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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1946-04-19, Page 3POSITOE turon e4oration (ponti ,ued, irtF'Qu, *43 a) ` Research. Develops- (Nie.w Pestioides Diseeyery Of 'the remarkable pro- +perties: -as an insect i£iller of the ineegtiel e- DT3MS, according to the Di -vision of Entomol..ggy, ;S.cienee. Ser- vice, Doipinion_. Department of Agri- , culture,. •stimulated resea,rali on other synthetie•. chemicals of pgtential va, lue as insecticides. DDT has now ap peered on the Canadian market in. various formulations for controlling -a wide range of insect pests w1iich_.:in- fast.ho`mes, Stored rroducts, vegetable WOMB and attack live stock and rnan, • 'WHEN IN. TORONTO Ilnk• T•ar Nava 11 futtett minim, LOCATED on wld• SPADINA AVE. AI Collge Sinn, . :... RATES .'.. Single $130.'$3•'30 Dobbl• ;2.50-;7.00 Write for. Folder We Advise Early 12eservation A WHOLE DAY'S SIGHT-SEEING WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE A. M. POWELL,'President .d,notker ngW'ifq,seGtiride be4zene,'h13xaehlar41,e, -ct_ te;,,. V-4011 :as been 1 developedin lan , pfO,M)aes; tg be a w°ttlf,..3jj ..... . aG PDT; OW liar- 0.: l; Twi ?•, OA, Won o2 0.0.0.10.91Q9', g_�-;, it has;'ilnany Of the °pz perties of the tatter and hi evr.• -en utere ,etiiective against. some 00.S, ,oleo. -This le b,elii tested -in Canada by,, the ' -Department but is- not yet available iii sufficient quantity for Use by the •public. , Still a- third synthetic chemical rte -a ri .only as. s "10&$" irasoinore atoxic 'to --some insests than PDT and 'Promises to be -a valuable addition to 'available . insecticides. Corisidera:blei reseaircli was done 8n insaect repellents . during the war in venous.. parts of the- World, ION utudies were carried out inseveral parts of Canada. Several outstanding materials shperior to the essential oils popularly used in the 'past were discovered. Prominent. ' ar ong these were three chemicals known' as dime- thyl phthalate, thyl 1Lexanediol and indalone. These repellents maybe used alone or mixed together or in, combination with other materials .as lotions, or creams, A number of pro- prietary preparations containing these chemicals have been. registered -'for sale in Canada. ' The problem of rats is very serious, These animals multiply rapidly and cause heavy .loss to foodstuffsand damage to -buildings in addition to, carrying, disease. S'ereral .effective rate poisons were used prior to the war including red squill, arsenic, -bar- ium carbonate; phosphorus, etc. War- time research in the United States de - l w m tnt.�Id1r 10 er 441,iita� Qerheps fan, doi►'t think et your Itya as; being to .", bituw,'Yetfeultgkyi x: •- Ileyi roan el cauue hachadat,.. headache.' rheumatic dtatttrbed rest. or That tired -out" f the time to get and use Dodd s,Kidney Pile,, Dodd a help your ki zi ys Clearhe trouble-aualiutg .poiisons iii ct ceto aa acids.tfrew+die system, and glve-you a chance to gel better. work better: Get Dedd'a ltidgej)•liftstoday. 1,{t. v'eloped two potent .new rodenticides. One of theSe known as Antu (alpha - naphthyl -thiourea) was used success- fully in ridding the city of Baltimore of a large proportion of the rat pop- ulation, This poison cap, be used with reasonable safety to man and other animals"' if proper precatition s are taken and it has been released in Canada,_:,use.by pest control opera - 'tors. Later, it may become more generally- available. The other new rat poison known as 1080" (sodium fluoro -acetate) is the. most effective killer of rats and mice -so far discov- ered. Unfortunately, it is exceeding- ly :,p iebnous to other animals,- also to manor this reason its use in -Can- ada isnot yet permitted although pest control operators and public health authorities- are using it under careftfl supervision in- the United States, CROMARTY - Personals: Mr. and Mrs. John Wil- ton; Meskinaw; Sask.; have left for their home after visiting' with , Mrs. Wilton's mother, Mrs. A. Robertson; and'other relatives; Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Hunkins and daughters, Aud- rey and Betty, of, Delmore, with Mr. and, -Mrs, William Hamilton; James, Scott, Sr,, had the misfortune to fall on a cement sidewalk, injuring his knee: Miss Hazel Laing, of Waterloo, at her 'home here; Mr. and Mrs, Otto Walker and daughters„ Helen and Margaret, with Mr, and' Mrs, George Clippson, Ingersoll, who were cele- brating their 31st wedding annivers- ary; Mr. Lord. ;Vire°Stewart Robertson and- family' and Miss Lament„ Lis- towel, Mr. and Mrs., Charles Mills and two children, St. Marys, with .Mr„ and Mrs. Thompson, 'Granton, with Mrs: - A,. _Robertson' and .John Robertson ; Miss Jedn McCulloch, London, with •her. parents; Mrs. Bruce Armstrong; }lensed, .with her parents, My. and Mrs. ''L, 'McKellar; Elmer Colquuhoun, Clinton, • with' his sister;• Mrs. .Ernie Alien; James Kerr was called to To- ronto owing to the. death of his sis- t'es, who, had undergone a serious op- eration a few days previous. Ten years ago, there were 685,000 Bell • telephones in service, Today there over a, million -56 per cent more. are. It VERY time a new telephone is installed ' the scope, of your service is enlarged. You may not need to call many of the' new subscribers, but, when you do, they- are within reach—and it may ,be urgent. -We . have added more than 75,000 telephones since , V -E Day. As we bend all our efforts to catch `t'lp on' delayed orders, the, scopeof your service will continue • to •grow -i s potential value will increase. . • • In 1946 our outlay fora expansion' and improve- ments will exceed thirty ,million dollars. We are Posing no time. 4. LONG OISTANCE TELEPHONE J. M. GUQPWIN, Mandtar. •, . �-c-,.+1 usita r_yliCtlttGBsl 11, kttttea ,tie hx'st weds vie started the siext'~malor •yob is ,uliinni 0; Axid spats ug�. T'MS is Sap* pliest to cullet kirw'N�s 4t Vegetable, Qrowdi d iti vers w.tit1 te, 'P W thin and spisidb`,'w Info b1oq k° ee1Y and t a biggest 'plastta wEllo, p�pin over In 131ie il•st storm.. -,They a4Lou, Piave half ae much roaut lietwe.eit'asc �tt�y VGIil. grow tail, . Thi`s means alioi :COW' dives inches, for things_ 'like )nasturtiums, less for .s lyasuan; utueh xpore for tall marigolds, ;cosmos .or sA l er plants,- With lants:With the smaller •re$@t0l13les,' a sou-, ple oo - pld of inches betbreen i►lants , is''suf- flcient. This applies tQ deaf lettuce, early carrots, beets,etc. Beans and `peas should •'"have '!n 'ro'"four, tq' sax inches between planta;.. and as all the sed usually, germinates - it shotild be _planted about this '.apart. • Bows• should be from 15 inebes to two feet apart. Corn is usuaily,_planted three to six Seeds -.to a hilt, about -18 inches .apart each way or rows two to'three feet apart. Tomato plants require at. -last 18 inches each—way; melons, squash and cucumbers three plants to. a hill, and 'hills about two to three' feet apart. Right At 'the Door It is a good plan to have the small- er vegetables growing in a plot right near the kitchen door. . Here they Will be bandy,, especially when one wants to`geta few onions or lettuce in: a hurry, and , it is- amazing how much produce one can• grow;. in such' a. space. - .- As 'a" matter of fact, for- the aver- ag,e smaller gardener it is best • to grow all the beets, beans, ..lettuce, radish, carrots, etc., in, rows close to- gether."in a kitchen garden of this kind than in longer rows out in the main -garden. The latter, of course, is used for big, bulky crops like corn, potatoes and peas and possibly the main crops• of beans, but the heavily planted, often cultivated. kitchen plot near the )louse is an ideal Iodation' for the --other stuff. Located close to the house one can 'often. spend , odd Minutes in 'cultivating and' weeding when it would not be practical to make a trip out into the big garden. Wherever possible this kitchen, gar- den should be located where it can be. watered in very dry. weather:, ' :_, Too Conservative •. Most 'of us are too -conservative in our "gardening. For generation we have been -content to grow a very limited variety' of 'vegetables --beans, carrots, peas, lettuce and 'potatoes and corn covering the complete range In too many gardens. . This -is a great mistake -as scores of vegetables can, be grown to per- fection -anywhere in Canada, and in addition there'are usually several dif- ferent. varieties of each: In addition to the standard kinds 'noted here are many others that' should -be included such as head lettupe, brussels -sprouts, Celery, Chinese .cabbage, sonie of the white sweet • corns; as well as the mantam, -soy- beans, peppers, musk o. cud waterin,elraua, broc-co cress, parsley, spixlaeh, S #urnips, p?xstlips, eanad. k l i abir..*01001•04e� 'here hug 449"1/,,FNA a` Ya t- ip ova. i?xi3On _ fn standard„orts,, Oime of the' olbt• sta,p4»Ys of• tees aga . are ,rIix ' pieely' ,everslad ed.tearlie r sMoctler Sgts. P11.9..4s. ,giaully froxpgood canadian ' seed catalogue 'one can creatti••'a vege- tgble garden; that 'will pot only Kaye atntieh More variety than vias x_6310 ?a 'generation` ago, but one that will yield higher quality and :over a much, longer period. r9' • a Sold - B ••• When you buy MARTIN-SENQUR.--.paints, varnishes and enamels, your dealer gives you a ..promise:.Muth' your purchase. .. promise that every of MARTIN=So NOUR containstop ug properly blended give u quality most satisfying results. A promise of beautifulIong-lasting colors that will' give you pride and pleasure in your work. • ' A promise that you will receive full value for your mosey because your ,paint job, whether it's 'inside or out, will give you enduring satisfaction.' - Yes, the MARTIN=SENOUR name is a real promise of quality and protection. insist on MARTIN-SENOUR paints, varnishes or enamels . for top value: _.._.. - ...-.......- - --- r YOU'RE ON THE.. 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The Reo Motor Company of Canada Ltd., join with their local friends in wishing this newly- appointer) dealership every success in continuing the traditional high-quality standards of the Reo organization. REO MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA LTD., STATION K- TORONTO np .8°�.3J'eiL�'n1,a,4keief�,f a«.u+6�MYa.et.«t,..4:i,:ttA 55 + i'• .�',N 1ry� 3i ti