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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1940-11-21, Page 6PAGE'6 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD 'I�n^� Y"1-+"'iuN.IFYNeNN Y iRN+N^Y'YN"�Y oYYn� Y}Y�Y�o a N�'ll^Y4� o f% Y�q���Y�N^Y^N�,II�N���t�til'�NS��YY�'IINti. tiN •. 1 Read - And Write.- For You • (Glopyright) By John C. Kirkwood Old men continue to play their part M world affairs - men of 70 and on- ward. Take Paderewski, by way of example — an 80 -year old man. He is back in America an unofficial re- presentative of Poland„whose mission is to win sympathy and support for his stricken country. In Norway a man must reach his 50th .birthday to win a place in the confidence of his fellow nationals, In Norway a man is not honored When he reaches age 2].. The big celebrat- ion is when he has his 50th birthday. Not until he is 50 does he reach mat- urity.- .Lift begins for a' Norwegian, not at 40 but at50. Moose are emigrating to Canada from Minnesota. Many of us, I im- agine, havenot known that Min- nesota was a home of moose, In this ,state are, it is estimated, 2500 moose. They don't like noise, tour- ists camps, and the intrustions of trucks and, motor cars into their haunts, so they are seeking peace and quiet northwards. School children were asked to pro- pose navies for new animals received at zoos in Central Park New York City, and Prospect Park, Brooklyn.) Here are some of the winning 'names 11 —for prizes were offered in connec- tion with the naming: Blackie, for a , black leopard; Dixie and Tried°, for two sea lions; To -To, for a yak; Musty, for a deer; Glamour for a llama; Duke, for a tiger cub; Ko -Ko These are just a few words out of and Jo -Jo for two monkeys; Sheba the many which so many broadcast - for an antelope; and Duchess, for era including Lowell Thcmale—and a lioness. so many Hollywood stars mispro- nounce,. The predecessor of Big Ben, Lon- don's world-famous clock, was known The word "khaki” ie derived from as "Great Tom of tater:' an East Indian word, khak, which Once Great Tom gave forthorth 13 13 strok- es—and in so .doing saved the life means dust, and khaki as a material f of a sentry. Here's the story: John Hatfield, clothing was used nearly Hatfield, im the reign of William and 100 years ago—in India. Then and Mary, was tried and condemned by there English soldiers, finding that court tnartiel for falling asleep• while their(white uniforms made them too on duty as a sentinel on the terrace visible to their enemies, learned to of Windsor Castle. He pleaded in- dip their clothes in muddy pools to socenee and alleged that he had heard give them protection coloration. From Great Tom at midnight strike fillet -cloth, first used officially by the sen—a statement disbelieved both on British army in the Egyptian eam- accoutt of the distance (21. miles) paigri of 1882. and the improbability. But several persons came forward and swore that If you are a wonme'n—age from the clock did strike thirteen, and the 18 to 70—you may be one of the man was pardoned. 3 million women bowlers on this con- --u tinent. This sport—and it may take In a certain university thirty stud- in lawn bowling and pin bowling— has inereasedin popularity enorntous- to help one another find jobs to help ly during recent years. But it is in - them meet the expenses of their col- door bowling — knocking down the lege education. They have made a pins' with a 16 lb, ball—which has city-wide cane*of housewives to the larger favor. tell them of their aims and of the Bowling allays for women have services offered by their organization very definitely styled. They are trim - and they have circularized! every bus- red with chromium, and in other mess man in the community and fol- ways made extraordinary attractive. lowed up, with personal calls. They Also., there have been developed have advertised in church papers and special clothes and accessories tfcjr have talked before service clubs. They feminine bowlers. Thus, their are have used posters. Dt the first six jewelled emblems and rings, 2 -toned weeks of their existence as a corp- bowling shoes, initialled bags. Even orate body they earned a total of the balls used have been styled, There more than $300 doing odd jobs, n'ang- are special slacks and one-piece Tang- ing from driving a hearse to staying dresses with short sleeves, but shorts with 'old folks' evenings. are urscouragedr ti Your coerectness in pronunciation. In your own ease it may not be import- ant—how you pronounce words; but. when it comes to those persons who aro professional broadcasters over radio stations, or who are public act - tors, then it is important that their pronunciation shall be absolutely eot'- i'ect. The broadcasters of the Brit- ish Broadcasting Corporation are re- quired to be perfect. 'Inregard to lour broadcasters over CBL and other stations, they do not seem. to be un- der any obligation or pressure to be cermet in respect of pronunciation— which is a circumstance dise:retable to both themselves and the 0 13 and commercial sponsors. Perhaps you will have the courage to pronounce these words in the hearing of one able tosay whether or not your pronunciation is correct- -Vagaries Deficit Bahamas Inexplicable route. decadent machinations leisure patriotism incomparable inhospitable irrefutable despicable `rations strafe irreparable amenities naive When a bomb explodes in London, the air concussion does not always send the glass in windows inward.; quite commonly the glass flies out- ward, into the street, due to the suc- tion which succeeds a blast: the vac- uum created, pulls the glass outward. Within 200 feet of a blast the chance of any window's surviving is small. Beyond 200 feet the ehance depends on the size and thickness of the glass 'the !frame, the size of bomb and method of detonation, and, above all, on the reflection of the blast from adjacent buildings, A. good many shopkeepers• and householders are removing glass en- tirely and substituting translucent plastics. Are you a correct pronouneer of unusual word? probably you think that the way you pronounce a part- icular word is the right way to pro- nounce it, but if you will cheek your pronunciation with the .authentic pronunciation as found in dictionar- ies, you may not be so confident of If you imagine . that bowling is• a weight -reducer, then you are delud- ing yourself. Yet bowling is a fine outlet for pique, for domestic ir- ritations, and other sorts of emotion- al upsets. If you are not already 65 years old, you are likely to be 65 someday. So know this: only 5 percent of alt men aged 65 can retire on their own mon- ey: 67 percent of all men aged 65 are dependent on charity; 28 percent keep on working—from necessity. STRIKE DEER ON HIGHWAY While returning from Stratford last Wednesday evening Mr, and Mrs. Charles Bell had the misfortune to strike a deer standing in the middle of the highway. The accident occur- red on No. 4 Highway, about two miles south of Londesboro. The deer struck squarely on the front of the car, and damaged considerably the front and a fender of the vehicle. A. search failed to find any trace of the animal. Fortunately neither Mr. or Mrs. Bell were injured. ALES FRESH FROM CANADA'S WOR LD FAMOUS ORCHARDS These hig, rosy apples are ripe and delicious —geed eating either fresh or cooked! Order a generous ttuentity from your 'fruit mitkc tt TODAY' s Q;t DIPAn7hNT OI Jetties G. Gardiner, Cfnrlat ,g Sornic., AGn,CUV Une,OTTAWAOOMNON ' IlonournLlo epp 0Il ( `i Yourpv6, • .(gin -on 1l \d`�ap Minister ,tt GOOD AN'D'GOOD FOR YOU r �,�,�� " w4 THURS., NOV. 21, 1940 .RENOVATING SHRUBBERY By George j1. Crowie When one inquires the age of most of the homes in country towns of this part of Ontario they are usually found to Have been built a quarter of a century or more ago; therefore the trees. shrubs and vines about them have been; growing during, at least, that period. So, although at the time of building most of the landscape plant anateriel was needed, even looked scanty for a while, much of itis now too crowded, casts too much shade, and needs renovating or replacing with s`naller specimens and with some, newer varieties. For .instance along a residential street recently I noted one block con- taining three times as many trees as a' similar block further along. ?loth tree rows seemed to be equally at- tractive, but a closer inspection of the tree -crowded section showed con- siderable overshading of lawns (spots bare of grass) and of lawn shrub- bery, an.cl the exclusion of a desirable ailment of air and sunlight from the house's along the way. In such a case it is frankly better to remove at least half the trees on lioth street and oei the hone grounds, especially the ones nearest the house: Prefer- bly this tree thinning should be done a few years before the tree vows be- come so crowded as to spoil the in- dividual shape of the specimens to be left. Th? satire defect of overcrowding and the same remedy of taking some out is applicable to much of the lawn shrubbery about old time places. After this thinning in numbers, and a thinning out of some of the old stems right to the ground, among shrubbery clumps, comes the pruning; and perhaps the best general hint along this line—without field Metro - tions is to advise the cutting back heavily of the largestbranches, and sometimes of the terminals, to a fork or a po'i t'where the cut is concealed by- younger branches or twigs stick- ing further out. This may seem dif- ficult to do where shrubbery has been allowed to grow so'thick as to be a mass of terminal twigs and barren stems, but it should' be carried out at the risk o.' semi bareness for one. season,. After one initial vigorous re- novating g lighter but regular annual Ihinnings rind pauniings thereafter will keep landscape material to the sizes desired. This pruning can be dove at any time during the ilonnant season --when the trees are off -al- though spring blooming shrubs will profit by' a liberal pruning in very early summer (immediately following bloom) giving opportunity for the de- velopment of next season's flower buds, which' form then but remain dormant until the next spring. As to shrub replacement, any good nursery catalog lists dozens of the newer varieties of lilacs, viburnutns, syringes, honeysuckles, spiraes ete., and of vines, the kinds that have been so abundantly developed by propagat- ors during the years since the origin - a1 plantings about old homes were made. Then too I often wonder why we do not more often follow the European custom of selecting for home grounds more kinds of trees, shrubs and vines whose fruit, nuts or berries are edible and useful, in addition to their having ornamental qualities. FOOD POISONING TYPES The Consumers Counsel of the U.S. Agricultural Adjustment Administra- tion says that two of the most com- mon eause of food poisoning are: 1. Food not properly sterilized or refrigerated. 2, Carelessness in handling house- hold insecticides. The Consumers Counsel then goes on to say that— Under the law, products capable of causing food poisoning may be group- ed into three general classes. First, those that contain poisonous substan- ces like arsenic or lead. Second, those that harbor disease germs such as oysters or milk, containing the bac- teria of typhoid fever. Third, food in which bacteria have developed, as in contaminated custard mixings. According. to this same survey, mass food poisoning such as occur at church suppers, picnics, or fairs are almost always caused by insufficient refrigeration. Another cause of a great many cases of food poisoning is just plain carelessness in storing perishables where they will not be properly re- frigerated, carelessness in handling foods that are being prepared for the table, and carelessness in the use of disinfectants, insecticides and other household chemicals where food is prepared. Prevention Medical men agree that the surest way to halt an •ep•idemic is to stamp the disease out at its source. The same reasoning can be applied to food poisoning. To this end, there are three fundamental rules which, if fol- lowed, would contribute greatly to the complete elimination of food poison- ing. 1. Keep foods free from dirt and from insects or other carriers of microorganisms. See that all food to be eaten raw is freshly cleansed and sound, free from stale odors, from slimy rotten areas and from mould. 2. Serve cooked food as soon after it is prepared as possible this ape plies especially to custard mixtures. Do not expose moist or soft cooked food to a temperature above 50 de- grees F. for more than a few hours, Keep them in the refrigerator. If no refrigerator is available, recook the food before serving it, even if it shows no sign of spoilage. 3. Never take a chanoe on any food With an unusual smell or appearance, Be especially careful with custard mixtures. Prepare the custard only as needed. Cook it sufficiently and, if it is not to be salved right away, keep it under refrigeration. The Solution Electric refrigerators have always been designed to .provide temperat- ures that are well within, the Safety Zone limits. If •more people followed the throe fundamental rules of prevention of food poisoning, and stored their Perishable foods ie a modernelectric refrigeartor, then indeed the root of food poisoning would be destroyed at its source. Millions of families'who ane users of electric refrigerators are proving•; every day that an electric aefrigerat- or is an economic necessity, not a luxury. CARE OF FLOWER BEDS IN THE FALL (Experimental Farms News) Any idea that perennial plants re- quire little or no care after planting or that a continuous display of flow- ers may be obtained without any at- tention, is wrong. At the same time, to control insects and weeds and Perennial plants in blooms for nearly six months of the year is not easy, but is well worth while. At this time of the year, when the flower: beds then have adorned the borders of thegarden during the summer season are bare, the though- ts of those who really love flowers dwell on the success or failure of the past season, and plans for improve- ment for next year are made. There is something that may be done this fall to protect perennial Germany's Own Worst Enemy -Der Puelirer !+K i -r errenssaaserntosge,x S` - °'' •� t� c.nnbno »ao, by 01 taste r.1,,. "i ltb"ehc;i the er„.;•tooj of rho . ^-'o . plants from the attacks of diseases and inseets. Many species of insects or diseases winter on or under the leaves left 011 flower beds, under clumps of plants, or on weeds along fences, ditches, and hedges. A thorough cleaning at this time will destroy an incalculable number of bisects or germs of diseases, and owing to lack of shelter, will leave the remainder of the insects unable to withstand the winter. It will also prevent the hatching of thousands of eggs and spores which had been laid of the stents or leaves, Use the rake, if necessary. Be sure to gather and burn all leaves and weeds, and examine the fruit trees and flower- ing shrubs for dry or broken branch- es. Cut out such branches and burn them. This fall -cleaning of flower beds, gardens, trees and shrubs, will pre- vent the damage done by insects and diseases, greatly reduce expenditures of time and stoney, and will ensure better flowers and more of them next 'year. 1 If at first you don't succeed Try, try to pay us a little or your subscription, if it is in arrears. The Clinton News -Record Because newspapers are •read too, two and two are four, and four times three are twelve, and 12 inches make a ruler.. a ruler, is Queen Mary, and • Queen Mary is a ship, and ships. sail. on the ocean, oceans have fish, and fish have fins, and the Finns fought..' the Russians, and the Russians are red, therefore. Fire. 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