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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1954-05-06, Page 10pig It In In the good old days when the farm and the town were not very far apart it was a comparatively simple matter for the gardener to get a load or two of well rotted manure each fall or spring and dig or plow into the soil., Those op- portunities are no more for most of us. True, in a few ,cases, well rotted manure is still available, and if so, nothing will be 'better, for building' up, any kind of soil either light or heavy. But the majority of Canadian amateur, gardeners will have to depend on substitutes. F6rtunately there are plenty of substitutes at hazed, and unlike much of the barnyard•.manure, they will be free frorn weed seeds and other objectionable things, includ- ing-od our. One of the very best substitutes is humus, which is simply a fancy name for any vegetable refuse, grass clippings, weeds, straw or even clean garbage, which has 'been mixed or covered with soil, piled•in a corner, watered occasion- ally and allowed to decompose.' This process is called composting; and every experienced gardener will have a compost heap hidden away al the back of the garden \vhere this decomposing or rotting goes on. The process is hastened by an occasional soaking with -the hose and also with some of the special bacteria preparations avail- able at any seed store. To the compost heap we can also add soine chemical fertilizer, mixing this well with the rotted humus. The careful gardener will not .w.as.te _anythi.ngthat will let down. All weeds, either pulled or cut, any YOUR BACK ACHE may come from o bad sleeping posture • use of a bed board • cheap, soft mattress • worn-out mattress pass clippings or leaves, are piled on the compost heap, or if we have not such a thing, they wit. he dug under right in the garden and im- mediately. This material will add loose bulk to any soil, making light sand more retentive of moisture and loosening up clay and making it more friable or easier •to culti- vate. . Green Manure in fairly large gardens there is another useful trick to build up the soil. Here a- bit of the land can be set aside and sown to clover, oats, buckwheat or almost any- thing that will grow quickly and thick. In a Cinch, we sow nothing at all but simply let the weeds germhigh,nate then and theserow oareaso cut with a scythe or power mower and allow- ed to form a mulch and rot.. Better still, we can have them plowed under or dug in w,here they will make a compost of their own aid help loosen the soil. In addition to adding humus, they will also be of considerable value as fertilizer. It is best of course° to cut or dig in while they are still green and before too many seeds have rna- ured. Often when the' first crop of early vegetables have Il?een taken off the ground is sown, to ne of these Special cover- crops which --choke out bad weeds and form valuable green manure. Transplanting Practically any plant, when young, can •be moved if we observe a few simple rules. Tne main thing is to keep the roots undis- turbed, /away from the air and to cover -quickly and firmly with fine" moist soil. Watering during and immediately after transplanting is essential, unless the sail is very moist and also, if possible, we ;bade for'the firer few hours or a • Recon-imended for 'relief of back ache caused by muscular back strains due to poor sleepingos-° ture, or sleeping on a lid board, or cheaply made -bedding. Ask your doctor`. 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ADVERTISED Chocolate Coconut Crust, filled wi with chocolate Sauce is's festive Chocolate Coconut Crust Two squares u-nsweetened-choco- .ate, 2 tbsps. butter, 2-,tbsps. ,hot milk or water, 2/3 cup sifted con- fectioners' sugar, 11,4a cups shredded coconut, rut, toasted or prate"' Melt chocolate and butter in top douole ' boiler. stirring until th custard or ice cream and topped dessert for that special luncheon. blended. Combine milk and sugar. Add to chocolate mixiure^stir ring well. Add coconut. and ,mix' well. Spread on bottom and sides of greased 9 -inch pie pan. Chill until firm. To serve, ,fill crust with ice cream, pudding or chiffon -type pie filling. Oddities encountered during a recent trip to the United States by it. S. Atkey, foriner editor of the Clinton News -Record and now ptrlblisher of The Arnprior Chron- iele, 'are related as follows_ In the course of a brief vacation spent in the United States,' this columnist received a number of "laughs". and we'd like to, pass on one . or two to our readers.' . . Driving .past a cemetery near Watertown, N.Y., imagine our con- sternation when we read a sign 6f1 the main entrance: "No trespassing except on business" . . . Whit. business! And then again, while touring the old colonial capital at Williams- burg, Virginia, ' we had noonday lunch at a restaurant which, we gathered, capers chiefly to the students of the. College of William and Mary, located there Under the glass counter, there ap patently were some strange coins placed there as curios. . What do you think was with these coins? . Just an ordinary Canadian one- dgllarbill! . . ' And that just about sums -..up -a lot of -things in the' good old VOA. ° In Williamsburg, too, were w.,e a little startled to see a Walsh flag Hying from' the old Colonial Cap- itol •and also from .a flagpole in front of the old ammunition maga' zine.:.. Closer Inspection reveal- ed that these flags were the 'old Union Jack of Butgland and -Scot. land, 'combining the crosses of St: George and...St. Andrew, and before the days of Ireland's. St. Patrick cross. CROP REPORT Heavy rains of last week -end have delayed seeding considerably in most areas in the county. 'In some areas early seeding is report- ed . up. However, warm air is now bringing along' high pastulres and meadows very quickly. Powder legume innoculants are not being diatributec f4: 'this .. AIPOF to as many Cahners As it 1s felt" she?uld purchase bhex><i, • aeedtl?dting t Cher weekly Crop Report issued by -H. R. Raker, Assistant ' 4griculturaL Represerita_tive for Huron County. 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Ostrex has given re- sults when other tonics failed. Try famous Ostrex Tonic Tablets for new vigor and added pounds this very day. At all druggists. e Perth -Huron -WHEN REDECORATING THIS Clubs SPRING — GET RID OF "DON'T • WANTS" THROUGH SIGNAL - Plan Joint, Picnic STAR CLASSIFIED ADS. At an executive meeting of the .� M day or two. Willi big things like , Junior Farmer clubs of Perth trees and shrubbery, it is also ad -'Huron counties in Seaforth; plans visable to tie trunks or main stem were laid for a joint picnic of the firmly 'to a stake to prevent the . wind loosening If there are only six Huron and five Perth clubs at aforth Lions P ar , June 5. In do the job in the'evening and pre - a few things' to„ move, one should Se k case of rain the event will be held ferably when there ;s no wind. on June 12. Above all' it is most important to The day's program will ,com cover the roots well and keep the mence at 10 a.m. with a softball. soil. firmly pressed around them. competition. Games will be five To speed growth and lessen, the innings or one hour's play, The shack of moving, it is a good plan sinal game will be held the same to sprinkle a little ellen-male fertil evening. Each county is to notify izer around but not actually touch- its own agricultural office, one ing the roots. ., week in advance, of its entries in ASHF ELD (Intended for' last week) ASHFIELD, April 28.—Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Drennan and children, of Tiverton, called on Ashfield friends last wee.k.l, • Donald MacKay, of Edmonton, is spending some time at the' old home, and with his brother, Dun- gan, at Aidsburn. Miss Mary Maclntyre, of Kinloss, visited with her friend, Miss Aud- rey Ross. The Misses Lillian and ' Beth Boyd, of Toronto, and Mrs. Donald Boyd and daughter, of Buffalo, visited with ,Charles Boyd and Kinzie. Mrs. Bazley .isconvalescing after her recent operation at- the home of her daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Fred MacGregor. the competition. A square dance. will be held• in tie evening with Ron McMichael, Huron, and Anne Thompson, Perth, in charge: Two judges, one from each county, will be on hand and Howard ,Pym, Exeter, Junior Farm- er, county chairman, will preside for the. competition. The winning "set" will compete in the provincial field day .square dance competition at Guelph, June 19. under the provisions of THE NATIONt1L HOUSING. AC's', 1954, may be arranged through any branch of the Royal Bank LEEBURN (Intended for last week) LEEBURN, April ,28.—Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Horton, of Niagara Falls, N.Y., visited recently with relatives in this community and in Goderich. Master Terry Bennett, of De- troit, spent the Easter holidays with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Terence Hunter, returning home at the 'week -end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ben- nett. 'Miss Joan Clara, of Wingham, spent the week -end at her home. Mrs. S. A. Hewitt, of Mitchell, visited this week with her brother, Fred G,liddon and her niece, Mrs. Rod Bogie and Mr. Bogie, and other relatives and friends. W.MS.—Mrs. Cree Freeman was hostess for the April meeting of Leebui-n W.M.S. There was a Splendid attendance. Mrs. Lock Cook was leader of the worship service. A crib quilt for the bale was quilted during the afternoon. The Scripture lesson was read by Mrs. Rod Bogie and •prayer by Mrs. Cree Freeman.. The chapter from the study book was read by Mrs. W. Sallows acid the Presbyterial report prepared by Mrs. Tait Clark was read by Mrs. Elmer Hunter. Miss Helen .Clark read• a' letter re- ceived frorn Miss Lawrence, a form- er schooI teacher at S.S. No. 9, who took part in the Huron Pres- byterial at Seaforth. A letter of acknowledgment was read from Mrs. Grace McQuarrie, B.C., who has been "ill.. The May meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. J. McBride, one day later, Thurs- day, May 20. The bale is ,to be packed at this meeting.,, Mrs. Joe' Freeman, whohas been Spending considerable time in -London with her injured brother, Mr, Sid Gard- ner; thanked the hostess for having the meeting for her. • A lovely lunch' wasserved by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Joe _.Freeman. (Intended for last week) UNION, GOD.ERICH TOWN- SHIP, April 28.—W.M.S. --- The April meeting was held at the home of • Mrs. Reg. ,Fuller, with a fair attendance. • Mrs. Gerald-Orr- was erald Orr••,.was leader and opened the meet- ing with the theme "New Life Through Love." A hymn was sung and the meditation and Scripture' read. Mrs. George Johnston, Goderich, was guest speaker and chose as tier theme, "They met Jesus," which describedthe people Jesus met $n Itis way to Jerusalem on His way to"the Crucifixion. Mrs. Gordon Orr sang an apli'ropri- ate solo. The business was con- ducted by the president, Mrs. Har- vey Fuller. The Presbyterial re- port was, given by the delegate, Mrs. Everett Mcllwain. The Meet- ing closed with a hymn and bene- dictioli°by the leader. SOLD IN GODERI'CH BY Canadian railways operate about 6,000 passenger. cars and about 180,000. freight ears. next - nothing WE 'WONDER how much finer you can get than the aluminum wire used in delicate apparatus which records the earth's tremors. Drawn out almost to the vanish- ing point, it is about one -twelfth the diameter of a human hair. One pound of aluminum would make enough of this unbelievably fine wire'to''stretch 20,000 miles! We know no more striking example of the way people make use of the lightness and -strength of aluminum for all sorts of jobs. Our research and technical men are - constantly tackling new ques- tions brought to them by Cana- dian manufacturers who look to aluminum in developing new pro- ducts, or better products, or pro- ducts that cost less. Aluminum ,Company of 'Canada, Ltd. 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