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GREEN
THUMB
6'otylom S'oxitlk
Not No Late
One can go on planting many
flowers and .vegetables regularly
right up to early July M most
parts of •the country. Expert
gardeners who want to get the
most out of their land, indeed,
make a regular practice of sow-
ing a few rows of beets, carrots,
beans, corn, and such things'every
fortnight tap to the end of June
or even into July If we give
these late gardens a little extra
cultivation, a little watering and
possibly some quick -acting com-
mercial fertilizer they will come
along fast and mature in plenty
of time before frost.
TArith flowers we can do later
planting too and provided stock
is available there Ls no reason for
not planting bedding plants,
petunia, pansies phlox, etc, right
up to mid-June.
Keep Their Spaced Out
If one let every seed or plant
grow the garden would soon be-
come a jungle,
Nature is much too generous
about germination. She is so
afraid some species may die out
that she starts a hundred seed-
lings .sometirnes where there is
place for only ene. If all these
things grew they would crowd
each other u:nmercifully and the
net result would be pow spindly
flowers and warped and twisted
vegetal)] es.
In almost every case where
plants are started from seed and
especially tiny seed, like lettuce
or alyssum or poppies, they must
• be thinned later. In doing this
naturally we pull out the poorer
speciments first but in any case
we must leave plenty of room
for full development. If •We are
afraid of later damage from bugs
leave twice as many plants as
at first, then later on we remove
every other one, In certain veg-
etables like beets and carrots,
too, we' have the plants about an
inch or so apart at fleet then use
later things for our first meals.
When thinned properly th-e plants
left will grow more quickly.
more sturdily and ehould be
healthier.
Thinning is not always confin-
ed to seedlings. The extra big
and fine blooms you usually see
in the flower shows are often the
result at thinning. Only in this
wase it will be the .fiewer buds.
Instead of letting every single
rose, peony, or dahlia develop,
the professionals nip off e' o
fifty per -cent or . rnore of the
buds so that percent,
that are- lett
will he. 'finer - and higger. -The
same thing is 'done with fruit
like apples, plums and peaches
for big prime results.
Soak When Watering
In watering it is well to re-
member that one -thorough soak-
ing -in dry weather is worth a
dozen sprinklings. This rule ap-
plies to lawns, too. A light sprink-
ling that only lays the duet, en-
courages the roots to come near
• the surface where the hot sun
will injure them, Deep soaking
on the other hand encourages
the roots to go down where they
find more plant food. In a great
many case where there ate
trees nearby light sprinkling also
brings the roots of the trees
close to the surface where they
will ruin both the grass and the
lawn mower. With lawns inci-
dentally it is advisable either to
use a very fine mist of water or
else remove the nozzle altogether
and really soak.
Keeping feet dry guards
against the development of fun-
gus and ringworm diseases such
as athlete's foot, which thrive
only in hot, damp environments
The millions of microscopic
pores in leather permit free pas-
sage o:C air around the foot, and
the evaporation of foot moisture.
Bastion of Canada
Louisburg today is still a flat,
drab and often misty spot on the
map of Cape Breton; and yet, in
the eyes .of historians and an.
• tiouariana it is Louisburg above
elk places, that puts Cape Bre-
ton on the map. Pilgrims come
thousands of miles to see the
isite of what was the greatest
citadel in the New World dur-
ing much of the eighteenth cen-
tury.
From Sydney a train mean-
ders down to Louisburg every
day except Sunday, consuming
most of the day on its tortuous
way through Glace Bay and
Mira; but by following out
George Street and taking Route
22 you' may make the nun in a
• car in an hour or less, crossing
the broad and beautiful Mira
River about half way to your
destination, The Mira is Cape
Breton's largest river, though
not the longest, It flows from
Mira Lake through a succession
of narrows and bulges, and out
to Mira Bay through Mira Gut.
As you approach Louisburg
Harbour, you may try to recon-
struct, in your mind's eye, the
mass of fortifications by which
Imperial. France tried to secure
the riches of the New World;
and as you compare the splen-
dor of the eighteenth -century
scene with the barren fields of
today and hear the wheeline
sea birds cry out mournfully,
you may brood a bit over the
evanescence of "the pomp of
power." . .
Today, certainly, there is no-
. thing in Louisburg that glitters.
The piace has reverted almost.
to the state of the primitive
fishing village that was ee•ttled
by a few families from New-.
foundland in 1713 and was
known as English Harbour until
the French fortress was built.,
In the 1920's, however, the
Canadian Government acquired
an area of more than three hun-
dred a c r es that included the
site of the old walled city, and
set it apart as the Louisburg Na-
tional Historic Park. . . .
Moreover, the construction or
monuments • has been under-
taken. A granite shaft stand-
ing near the King's Bastion
commemorates the first siege,
and on the rocky shore of near-
UNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON
by Gabarus Bay a monument
celebrates Wolfe's landing. The
museum, too, with its interest-
ing collection of relics. and walls,
covered with old prints and en-
gravings,. is a part of the gov-
ernment's project; and in 1937
there were . dedication cere-
monies. -From "Cape Breton:
The Isle of Romance," by Ar-
thur Walworth,
"Dad, can 1 have a gun?'
Sooner or later, most Cana-
dian fathers and especially those
livin o:n farms,are asked this
question by their young sons. Be-
fore he makes a negative nl. posi-
tive answer. a father should first
ask himself: "Is my son ready
to have a gun'?"
Wlien is he ready? According
to K. N. Morris, executive
tor of the Canadian Civilian As-
sociation of Marksmen, a boy
can start shooting when tie has
shown a sense of responsibility
in other fields - from about the
age of 12 to 14 years.
*
Mr. Morris says that if you can
trust • your boy to carte, the
neighbor's baby across the street
or take a $20 bill to the grocery
store, or carry an important and
confidential message, then he
usually has a sense Of responsi-
bility and is ready for his first
gun. -.
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arms, consult an expert or a
member of a shooting club be-
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A iswer Pasewliers on This rage
should be a .22 rifle because basic
principles of shooting are easier
taught with it. Besides,. ',t,has rio
recoil and ammunition is inex-
pensive.
•
Arrange for the boy to attend
instruction classes. sponsored by
your nearest rifle club or asso-
ciation. If none is available in
your neighborhood, ask a friend
who knows guns and shooting and
whose judgment you respect.
1 1*
Completion of a course of in-
struction does not mean that a
boy is qualified to go target
shooting or hunting alone. He
needs adult supervision for a
year or .two so that lie knows all
rules of safety and propelgun
handling on the range, in woods •
and fields,
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.Proper instruction in shooting
gives a boy an experience that
will be beneficial throughout his
life.
• * * *
After studying the changing..
farm Picture throughout the
world, a group of agricultural
economists has outlined a , 10 -
point program for more efficient
farming which should be a use-
ful guide to Canadian farmers in
1953. Thesepoints are:
* *
le Make the farm an efficient
operating unit by careful plan-
ning for the best use at land,
labor, maehinery, cash and credit,
*
2. Use more lime, fertilizer,
good seed and modern methods
of efficient production to obtain.
highest returns per acre and
per man. *
3. Continue sound management
of grasslands to support thc.
growing livestock and poultry in-
dustry. Make use of soil, water
and labor resources with an. eye
towards their conservation.
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4, Produce meat, milk, eggs and,
other livestock products needed
to feed the growing population
Practise closer culling, improved
. -
breeding, better feeding and eft- .
cient management to increase
production and income -oer
ani-
mci and per man,
5. Use approved methods and .
materials to fight crop and live-
stock insects, diseases and para-.
sites, household inserts, rodents,
weeds and other pate.
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"Take Cover" -"Barely" clothed
in army boots and helmet, this
toddler poses for Sgt. Frank
Cordeiro, who won second prize
with the photo in an all -Army
photography contest.
6. Give farm woodlots better
management and fire protection.
Do' .a better job of marketing the
timber crop. Reforest lands best
suited to trees.
7. Provide and use more pro-
cessing and storage facilities for
farm products. Study consumer
demands and produce and pre-
pare products to meet them. Mar-
ket products through most effi-
cient channels.
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8. Build a good family life
-with attractive homes having
adequate storage space and mo-
dern conveniences efficiently used.
Keep family healthy and happy
by providing opportunitiee for
education, religious training and
social life.
9. Train rural youth in im-
proved methods' of farming.
health, citizenship and leader-
ship.
10. Keep informed on agricul-
tural policies and programs, and
actively support local and na-
tional farmers' organizations.
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Flea beetles are small insects
-
common across Canada. Few
vegetable gardens are not
harmed by them. Radishes, tur-
nips, cabbages and Brussels
..sprouts are especially subject to
,their attacks. Beans, beets, toma-
toes and -other vegetables are in -
*red to a lesser degree.
tit it
The tweets may appear sud-
denly- in large numbers to feed
on the leaves, leaving 11111MUOUS
small round boles, The early
leaves on ,young seedlings may
be destroyed, which results in
the plant's death. Leaves of
transplants may suffer so sever-
WORLD'S .FIRST MOBIL
MUSEI.TM-"Varnislied boxes" and
"snoozers", three ancient baggage
cars, and three locomotives of yester-
year make tip this Canadian. National
Railways museum train. it houses, in
permanent display, exhibits ranging
all the way from tickets, lanterns,
rails, Bible racks and pictures of his-
torical events to the power plant of
the first diesel electric car in North
America,
Special sections are devoted to
Royal Tours, pioneer railways, steam-
ships, telegraphs, express and motive
power. A family tree traces the
growth of 265 pioneer rail ways, from
Canada's first steam road in 18,36, to
the present 24,000 -mile Canadian
National System, the largest on this
continent. The history of railway
development h the history of Canada.
Pretty girls dressed in crinoline,
hoop skirts, poke bonnets and all, and.
veteran trainmen wearing costumes of
a century ago. are shown. left, with
M. • A. Metcalf, vice-president and
executive assistant of the Canadian
National System, and Mayor Caroil-
lien 1-loude of Montreal on the oc-
casion of the train making ilo public
debut.
Mogul No. 674, of 1899, the oldest
loCOmotive still operating on the CNR,
is used to haul the train. It is a :far cry
from today's powerful locomotives.
ly plants 'are set back or die. A
serious outbreak of a second
brood of flea beetles in .August
may destroy leaves of mature
plants.
The hind legs of flea beetles
are so enlarged, they are able to
jump like fleas. -Although there
are several common species,
most are shiny black in color 'be-
tween one -sixteenth to one-
eighth of an inch long. Winter
is passed in the adult. stage un-
der leaves and other debris
around the garden.
With the arrival of warm
weather, adults feed on weeds
and early -planted vegetables,
Eggs are laid inthe soil. White
larvae hatch out and, remain in
the soil feeding 'on fine rootlets
but doing little damage. After
three to four weeks, larvae
change into the pupal stage from
which the new generation of
beetles emerges in. August to
cause damage before retiring: to
winter quarters.
*
Flea beetles are easily eon -
%trolled by spraying with a solu-
tion containing 50 per cent wet-
table DDT or dusting with three
per cent DDT dust. Prepared
garden dusts containing roten-
one should be used on edible
vegetables near harvest time
when second generation adults
are present. It is important to
watch for flea beetle injury on
seedlings and transplants as
these can be killed in a few days
if not protected. Insecticide
should be applied at weekly in-
tervals as long as the insects are
present or injury by them evi-
dent.
By Rev R B Warren B.A.
LIVING AS CHRISTIANS
1 Thessalonians 1:1; 5:1-11, 14 -
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Memory Selection' For God
has not appointed us to wrath,
but to obtain salvation by our
Lord Jesus Christ, who died for
us, that, whether we wake or
sleep, we should live 'together
with him, 1 Thessalonians 5:
9-10.
• The letters of Paul to the
Thessalonians are believed to be
the first of the New Testament
epistles which he wrote, This
church 11). Macedonia was found-
ed by Paul on his second mis-
sionary journey. The general
theme is the return of Jesus
Christ. Paul urges readiness for
that great event.
Nearly 2,000 years have passed
since Paul wrote. Still our Lord
delays His coining. He is long-
suffering toward us, not willing
that any should perish, but that
all should come to repentance
2 Peter 3:9. But the promise is
sure. He will return. The re-
establishment of the Jews in
their homeland is one of the
'signs that His coming drawetle
near. Therefore, let us "be
sober, putting on the breatstplate
of faith and love; and for an
helmet, the hope of salvation."
We are urged to Warn the un-
ruly, comfort the feeble minded,
support the weak, be patient to-
ward all men. We are not to ren-
der evil tor evil. The spirit of
retaliation is not Christian spirit.
As a mark of a Christian John
Wesley often quoted, "Rejoice
evermore, Pray without ceasing.
In every thing give thanks"
This spirit is much needed today,
There would be fewer nervous
breakdowns if we received Jesus
Christ as our Savior and follow-
ed His teaching. A book Be Polite
and Live Longer, published by
the Executive Company, New
York says, "Displays of temper,
anger, hate, rudeness and grump-
iness prevent clear thinking and
play havoc with the nervous sys-
tem. Far better than any tonics,
are a cheerful nature, a sense of
humor, and a mind that stays
calm under stress", Jesus Christ
in our heart will help us to live
this calm and happy life.
Paul prays that the believer
may be entirely sanctified. A life
separated unto God, with the
heart made clean and indwelt by
the Holy Spirit is God's plan for
us. Living thus we will not be
faultless but we can be blameless
until Jesus comes. Let us not fall
short of God's will for 1.1S.
Close -Up. In Tampa, Cigar
Manufacturer Karl Cues ta,
tirn of a series of burglaries,
complained to police that the
camera he had rigged up in his
factory to photograph marau-
der e 'add been stolen.
Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking
Smelly Business -Think your job smells? Not nearly so much is
Dr. J. M, Shewan's, The London scientist has V., smell fish for a
livinct. His koowing nose plays an important part in his doily
exporiraents with methods for preset vine fish.