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The Goderich Branch • of they • anniveraarY, Wednesday, . r rry
W..L. ° meetieg was bold u
MacKay tiot, president, mrq. Five dollars was voted to the
13e4O1i and her eolni.m"'n
ltt d a-
social hour enjoyed -after which
there was a Penny .Sale.
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-William Porter presiding. • -_ acD on `alI tat Extension: uP
Mrs., Frank Hawkins was at. A contributi r( will be made
P Unty bUrSarY.
will be sent to the
Wiling Course at
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esser Card Party will be.
the piano. to,xh f uron
Mrs Jack Cool read. :the ' • A delega
secretary's. report and- .Officer's
correspondence which incllnded Guelph
a Christmas card &OM the Rye Ari.
W.I. in' Sussex, 'England :and as n d in the Legion Hall, -March
invitation. to 'the .members to
golden .,Wedd' g
he d l� ebreary 5 at 12;30 'in the
Illins =
Anglican Parish Hall, 'pickets will
,10 be $1.7,. and _MO be obtained
Vel isle sinspet 1 from .l rs Jack ":`Cook,, Mrs:
William y
Snazel r' M'rs.. Mack
Ryan by January 3
n ... Mrs._ Jean Pat non was,"
_ program convener, p ,
ht • epartment Current events were gi'ren by,
Ten---new�G
of Transport officers are being Mrs. Olive Straughan.
posted to various locations D. J. Cochrane, Director of.
across he province as a futher Education for Huron County
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ste in the expanding vehicle was guest speaker and explained
plained
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the educational system of Huron
in pectio_n program.' are licenced mechanics County.
Mrs. Mamie Sutcliffe sang a
Al
_-: With many years experience.,
' ..T. They will visit used ear dealers solo. .
and garages throughout each Lunch was served by Mrs. J.
district,. providing advice - and
information; Complaints w' 1 bey
investigated and vhere
$` necessar_y, evidence_ gathered
where ` there hasp been some
breach of the law. Each district
official will be assisted by the
field staff now employed in' the
operation of the permanent and
portable safetycheck lanes.
Early in 1969, • vehicle
inspection services were
.
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An instrument for measuring moisture contents of the soil.
�Y A. A:BUCK.LEY _.._.hand, Wu comes apart quicklyst 'r - as--dieffenbachia-,
"How ften and ho,* much when the tension is relieved. Its"' philodendron,' `pothos, the
should Yater my plant?" is a should not form a sticky mass. _ Chinese • evergreen, aphelandra
'.question asked .frequently and Sand should be uniformly coarse and peperomia in humusy soil
-,,one Which is almost impossible and not fine. The addition of need watering about every three
to 'answer correctly without " perlite as part of the vAlume ofdays: •
ar3; if the
or„ -of.. -poor indications. Plants with large,
adequate knowledge 'bf 'many sand may ..be nece
._facts. If the plantotas proper soil sand is ,from a lal
drainage, watering . will ,.vary quality. .
mainly -with the condition of There are
humidity' ;and thesize of the telling when a plant needs water. i leaves. Sansevieras, for instance,
plant. Researchers,' at the Plant an go for long periods without
Most plants shouldube Watered Research/Institute, who -need to s water, but : coleus„ plants wilt
at intervals of from once every be more—exact ' in their water very quickly: Check your plants
3 two or three.,days to once a applications, ° use a special every morning anddo not allow
Ceiltairr
moist- i a indicating instrument. .them -.to wilt _ Don't go-to_an
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?different. plants' have different Some gardeners merely need to extreme in watering: to prevent ,
- ' requirements buls, they usually /feel the soil; others know by the. wilting.
° fall within this range. j light color of dried -out earth. Finally, when you do water,
Frequency of Vfratering should Sound day;'pots tapped sharply give your plant a thoroutgh
A be based upon keeping the;,soii, with the knuckles will ring like a soaking. A. little water every day
uniformly moist, • _This'•' ..bell if they are dry, . is not ..good: Water well and -let -
relatively easy_ to 'accomi5lish if `-' Many people l water `their, the plant ' dry , out before you
the soil drainage ' i / perfect plants - too often: Thinking to soak it again.
because it is then difficult to . avoid the . problem, some
overwater.
re -or anized ° and a Vehicle
Inspection — erection -was
established within the 'Vehicle
Branch of the department. This
..followed the 1968 requirements,
that all used motor vehicles sold.
privately or "through a dealer
The CP and T xcolnmittee of
Oddtellows and Itebekafi ,Lodge:
Piet at the hoxne.of Edith Craig
-recently and -,elected new^officers
for the year., • - -
They are: ;President, .. Mrs,
Ethel Green; vice-president,
Howard Thompson, secretary,
- Ruth, „Hayden; .. 'treasurer,. Ada
Fritzley; wheel chair committee',
Amos Osbaldeston . and Fred
Fritzley. •
. Investigating committee, Joe
' Thompson, Cliff Crozier, Delia
McGee , and' Anna Ross; social
convener, Mary Holmes; press
secretary, : Walter MVlcIlwain;
-auditors, Maurice Mcllwaiit and
Margaret Bowral:
Guaranteed Ipxiestment'Gertifigates are: fowpay-'
`rig -a recons interest' of 9% per ,annum, payable
half, yearly. For further .information write or
telephone collect:
STANDAR. TRUST
214 Bay Street, Toronto,
363-5477
area code 416
for the name of your nearest agent
MEMBER CANADA DEPbSI-T`INSURANCE CORPORATION
Leaves give you. some good must have a certificate ' of
mechanical fitness before plates
can be issued for highway use.
• During 1069, approximately
738,892 mechanical fitness'-
certificates. *ere issued to usesf
Motor vehicles that successfully
passed ..the in-depth. inspection
conducted by dealers or licenced
mechanics. -
In addition, last . year
approximately -120,000 - motor
vehicles were inspected by the
Department of Transport vehicle
inspection units which consist of
13 portable lanes- operating
across . the province` ,-'and 2
permanent lanes at* Downsview.
Vehicle ' inspections: are also
conductecby the Ontario,
vineialPo-lice-a i-leeal-peliee--
authorities routinely throughout
the year. The total motor vehicle .
population in Ontario is now
about- 2,936,039, of which
about 368,330 are new vehicles
regis` er'ec—for the first time in
1969.`
thin, , soft leaves use more water
actually leave their. plants- in a CARE OF GAME
,-R=._r-_In potehiture f -plant --pan - vwater . t a» time Tt, _ __To_ Tr nt_.t
things can be done to p Ovide - following information qn how game . ' should be . dressed
good drain g' and ° a I well often plants should be watered immediately after killing. Birds
oxygenated/soil, ,so essential for will apply to plants' that have should .6e. drawn before being
plant growth. First~•thee rust been provided with ' good .placed in, carrying pouches. Big
be a hole in the bottom ,ot the drainage and a • good open game,, should be hung to' cool;
pot or container..A plant in a compost. leave the hide on and cover
pot• which does not allow excess Established African violets, exposed parts for transport.
water to escape must be watered say . those • in four -inch „pots; ..
on a WO and error basis, usually T-�wrng hi: ' -peat-conrpost;-and t •
Tess frequently than it needs, to , in a room of normal winter -
.. avoid over -watering.---- -This- home temperatures, should not
titretilod might result , :,in. :the ~need watering more often than
decline and finally the death of once every four days.' Succulents
.the,plant.like the thick -leaved jade plant,
The drain hole in the pot can aloes, crassula and various types
'be kept open' "by placing- "a of cacti n-iay remain in 'good
braet'piece of pat, r -the -t health without—being—given-water ,
hole, concave side ,downward, for a month to six weeks. In
and with smaller pieces •of pot, - fact, desert :cacti benefit from
'stones, -• or gravel on ,top. being given a rest period from
Specially designed plastic pot December to the end of March
drains: are also available for the with no water at all. Foliage
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purpose.•
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The composition • - of °the
potting - `soir "de rmmes the
• amount of air space contained
and also now quickly . water •
permeates the soil. A loose open"
° soil willl, drain very quickly and
will always have some air space
as long :as there fig, an, opera hole.
Porous . soil will- never become
• packed down by repeated
watering. A - general, potting
Mixture Of one part :peat or
milled 'sphagnum moss, one part .\
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;good garden ..loan's and one part
clean - sharp . sand is - .a good
gra-Wing medium, ;for 4 .most
plants. - •
x Gardenloam is an undefined
variable term-- that - generally
refers to a soil that, *heti wet,
clings together iftsqueezed in the
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-COIN `OPERATED DRY CLEANINt4 - -
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Y CLEANING ' ONLY •W HE2J1 ATTEND A N't' IS ON DUTY
9 A.M. TO 6 P.M. DAILY EX.0 iP-T SUNDAY
' ALSO FRIDAY EVENINGS
SPACIAL. GROUP SAVAGE, CLASSMATES; BONNY STUART
CHILDREN'S 8t7, MISSES' OXFORDS STRAPS 4.50T
MEN'S SHEARLING - LINED
CURLING & SNQVII 'BOOTS
SEALSKIN - BOOTS - ..
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The new Land Fill Site near Holmesville on Highway 8 will be
open to the public, Wednesday and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Burning of material will not be permitted.
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Certain "wastes such' as car bodies, refrigerators and similar
articles will not be accepted.__�__
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A slip -must be obtained from the-Caretake..r,on the site before
dumping.
The former site on IV/laitland road .is closed.
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Work boots, safety toes and light -rubber and plastic
oiirshoeSi' Are not' included it. this sale. ;,
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