED Salvation Army leaders are fac- ing "the biggest expansion pro- gram in the Movement's history in Canada," • Air Marshal W. A. Bishop, said in announcing the dates of the 1655 National Red Shield Appeal which will begin Monday, May 2, and run to Mon- day, May 23. Being pledged to such .a vast expansion in buildings and services meant, the Air Marshal said, that every Salvation Array Appeal for future years must reach its ob- jective. Not only must capital commitments be redeemed, but continually -increasing maintenance costs must be met. 0 ' ' 0 0 Earliest record of the use of mahogany is found at Ciudad Tru- jillo, Dominican Republic, in the form of a cross . in the cathedral, erected in the early 16th century. The panda bear of the Himalaya mountains is almost- exclusively a vegetarian. oiler' iffl:pOFalltLJfflItfflg Factor 116 ftf f•f"i Pr�A ,l s . p . ,�, •popul'ar pastiane fox the In Production Mpie Syrup, Sugar tett ,ga lane at this time ai year This is the time of the year when many owners of sizeable, woodlots realize ari appreciable amount of the gross farm income through the sale 'of maple syrup and sugar. Even the smaller maple \groves and maple -lined lanes are -Wi orth saving, as they will yield a few gallons of syrup which, in most cases, Would not be afforded. Perhaps the' most, important limiting factor in the production of maple syrup is the weather. The production of sap depends up- on the weather at sap ti:n3e. A long period of relatively warm days and cool nights from early March into mid-April gives the maximum yield. The interruption of such a period by either long cold spells or early warm spells reduces the output.Once the 1 buds open the harvest is over. 1 • In most sections of Ontario the sugar or hard maple is the only species tapped, but on some oc- casions, where soft or.silver• maple is plentiful these are used. This syrup, however, is not considered to be as good quality as that of hard maple. Used Kettles In early days, the boiling -down process was performed with large. iron kettles suspended between tw trees. This crude method ma still be found in different sec- tion --w sere the production is on a relatively small scale. A later de -1 velopment was the use of sheet iron pans built over a brick or' stone fireplace. Most syrup mak-' ers with a large output, and many of the smaller producers, now use modern evaporators installed in a "sugar shanty."' The spile holes are made in the tree with a sis ina bite, uaually two to three feet above the'ground. The bark should have ,a heavy appearance, and, of course, the hole 'should not be made too- near a taphole- of a previous seasons. The hole is drilled in `with a slight- ly upward slope to a depth of one and one-half inches in a median), sized, tree, and two inches deep, ,i'n the large trees. All loose :bark and—ships. should be removed be - fare the spout or spile is inserted. As many as three buckets are placed on larger trees. Most syrup makers begin tap- ping a tree when it has reached approximately eight to 10 inches in daaiieter, and during a "break- in period" of several years may enly,be tapped every other year until they are proven, after,which they may be tapped annually. The sap is a very dilute solution 'containing 95-98% water, which has :i;o be evaporated by boiling, and a better quality of syrup will result if the evaporation is per- formed with as little delay ak pos- sible. Approximately 30-40 gal- lons of sap are required to produce one .gallop, of syrup. Owners of woodlots who are con- templating the installation of evaporating equipment, would be well' advised to pay a visit tel the properties of others who have had experience, in order to obtain first-hand information. 0 0 ♦o Antarctica, an avergae of 6,000 feet high, has the highest mean elevation of. the world's seven con- tinents. Europe is the lowest with 980 feet. Other mean altitudes: Asia, 3,000 feet; North A.ti'ierica, 2,000 feet; Africa, 1,900 feet; South America, 1,800 feet; and Australia, 1,000 feet. is studying seed catalogues. Hwn- orists suggest that . the pictures an the catalogues often excel the re-' sults in the garden. If this is so,• the blame tan often be laid at the door of the gardener, because he didn't study the catalogue well enough. Practically(' all nursery cata- logues, in addition to giving speci- fic planting instructions, indicate whether a particular plant or shrub is hardy or only semi -,hardy in. different geographic areas; whether, it grows best in sun or shade; wielher it likes heavy or light s has a preference for wet or dry places in the garden. With this information available there is no reason why the ama- teur gardener cannot arrange his plantings in such a way that they will grow to best advantage. He knows that . he 'bas put the. right plants in right Ps and pro- per attetit oil and cafe throughout te growing season will bring sat- isfactory results. West St. Phone 71 ".3. E611ISD'YA. dR.64R4V.*.61fi 4104 1 QUICK CAN"AOIAN QUIZ' 1. What was the origin of C,auada's name? 2. Name the lamest and smallest provinces. 3. On the basis that its 1939 pur- chasing' power was X1.00, the Canadian dollar was worth $1.26 in 1953 and $1.00 in 1945. What is itS value today? 4. In 1954 total faaan cash income in Canada *as less than in 1953. Did all provinces share in the decline? 5. By how 'much .has the total of taxes paid by Canadians increas- ed since 1949? ANSWERS: 5. Taxes this year will be nearly twice /the total paid in'. 1949. 3. 'Present' value is 65 cents. 1. The name Canada is be- lieved to have originated in an Indian word that meant collection of huts. 4. No, only the prairie provinces showed a decline in farm cash income. 2. The small- est, P.E.I,; the largest; Quebec. When you can't shop in person use the YELLOW P4658 of your telephone book A brand new 1955 standard Inglis HERCULES • i.. 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