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with Martha
How are you doing with
the -metric system? They
say that 98 per cent of the
world knows it - what is
the matter with the
Canadian and American
slowpokes?
Many Americans feel
as many Canadians do,
that they don't want to be
bothered with it, they just
can't see why we can't
stay on the Standard
System of Measurement.
If they , had been
working, during the last
war, on any part of gun
or airplane production or
other war equipment,
they would understand
why there was so much
Martha Rathburn ap-
pears weekly in The
Signal -Star
cussing and frustration
when parts made in
North America would not
fit the same type of
machine or gun made on
the continent.
Many lives have been
lost over this. Also our
Canadian and American
boys and families
stationed overseas, for
even a short time, came
back saying the Metric
System was 'so much
easier than our odd
measurements. And too -
it is far easier to Iearn
metric measure by
simply using it, rather
than always comparing it
to inches, feet and utiles.
Luckily our children
are learning the metric
measure in primary
schools thus having an
advantage over their
parel ts.
The sciences did not
suffer any great change
since they have always
been taught using the
Metric System. Drugs
and medications have
always been in metric -
and a great many people
think of the time of day as
1500 hours (3 p.m.) since
12 o'clock is 1200 hours, 1
o'clock 1300 hours - so
three is 100 hours, and so
it goes. We already know
nearly half of it so - how
are YOU doing - I'm still
confused!
Anyway, 1000 ML
equals 1 L (litre), 1000
MM equals 100 CM equals
1M. 1000 M (Metre)
equals 1 KM (Kilometer).
Most things that come in
litres pour, splash and
spill.
So, Metric - it's worth
the change. It's a better
way to measure .
How did you enjoy the
Country Fair last Wed-
nesday and Saturday?
The people taking part
were happy with the way
their crafts were selling"'
some of them were going
to be pushed to have
enough on hand for
Saturday. It is a very nice
show.. That statement is
emphasized by the bus
Don't bring
trouble indoors
Befo. you move
houseplants indoors,
check them for insects
and diseases, •advised.
Bob Fleming, Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture
and Food extension
horticulturist.
"During the summer
out of doors, houseplants
are exposed to a variety
of insects and diseases
you don't want indoors.
Once inside, these
problems can spread to
other. houseplants."
Mildew is the most
common disease that
plants encounter out -
Which One is the Drop-out?
High Blood Pressure
Treat it ... and live.
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would like to call you with
"housewarming gifts",°and
information about your
new location. The Hostess
will be ,glad to arrange
your subscription to the
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Call her at 524-2057
doors. This disease ap-
pears as a white,
powdery `coating on the
leaves.- •
Pick off and destroy the
affected leaves, and
spray the plant with a
fungicide such as Benlate,
or Benomyl, Mr. Fleming
recommends.
A variety of insects
attack houseplants
during the summer
months. These can be
eliminated with diazinon,
says Mr. Fleming.
It doesn't take long for
tiny whiteflies to spread
to neighbouring plants
indoors. Check for this
insect by tapping the
plant gently. If they are
present, you will notice a
white cloud o'insects
fluttering around the
bout,
loads of people that visit
from -afar.
It has been wonderful
for me to see this group of
Colborne women start so
bravely with a few timid
craftspeople to become
proficient in their craft
and enjoy a show of this
kind. If you want to know
- I'm , real proud of the
whole lot of them.
I had mentioned a few
weeks ago, the nice little
"Art Gallery" created
downstairs in the library
on Montreal Street. At the
time an exhibit from
London Art Gallery was
hanging there and I
enjoyed seeing it and
hoped others have.
1 noticed that Mona
Mulhern, a very fine
artist, mentioned the
need in her interview
recently. As she has said,
it could become a regular
gallery if someone would
just take it one as a
project.
We have a great
number of clubs,
organizations, other
groups and regular
service clubs besides the
Scouting groups who
relight think of helping us
to have this nice little
gallery, working. There
are enough artists and
photographers in town
interested in having their
work displayed to get this
thing rolling.
Bill Partridge of the
Huron County Library
would certainly like to
hear from you. Perhaps
even the Senior Citizens'
groups could lend a hand -
after all it is only to
babysit the exhibit for a
couple of hours. At least I
hope you will think about
it and DO something
about it. Each group
donating a few hours a
week would really get
this show going.
It took a lot of work - all
volunteered - to put "The
Little Gallery" in shape.
Bill Partridge, Jim
Boland, Bill Hayward
and a few others lugged
and painted. Sally
MacEwan, Bonnie'
Empson and others
worked at drapes and
other things to make the
pl
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ace comfortable. So
ow they have things
arted - PLEASE help to
eep it rolling even if it is
ly on the "busy" nights
the library.
On October 28 at St.
eorge's Parish Hall,
ere willbe baking,
oduce, hand -made
afts, tea and salad
ates. The sponsors are
n Taylor's Corners
dies.
On October 28 at the
Ivation Army Hall, will
Autumn Treasures,
eir nice tea and sale of
odies.
On October 30 will be.
e Pro-life potluck
pper meeting. Rev.
rvin Barz will be the
eaker. ft is at St.
eph Parish Hall- in
nton at 8:30 sharp.
n October 28 there will
a rummage sale at
ox Church at 1 p.m.
n October 31 there will
a Halloween dance
concert at Goderich
strict Collegiate
titute.
n October 28 there will
a dance at the arena
nsored by the Figure
ting Club.
n November 8 is the
lmesville U.C.W.
aar, bake sale and tea
the White Car -
ion.
n Noverpber 1 is the
miller, 'U.C.W. Fowl
per.
n November.16 is the
ion Ladies' Auxiliary
aar and Tea.
n November 18 is St.
er's C.W.L. Christmas
r.
ere will be baking,
dy, and crafts and tea
be served.
atch the Bulletin
rd - for others.
hope you are marking
e •events on your
ndar - you may not be
to go to all of them
if you tick them off
n you. do attend, the
ndar, makes nice
ing at the"end of the
and you will get
a kick out of it. Use
calendar (large one)
a daily memo of
enings - you'll be
rised with what yotl
E done.
joy your week.
Love, Martha
leaves. go
Scale insects appear as th
varnish -like moulds on
the leaves, petioles or soft Ma
part of the stem. sp
If you notice" tiny, Jos
cotton -like balls in the Cli
axils of the leaves, your O
plant probably has
mealybugs. These Kn
serious pests suck the sap 0
from the plant, causing be
loss of vigor.
Mites are microscopic and
in size and therefore D s
s
difficult to diagnose. O
Moderately affected
plants will have a be
generally unthrifty ap-
pearance. Severely af-
fected plants will have
damaged, papery leaves.
Since some of these
problems are difficult to
identify, Mr. Fleming
suggests spraying with
recommended in-
secticides as a
precautionary measure.
After moving plants
indoors, isolate them
from other houseplants
for a week to 10 days.
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Don' Kenwell's handmade toys attracted the attention of this youngster
attending the Colborne Christmas Country Fair with his mother. The
youngster gave up a ride in his stroller to play with the toys and let his
imagination go to work. The toys were part of the many handmade crafts
made by local' hobbyists and put up for sale at the annual'fair. (photo by Jeff
Seddon)
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Craig Thompson didn't seem too impressed with thearts and crafts on sale
at the Colborne Christmas Country Fair and used his vantage point in his
father's arms to watch the people shopping at the fair. The one -year-old is
the son of Allan Thompson of Blyth. (photo by Jeff Seddon)
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