The Goderich Signal-Star, 1962-11-08, Page 10Q The Goderich Signal-Star� r, Thursday, November 8th, 1962
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FOR A
REENER THUMB
By G. MacLeod Ross
Thursday Pip
Do you ever get the pip
Each Thursday an effusion, writ-
ten the previous week, appears
in this clumn, Dependiing on
when; it was written, say on
Saturday-,- and stuffed .. into' the
only letterbox, in Goderich on
Sunday whilst walking the dog,
""five days of glorious freedom
ensue. Then Thursday arrives
again;, The column is published
and once again the sword of
Damocles materializes, dangl-
ing, until some subject is con-
jured up on which to write.
Several sources of inspiration
fail. The English papers . are
heavy with articles on acid -
loving plants which won't -grow'
here, so we turn to the Novem-
ber issue of Horticulture and
on page 547 none other than
John Sheepers who resides in
that garden suburb known as
Wall Street, New York, is offer-
ing Lily of the Valley pips,
planting medium included, at
12 pips for $3.50.
To anyone living in Goderich
where the Lily is little less re-
garded than the most fearsome
weed, the price sounds fantastic.
In a plot say 12 feet by 12 feet
how many pips? 20,736 square
inches of area. Let us say six
pips per square inch and if
you challenge this try digging
up your plot. 123,416 pips. At
-the wholesale price of 100 pips
for $25.00, the plot is worth
$31,000: Certainly enough to
give .everyone a pip! It seems
surprising on the face of it that
no one in Ontario has, opened
up this new and lucrative in-
dustry - which, even devoid of
the 'usual Government subsidy,
might save the Canadian dollar
from further manipulation.
30,000 dollars in 144 square
feet! The mind boggles! And
-ibis takes no account of the
numerous pips which have bur-
rowed under the wall and now
appear and have assiduously
appeared for- some years, far
afield on the other side of, the
wall.
What does the man trsay?
Make the plantings every week
or 10 days so that you will
have lovely blossoms all winter
long. It ihas to be admitted
that the pips which John Sheep-
ers offers are German pips for
it is there that thoser astute
people have set aside about an -
acre of. the 180,000 square miles
available to produce the mil-
lions they export to unsuspect-
ing countrie,. Bert at a million
pips in 12,000 square feet you
do not really despoil much of
Germany. Now the only doubt
between us and $30,000 is: Arc
the German pips better than
the Canadian pips?
Reference to the book of
knowledge explains that the
pips are held in cold storage
for flowering over a season
from Christmas to Easter or
even over the whole year. They
are thawed out gradually and
then planted. Flowerists, bless
them, use sand and an 80 degree
temperature when ,. the lilies
flower in three weeks. Since
G2derich is such a home from
home for the pip it behoves
us to rush out and tryto dig
up a few pips. The word "try"
is used advisedly after some
experience of the difficulty met
when attacking a well establish-
ed bed of pips and trying to
keep them within bounds: If
you find about ten inches of
root on your pip you may safely
cut off about five inches. A
shallow bowl; six inches in
diameter will accommodate 10
to 12 pips. They should . be
stood up with the fleshy tips
above the bowl rim. Sand,
spaghmun moss or peat should
be pressed firmly between and
around the roots and the bowl
filled with luke warm -.water
and placed near a light window.
Keep -the., moss or . sand moist
and the pips should flower in
three to four weeks. .
A more novel idea is the use
of a modified strawberry jar,
that is a" jar with holes in the
sides. The pips are 'arranged
to protrude through the holes
and the jar stuffed with moss
or peat and kept moist. It real-
ly seems that this is an experi-
ment we should try at 'once.
You may care to try to insert
some pips surreptitiously into
the fridge when no one is look-
ing. We shall expect to hear
from you in a few weeks time
how you have fared, but there
will be no trip to Bermuda
shoµld yatt succeed. Meanwhile
I shall be busy investing my
$30,000 in some industry which
is likely to be immune from a
T.S.E. investigation for at least
a- year-, --
November Meeting
} The final meeting of ''the
•111,1-I,S. in 1962 will be held on
Friday, November 16th, at., 8
p.m. in St. George's Parish Hall.
We are sincerely hoping that
Mr. Fred Barker will be well
enough to tell us about his trip
to the Lakehead looking at
gardens and flowers en route
and illustrated with his color
slides. Also promised is a
workshop on flower exhibiting
and possibly even -- se ma advice
on flower arranging. Come and
help make Our final meeting a
success.
All rose bushes from Mc-
Gredy have arrived and been
distributed and, we hope, plant-
ed by -now. All in all some
very interesting varieties were
purchased and it will be inter-
esting to -hear later on how they
have performed.
Major Rise In
Huron's Income
With incomes on the rise for
most Huron County residents in
the last few years, local fam-
ilies have been moving up the
scale into higher income
brackets.
By the same token, the shift
upward has left a smaller num-
ber in - the low income cate
gories.
The changes are revealed in
a study, released by Sales Man-
agement. Its purpose was to
determine, for each city or
county, what portion of its pop-
ulation falls within each income
bracket.
The findings indicate, in each
instance, . whether the figure
which has been given as "aver-
age income per family" applies
to a maiority of the families ,or
Whether it is made up of a few
families with very big incomes
balancing off a much larger
number with small incomes.
In Huron County, it is shown,
no Less than 40.6 percent of the
households had cash incomes
last year of $4,000 or more.
This was after payment of taxes.
The high fi'gtire was the re
sult of income gains locally
amounting to 32.5 percent per
household since a similar study
was madethree years ago.
• The rise was greater than that
attained generally in Canada in
Plan Broader
Medical Benefits
New benefits for members of
Huron Co-operative Medical Ser-
vices were well received at the
medical coop's annual meeting
held in Clinton - Wednesday;
October 17, •
They voted in favor, of the
directors arranging 46r all sur-
gical contracts to include doc-
tors' services while: members
and thein' 'depend.eiits are in
hospital.
Guest speaker -at the meeting,
Edward Schofield, provincial
secretary, Co-operative Medical
Services Federation of Ontario,
outlined the reason for co-op
medical services deleting in-
hospital nursing care froni bene-
fits covered by their contracts.
This service has been duplicat-
ing services already covered by
the Ontario Hospital Insurance
plan.
Mr. Schofield explained that
"Over $7,500 has been paid out
by Huron Co-op Medical Ser.-
vices
er=vices during the past year for
special duty nursing care ib hos-
pitals. Such payments were un-
necessary as all nursing care
that a patient may require from
a' medical standpoint, is yours
by right; you are already paying
for it in your. present OHSC
premiums. This also includes
any unusual nursing needs."
Members also approved pay-
ment of claims on" the basis of
the period, 4.0 percent. Ontario
had a rise of 3.3. percent.
The steady increase in the
proportion of middle-income
families is a good omen for
business. The consumers in
those brackets are the chief
purchasers of durable goods.
The degree to which they use
their increased purchasing pow-
er at any particular time has an
important effecton the econ-
omy. At •present, they are
spending a smaller part of it
than they are able to. They are
putting the rest, temporarily,
into savings and into other
reserves.
The study shows, further, that
7,9 percent of the -households -
in Huron County are in *the
$7,000 to $10,000 bracket. They
account for 16.5 ,percent of all
cash income locally.
In the $2,500 to $4,000 group
are 27.5 percent of the house-
holds and 22.3 percent of the
total income.
The 40.6 percent with in-
comes over $4,000 receive 65.5
percent of the total.
the new I,062 .schedule of fees
of the Ontario Medical Associ-
ation. Payment according to
this revised schedule represents
an additional contract benefit
for Ail members and their de-
pendents.,
Also .approved was the right
of the ce-op to recover damage
from 'h third'person should The
co-op make payment to a mem-
ber having the right to recover
damages from such third per-
son. The policy was also set
for the coop to urge all mem-
bers to take notal service"
coverage rather than partial
medical coverage
Under the new ,idn, protec-
tion will be offered to members
as a "package deal" covering
medical expenses with guaran-
teed benefits of up to $5,000 in
any one year (with only $100
deductible) plus complete cov-
erage under a surgical benefits
plan and 100 percent payment
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for in-hospital medical cars
(limit of 60 visits per year) at
a cost of $30.20 per year for a
single person and $60.40 per
year on a family basis.
Highlight -00f the president's
report, given ..by M. Fordyce
9.101:k; KR, 5, Goderich, was the
payyment in 1961 of 1,106 mem-
bers' claims totalling $54,236,
an increase* of $14,615 over the
previous year.
Boy Strong, Gorrie; Gordon
Kirkland (vice-president),
3, Lucknow; Pert Irwin, R.R. 2,
Seaforth, and Bertram Klopp,
Zurich, were re-elected to the
board for a further three-year
term.. Other_.stirectors
O. G. Anderson, RJt. 5,- Wing -
ham; Mrs. Lloyd Taylor, Exeter;
Hugh B. Smith, R.R. 2, Listowel;
Lorne Rodges, R.R,* 1, Goderich;
Russell T. Bolton, R.R. 1, Sea -
forth; Kenneth Johns, R.K. 1,
Woodham, and Gordon Richard-
son, R.R. 1, Brucefield.
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FIRE DAMAGES HOME
Fire :early Monday morning
did extensive ,damage to the
residence of Dr. W. G. White,
108 Victoria street, when defec-
tive wiring is believed to have
set nearby woodwork afire.
The Goderich Fire Depart-
ment responded to the call
about L55 a.m. and 9n arrival
found the fire had 'gained quite
a hold on the rear wall ano
roof. No estimate of the dam-
age was immediately available.
' It may be recalled that the
house was formerly located
where the I,G.4. stone now
stands, and was then known as
the R. M. Menzies residence.
SPECIAL DUET
Particularly appropriate '*o
the observance of communion at
the Baptlt Church here Sun-
day morning was the offering of
"The Old Rugged Cross" as a
duet sung by Mrs. R. J. Nephew
and Mr. William Chase, accom-
panied on the organ by Mr
H. T. Barker.
The
0 IT NOW Season
is here again°
• The season for improvement jobs around your home,
plant or business.
• The season when skilled workers are more readily
available and, being more productive, give you
better value for your dollar.
• The season when many firms offer discounts.
• 'he season when many other things can be done
to advantage --such things as maintenance of
lawn and garden equipment, electricalappliances,
outNar'd- motors and auto ii6bires, as well as c ry
cleaning of drapes and rugs and replacement of
upholstery, to mention but a few.
• The season when you can help your community
to create employment daring the traditional winter
lull. When everybody works, everybody benefits.
" a er�!.
Do itths Winer
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.get in touch with your
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