The Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-07-24, Page 18SA
OnURICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1969
WY A. K. BUCKLEY
• At thus ume many gardens m
may be suffering
severely from drought. About
the only plants that might seem
to be withstanding it well are
petunias. Yet, with the proper
care and cultivation one can
eliminate a lot of suffering from
this -cause jind keep the garden
going despite the severest of dry
peri ds.
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visitors to the Plant Researtii-
- Institute'sgardens in July. The
perennials and animals are
growing as Vigorously as they
were in June and except perhaps
for a slightly yellowed lawn •the
whole place often looks like an
oasisin the desert.
How is .this accomplished?
Mainly the addition of humus to
the soil. People can fertilize and
water their gardens all day long.
•but that watering alone may not
do much good unless ample
humus in the form of organic
matter is present in the soil; for
humus retains the moisture,
locks in the nutrients and
prevents leaching.
At every opportunity organic
matter in some form or another
should be added to the garden.
• One can have a compost heap
that is , kept actively
decomposing by turning ,or
forking over at very frequent
intervals. Each time you it the
woodlands, a bag or two or •
partly' decomposed leaves could
be gathered and placed in the
trunk of your ear for spreading
over the border. By combining
this with peat moss i and
vegetable peelings from the
kitchen whenever possible, the
soil will soon be impro.yed
.beyond 'recognition.
Of course, with the usual
drought in July and August,
organic matter notwithstanding,'
watering becomes unavoidable.
When and what to " water
becomes 'a major problem. If a
period of dry weather extends to
two weeks without a good day'
rain, some plantings will need
water. If at the end of the
fortnights drought you, water,
and then it rains, you have done
no harm,
Decide what plants will
benefit most by watering and
stick to a regular program for
the duration of the drought or,
until your water supply runs out
oris cut off:
The extra watering required
will take ,up much of your
gardening. time ,,and add
alarmingly to your water bill. ,
• Should a drought continue,
however, conservation of water
will be 'an9 important
consideration in itself.
Your first watering should be
given. to the foundation and
4•to 1.3.3,4g•it3*. ft, ' ' 0/ 3,14,k4•&
You can do much to conserve
other plantings of trees and
shrubs, for these are most costly
and difficult to replace.
Cultivate around each and lower
the earth surface by drawing the
soil around in a circle..to form a
dike. This may be filled with a
mulching material - such as peat
moss and then water applied
until it forms a kind of pool
which, will allow the moisture to
seep in slowly to the plant roots.
A root feeder or root
watering device which can be
purchased locally for a few
dollars is a valuable asset for
• watering trees and shrubs; with
this equipment the water reaches
the roots immediately. Simply
attach the, hose to this device,
insert it in, the soil, turn.on the
hose and the plant quickly
watered.
Should drought continue you
might have to sacrifice a green
lawn and. concentrate on
watering the trees, shrubs and
• perennials. It is easier to patch a
lawn with grass seed than to
replace the hedge, roses or other
plants.. A lawn will naturally go
into a semi -dormant stage during
hot vather but will turn green
again moisture and tooter
weather returns.
During dry weather when
• water is ata minimum it is best
• to eliminate the mechanical
sprinkler except where there is
no fun -off. This means hours of
Standing with the hose, often
during the darkness of evening,
swinging the nozzle back and
forth to avoid run-off.
• A relatively high' ,percentage
of the water applied to gardens
and lawns during the summer
runs off the ground and grass
straight to , the drain before it
penetrates into the earth itself.
•Try to avoid ' this by using
temporary edging to the beds
and soil dikes around such plants
as tomatoes, •dahlias and hedge
plants.
• I would suggest that garden
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moisture by using a mulch.
plants be watered in the
following sequence: (1) the
cedar hedge, (2) evergreens
around the foundation, (3)
tomatoes, .(4) dahlias, (5)
deciduous shrubs, (6) perennials
and vegetables and finally the
annuals and the lawn. '
When to stop watering? For
most plants not until the cool
days of late September; for
evergreens not until the frost
hardens the ground in late
November. •
Reunion
The annual Ladd Reunion
was held on Sunday July 13 at
the home of Mr. and - Mrs.
William Park, Dungannon, with
29 members present.
Games and contests were
,enjoyed throughout the
afternoon with the winners in
the various events as follows:
kick the slipper, •Mrs. Marie
Peck, James Lawlor; lifesaver
relay, Francis Huber and Marilyn 'the great scope of this project."
Ashton; men's clothes
Hydro has plans for a camp
pin in
bottle, James Lawlor; number of to accommodate 1,500, men at
dots on the kerchief, Mrs. Betty the site, but
Culbert; lucky plate, Mrs. Nell minimum of 1,000 dwellings will
Ladd; number of,, shells in a jar, be required for workers with
Mrs. Thomas Park; loving peck, families wishing to locate in the
Bill Park; treasure hunt, Thomas surrounding area. Schools,
Park, Jr. Prizes were awarded to churches, hospitals, and
all the winners. recreation facilities need to be
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There was a fish pond for the nded
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Name housing
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Ontario Hydro has..appointed About 3,500 workers will be
Frank J. Hammond as housing needed during the peak building
'administrator for the $1 billion period around 1974 to 1975. At
Bruce Nuclear Power Centre present, about 300 men are
being built at Douglas Point, employed. This figure will be
near Kincardine'on Lake stepped up steadily as
Huron's east shore.. construction .Proceeds on both
Mr. %Hammond .formerly was plants. The heavy water plant is
town manager and later mayor expected to .provide 400 tons of
of Deep River, which houses heavy witer by 1972 and full
most of •. the employees of
Atomic Energy .of Canada •OHSIP
Limited'.s. Chaly River
laboratories as well, as the staff
Nuclear Power
also served as
for the AECL's
1 Research
at • Pinawa,
for Ilydro s
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Rolphton. He
town manager
Whitesh
Es t abiishment
Manitoba.
At Douglas Point he- will
work in close liaison with
municipal and other bodies
concerned with housing and
services needed for the large
number of workers who .wil1
. build and operate • the 3.2
million -kilowatt Bruce nuclear
plant, the , AECL heavy water
plant and the existing Douglas
Point nuclear power plant.
In explaining the
appointment, a Hydro official
said: "Hydro is concerned with
the social and economic impact
on •this region of an influx of
workers and their dependents
which could exceed the
combined •populations of the
communities nearest the huge
installations."
The tremendous expansion at
Douglas Point means •that
millions of dollars in wages will
be poured into Bruce and the
neighboring ,Counties of Grey
and linron.
• Mr. Hammond said, "One of
the first tasks of course is to
meet with„ various municipal
boards, councillors and planners.'
We will be dealing on various
governnlental levels because of
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production of 800 tons annually
.by the following year. First
power from the Bruce. nuclear
plant is due in 1975 with
remaining units due on line
during the next three, successive
years.
Operation of the three plants
is expected to require a
permanent staff or upwards of
1,075.
Community leaders are
looking forward beyond 1979
when the challenge will be to
maintain the economic forces set
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in motion by Ontario's need for
Health Services Insurance Plan development of one of the
world's greatest nuclear power
complexes.
children and a touch and take Also there will be a need for
increasing such services as water,
for the adults. The Children also
enjoyed a peanut scramble. sewage and electricity and the
A picnic lunch was served and building and extending of roads.
the business of the afternoon These problems will be dealt
with in- co-operation with
was the election, of new officers
chaired by Mrs. Nell Ladd. The municipal authorities and such
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following officers were elected: Ontario government
departments as Municipal Affairs
president, Thomas Lawlor; *
secretary -treasurer, Carol and Education.
Anderson. Hydro has said that the
communities around Douglas
It was decided to hold the
1970 reunion on the second Point will be informed in detail
what to expect when it is certain .
Sunday in July at the home of
how - the work force will be
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lawlor of
Auburn. developed.
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(OHSIP ), whicch starts October
1. He stated that with the
insured health services and other
benefits, the Ontario program
would be the most
comprehensive and best
balanced in (nada.
INSURED HEALTH SERVICES
These services are based on
the experience of OMSIP and
will include all physicians'
services that 4are •medically
required, twenty-four specified
dental -surgical procedures in
hospital and examinations of the
eyes by refraction when carried
out by a physician or an
optometrist.
HEALTH R E*SOURCES-
DEVELOPMENT
The basic ,insured health
services will be complemented
by a massive program of health
resources development. These
benefits are complementary tO
insured health services as they
are directed 'toward inanpower
development and measures to
improve the availability of
health Services and the quality of
health care. Under this program,
support will be provided for:
facilities for the education
and training of health
manpower; arrangements to
obtain a better distribution of
health personnel;
demonstrations • on alternative
methods for the delivety of
health care and the regional
planning and development of
health services.
To accomplish this program,
$65 • million will be made
ivailable annually.
WATERING
ESTRICTIONS
IN AREA NO. 1
Watering May Be one On
TUES., THURS., SAT.
between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
The Whole Town May Use Hose Service Sunday 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
YOUR CO-OPERATION IN ADHERING TO THESE TIMES WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED
GopEructi._ palm
UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN AREA NO. 2
Watering May Be Done On.
• MON., WED., FRI.
Between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
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