The Wingham Advance-Times, 1963-04-11, Page 23APRIL, SHOWERS
Not all days at this time of
the year are filled with spark-
ling sun splashes of outdoor
color, The rains have to come
ei1letime, but they need not
.`O'dmpen your enthusiasm for
outdoor snapshooting.
Some of the best mood pic-
tures are made when the sun is
well behind a cloud. If it
seems foolish to consider tak-
x,;g black and white pictures on
rainy days, it may seem even
more foolish to consider using
color film in the absence of
sunlight, sparkling colors and
blue skies. But this is not so!
The extra speed of modern
black and white and color
films extends picturetaking to
Rhe normally adverse lighting
conditions which must be over-
come on rainy days,
All sorts of light pattern are
reflected on wet pavement and
buildings or in puddles during
and after a rainstorm. The
raindrops themselves, freshly
fallen on a child's transparent
umbrella, make a delicate
fairyland pattern.
But probably the most drama-
tic results of all can be obtain-
ed by taking your camera,
loaded with a fast color film,
to a brightly lighted street
after a rainstorm at night. The
reflections of illuminated
buildings and overhanging
signs on the slick, shiny streets
will add interest and sparkle to
your picture.
Here are a few points well
worth remembering before you
and your camera venture out-
of-doors. Just as you would
prepare yourself for the damp-
ness, you must also keep the
moisture off the lens surface.
A lens hood will help protect it.
The speed of your film and
the amount of available light
will dictate the length of your
exposure. If you wish to em-
ploy a short time exposure for
outdoor scenes, be sure that
you carry a tripod or find some
other form of firm support for
your camera.
For some shots you need not
Spring Gardening
Tips Are Offered
Half the pleasure of spring is
its role as a herald of summer.
With the first true indication
that nicer days ate approaching,
everyone anticipates getting
outdoors once more. Thousands
look forward to the delights of
gardening again.
Tulips are among, our ear-
liest spring flowers and when
they reach their peak gardening
can begin in earnest. Tulip
bulbs should be lifted :carefully
and taken to some part of the
garden where they can be heel-
ed in and left to dry out.
They should be placed in a
trench about eight inches deep,
covered with soil and left there
a month. By then, tilt; leaves
will be withered and they can
be placed in trays for storage in
a dry place until it is time to
replant them in the fall.
Flower beds are best prepar-
ed for summer planting by digg-
ing in fertilizer - whether plant
food, compost or mwuure,
Measure it out at the rate of
one and a half pounds to the
square yard of soil.
My Father's Eacerness For Sprinctime
We hear a good deal about
women being subject to a sort
of spring frenzy as soon as the
first crocus shows a small
green shoot over the winter
earth. This causes them to
clean house from attic to cel-
lar, get a new -style hair -do,
buy a new hat, throw out their
menfolks' old clothes while
buying new ones for themselves,
change all the furniture around
even sacrifice your comfort to
capitalize on the rain for pic-
turetaking purposes. A snap-
shot of a child gazing out
through a raindrop -covered
window can have its own
special appeal.
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In Christian Science Monitor
at least twice, and paint the
kitchen a startling shade of
violet.
All this may be perfectly
true, but at least one man -
my father - annually felt the
stirrings of spring as strongly as
any migratory bird, and thor-
oughly enjoyed them.
In his case, the earlier stir-
rings generally took the form of
making plans. With a wicked
-little spring wind still finding
every unprotected corner in the
house, and while the fireside
was clearly the best place to b -
he would say breezily, "Isn't it
time we made some plans
about our summer holiday?"
To my protest that it was
surely a little early, wasn't it,
he would say, sounding like the
first Boy Scout, "My dear, it is
always well to be prepared."
This of course, was long be-
fore even the Christmas edi-
tions of newspapers began to
urge their readers - and with
good reason - to Book Now for
August.
My father could enjoy sev-
eral months of happy planning
in those days, as well as what
Painting Tips
Even when painting a chair
there's a right and wrong way.
According to the experts, when
painting•furniture such as small
tables and chairs, it is more
convenient to do the underneath
or out -of -sight parts first. For
example turn the chair upside
down and finish the legs first.
Then put it back on its feet
and complete the job. When
painting any furniture-especia
ly chairs -have good lighting,
as it is easy to miss spots on
rungs or legs.
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PAINT
For the man who likes to paint on the week -end, call
ussell Zurbrigg, Shuter St., Wingham
Your Agent in Wingham and District
might be called unplanning, as
the charms of each new place
he considered appeared to out-
do the charms of the last one.
He asked for two things for
himself; a good and easily ac-
cessible golf course, and, in
case of wet weather, a good li-
brary and art gallery, It seem-
ed to him that there were too
few places which offered both.
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There were also the curious
claims of the rest of us to be
considered - such things (rela-
tively unimportant in his opin-
ion) as good shops, theatres,
cinemas, sand to lie on, and,
if possible, some swimming or
riding.
It says a good deal for my
father's organizing ability that
he always did manage to find
such a place, • although it was
sometimes at what seemed to
his waiting family to be almost
the eleventh hour.
His second favorite spring
occupation was what he thought
of as helping me to spring-
clean the attics. The rest of
the house was of less interest,
but the attics held all sorts of
half-forgotten treasures, and he
followed me upstairs with ala-
crity.
I have to admit that he
wasn't really much help, al-
though he was the perfect com-
panion for the job, because we
both enjoyed doing the same
things, such as exclaiming
happily over articles thought to
have been lost or mislaid, read-
ing bits from the piles of books
and magazines always to be
found in our attics, and arguing
.hotly about what should be
thrown away and what should be
kept "in case it came in handy':
In the spring of the year, no
matter where we lived, there
was quite likely to be a sort of
two-way parade to and from the
dustbins; I carrying things out,
and my father sneaking them
back in again.
"This sweater!" I would
plead, "Just look at it -- it
couldn't come in handy for
anything!"
"Floor cloths perhaps?" my
father would say tentatively,
"It was such a good one!"
I pointed out that "was" was
the operative word, and threw
it onto the "disposal" pile. But
I was never surprised, by the
time we descended, tired and
cheerful, for lunch, to see that
it had mysteriously got over
onto the pile we had named
"To Be Kept.
The general upheaval associ-
ated with spring housecleaning,
which causes many men to feel
both homeless and neglected,
never seemed to disturb my
father in the least. He certain-
ly didn't mind helping to
change the furniture around,
"to see if it would look better
over here," although he always
announced firmly that his limit
was three places in one room
for the same chair. He also
said that the way to find out if
Wingham Advance -Times, Thursday, April 18, 1963 -* Page 6
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Furniture Painting Ideal
For Talentless Artists
The tag end of winter may
be a bit early to start a major
house painting project, but it's
the perfect time to repaint odd
pieces of furniture that don't
quite fit into the decor of your
home. Once re -finished, they
will give the whole room --
and your spirits - a lift. For
nothing quite matches the satis-
faction of transforming a faded,
dull eyesore into something
you'll be proud to display.
Even for an amateur the
work isn't difficult. It is chief-
ly a matter of using the right
products and carefully follow-
ing a few simple instructions.
Best of all, the materials you
need are as close as your paint
dealer.
It's no secret that your work
will be easier and the results
more satisfactory if you choose
top quality paint, so when you
a chair was in the right position
was to sit in it for a while,
which he proceeded to do,
reaching out a casual hand for
the nearest book or newspaper
as he did so, and being dis-
lodged only with difficulty, so
that I could "see how it looked
on the other side."
My father never got over the
sheer wonder of spring, includ-
ing the never-ending surprise
that the bulbs that he planted
so long ago were actually coni-
ing up, and the greens at the
golf course were in excellent
condition after the winter. The
next spring entertainment- it
would be entirely wrong in my
father's case to think of it as a
chore -was, naturally, to ex-
amine golf clubs and golf
clothes, and take stock of the
supply of bails.
Everything began anew for
my father every spring, and in-
deed
-deed before most of us had
even noticed it was coming at
all.
choose, make sure it is made by
a reputable company which
stands behind its product.
Time and energy are too pre-
cious to risk on cheap paint.
For a professional looking
job, there are a few basic rules
to follow. For instance, it's
important to start with a clean,
dry surface. So old wax or
furniture polish should be waste
ed off with a cloth saturated
with turpentine or paint thinner,
then wiped dry.
The next step is a thorough
rubbing with fine sandpaper,
followed by a quick once-over
with a cloth dampened with
turpentine to remove any dust
from the now -smooth surface.
it's time now to take paint
brush in hand.
A new or absolutely clean,
soft -bristle brush will give the
best results, and the technique
for using it is easy. Just dip
the brush into the paint and
pull it lightly over the edge of
the can to remove any excess
paint. First, brush across...
then with... the grain, until
the old surface is completely
covered.
Most old, enameled surfaces
require but one new coat, par-
ticularly if a first-class enamel
is used. Of course, two coats
will provide a firmer, longer -
wearing surface. On the other
hand, unfinished wood, or
wood from which the old finish
has been completely removed,
will need a coat of undercoat
before the enamel. In either
case, once the top coat of
enamel is dry, your job is
finished,
No one denies that a good
paint job requires patience and
care. But everyone agreesthat
few household jobs pay such
high dividends in satisfaction.
Chances are you will be lookin
around for something else to
refinish while the last brushful
of paint is still wet!
Consider Rugs in
Spring Cleaning
When spring comes, home-
makers usually find themselves
involved with a variety of
housecleaning tasks. One of the
most important of these is the
care given your rugs.
Rugs should really be given
constant consideration if they
are to retain their beauty and
deep, luxurious pile. A thor-
ough vacuuming at least once a
week is imperative. For daily
care, a carpet sweeper is excel-
lent. Rugs should be shampooed
twice a year.
A good rug should never be
laid in one position too long.
This will cause it to wear un-
evenly. For this reason, it is
wise to tum a rug end to end at
least once each year.
TYPISTS, TAKE NOTE!
Phyllis Brebner of the Mea -
ford Express, passes the follow-
ing information to her readers.
Mrs. Constance Bowen,
principal of a London (England)
secretarial college, speaking of
eight South American girls in
her classes who are all ahead of
the Britons in speed and accur-
acy said "They are all very
keen on dancing the twist.
This relaxes the arms and
shoulders and also gives them a
sense of rhythm, which makes
typing come much easier,"
IDEAL BLOUSE
An ideal blouse for the girls
who like to wear a variety of
necklines is the new five -way
blouse, It can be worn either
as a basic overblouse, or its
appearance can be completely
altered by simply snapping on
a tie, a ruffle, a dickey or a
notched collar, Because it re,-
quires
e-quires no ironing after washing,
it 15 perfect for the traveller,