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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-05-18, Page 27Page 2—Crossroads—May 18, 1983 ackyard Gardener By PATRICK DENTON This time of year often brings a flurry of houseplant gift -giving. It seems Mother's Day, Fa- ther's Day, birthdays,anni- versaries, general celebra- tion of springtime and those irresistible flowering plants on display in garden centers and florist shops all contribute to an urge to splurge on an attractive plant. One very popular gift plant is the azalea, not the easiest of houseplants to keep going happily for any length of time. Their diffi- culty lies in their need for both bright light (but not direct sun) and cool tem- peratures, 50 to 60 F. Unfortunately, the two do not often go together in most of our homes. Azaleas also need a lot of water, for their roots must be evenly moist at all times. Daily misting helps keep the plant fresh, too. At the same time, they must drain well and for that reason the decorative foil sleeve a gift azalea usually comes dressed in should be removed where it blocks the drainage holes of the pot. Given good light and cool temperatures, an azal- ea should enjoy a fairly long period of bloom. Re- move it to a cool spot at --night--if at is_ _difficult to -- keep-itcool-during the dam _ Plunging it outdoors in the garden in light shade for the summer will give your plant a better chance at a second season if you wish to bring it indoors again in the fall. It could also be placed on an apart- ment balcony out of direct sun. Outdoors, keep it well watered and misted and prune back shoots to keep a nice bush shape. Fertilize during the summer with a food designed for acid lov- ers. In the fall, bring the azalea indoors and keep it cool. Cool growing, good light and lots of water are the keys to keeping azaleas going and blooming again. Similar in its idiosyncra- cies is the cyclamen. Well- nigh irresistible in flam- boyant bloom, this . gor- geous flowering plant is a florist's specialty rather than a houseplant lover's dream. The cyclamen is one of those plants which simply flops over in warmth — like the calceolaria and cineraria. In warm house temperatures the calceo- laria often will rapidly lose all it pudgy pocket -shaped pouches and the cineraria's leaves do a fast droop. If possible, place a cyc- lamen in a bright north or east window where the temperature goes down to about 45 F. at night. Give it a summer mitdoors on a shady spot and bring it back into the same condi- tions in the fall. If you're lucky, buds will have formed by early fall. Like the azalea, cyclamens like lots of water but no sogginess at the roots, so make sure nothing ob- structs the drainage holes of their pots. Cyclamens, like azaleas, need humidity. Mist often, stand pots in wet pebbles, or place in an outer pot of dampened peat. Earlier this spring I saw a most beautiful miniature rose plant with double orange blooms, all done up in a decorative container and in full bloom. It was certainly an attractive present for a houseplant buff. If you have a miniature rose plant keep it in bright light and maintain humidi- ty by daily misting and place the pot over a bed of wet pebbles. Keep it clean by remov- ing all dead leaves and spent blooms and place the pot outdoors in a sunny lo- cation for the summer or place it on the apartment balcony. Give these plants a couple of treatments with a rose dust or fungi- cide -insecticide combina- tion before bringing in- doors in the fall. S irley Whittingt what fun itis to ri People never get over the fun of riding on things. This accounts for the popularity of those brightly painted coin-operated ducks, trucks, trains and space -ships that one finds in supermarket foyers. Little kids wheedle quarters out of their moms, then climb aboard and get joggled and bumped. They love every minute. Getting to go on things is one of the big benefits of journalism. Such expeditions are not always joyous. One of the best pieces I ever read was written by a reporter who had descended by eleva- tor down the leg of a semi- submersible oil rig off the shore of Newfoundland. As the ascent began, from the ocean floor the elevator shuddered, slipped and then stopped altogether. There she was, trapped with an oil company executive while the North Atlantic surged around and above her. She HEY KIDS! LEARN TO DRAW WITH DANNY COUGHLAN 1. Here's Danny's complete drawing.. 2. Finish what Danny started. 3. Now try it yourself!. crossroads Published every Wednesday by Wenger Bros. Limited as the lifestyle and entertainment section in The Listowel Banner, The Wingham Advance - Times, The Mount Forest Confederate and The Milverton Sun Members of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association. Ontario Community Newspaper Association.' and the Ontario Press Council. 'Controlled distri- bution in Elmira. Palmerston, Harriston. Brussels. Millbank. Newton. Atwood. Clifford, Drayton. Wallenstein, Moorefield and Arthur Display and Classified advertising deadline — 5:00 , p. m Thursday week prior to publication date Advertising and Production The Listowel Banner 188 Wallace Ave N., P0.Box 97. Listowel, Ont. N4W 3H2 Accounting and Billing The Wingham Advance -Times Josephine St . P O. Box 390, Wingham. Ont NOG 2W0 i The Listowel Banner 291-1660. The Wingham Advance -Times 357'-2320 The Mount Forest Confederate 323-1550 The Milverton Sun 595-8921 Elmira and District News Kim Dadson survived, and wrote an excellent story — inspired no doubt by terror. I've never researched any- thing that scary but my quest for first -person exper- ience has taken me onto some peculiar conveyances. A dog sled ride taught me that a man's best friend is prone to sudden stops and terrifying digressions. Horses stop and start sud- denly too, but at least they don't take off after stray cats while you're riding along be- hind them. A trip on an ice -breaker a few years ago made me feel as if I were knocking around inside a huge castanet. We all had lunch in the ward room, while huge ice chunks scraped and thundered along the ship's hull, a few meters from the sugar bowl. Riding in the caboose of a train is even better than VIA's scenic dome. There, reclining in an elevated pseudo Lazy -boy, you swing and sway past back yards and small boys and stretches of feathery tamarack. The caboose beats the cab of the locomotive, by a mile. Helicopters make me queasy. A friend told me of -his hair-raising ride in one, with a radio traffic reporter. As the craft banked over a very crowded Highway 400, my friend's not inconsider- able bulk was thrown against the plexiglass door. When he looked closely and dis- covered that the door was held shut with what ap- peared to be aluminum screen door latch, my friend suddenly developed a strong and abiding affection for seat belts. It's fun riding on things when you're a passenger. Driving something involves responsibility. My solo flight on a mo -ped (a cross be- tween an ambitious bicycle and an underachieving mo- torcycle) was disastrous. I forgot to ask how to stop the thing, and was forced to roar around block after block, hoping to run out of gas. I didn't. Those things have fantastic mileage. Event- ually I crash-landed on somebody's lawn. The very best trip I ever CLEARING AUCTION SALE Of Ford Tractor, Antiques, Household Ef- • fects, Good . Dishes, China, Tools, Misc., for: MRS:-G.fDO_NTY'F had — better than riding on a camel or up in a light plane whose engine cover wobbled loose shortly after takeoff — was the time I beat the traf- fic in an armored military vehicle. I'm a pacifist, and I hasten to tell you the vehicle was not on a warlike mission. Now, I ask you to imagine a narrow street totally clotted with small moving cars. Period- ically where collisions have occurred, there's a complete jam-up aS drivers shake fists and yell at each other before an every -growing crowd of interested on -lookers. There are traffic 1ighf. , but they are treated like horoscopes — as amusing warnings which are not meant to be taken literally or seriously. Drivers never signal except by horn or voice. Through all the chaos, elderly men ride bicycles and balance carri- ers of hot Turkish coffee in one hand. Shawled peddlers shove huge carts laden with cheap jewellery, T-shirts, tangerines and other objets de junk. To be a pedestrian in such a landscape is to risk certain death. To be a passenger in a tank -like vehicle as it an- nounces its presence at the head of one of these lunatic alleys is a heady experience. The little cars vanish down side streets. Cyclists and peddlers scuttle up on the narrow sidewalks and flatten themselves against the walls. We advance majestically and I wave graciously at the few pedestrians who watch respectfully as we drone by, keeping their peace. Wow: I feel just like one of those kids on the coin-oper- ated space ship. Mount Forest: Turn east' a1 bfnker lighitat. north end of Mount Forest, on No. 6 • Hwy. Go 1 mile east of farm (south side of cemetery), on: Saturday, May 21, 1983 10:30 a.m. Sharp ANTIQUES & HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS: Heint- zman piano and bench, top conditon; double brass bed, good condition; 4 pane pine flat -to - wall cupboard, good shape; combination buffet china cabinet with bevelled ,mirror, bow front door, real good condition; Dncan Phyfe table, 4 chairs; 2 cherry drop leaf tables, 1" oval; modern kitchen china cabinet; dining room table and 2 leaves; 2 wardrobes; number of good upholstered chairs; Edison cylinder gramaphone, working order; some cylinders; upright gramaphone, good condition; electric Singer sewing (machine; new roll -away bed; Small pine lift top desk; old dry sink, no doors; iron beds, brass knobs; small extension table, needs repair; number of antique dressers and mirrors; antique chest of drawers; modern dressers; number of washstands; small hall tree and mirror; 6 rocking chairs, some press back, one arrow back; child's wicker rocker; child's press back high chair; small pine blanket box; old double school desk; captain's chair; old wool winder; 2 B&W TV sets; old model deep freeze, working order; old trunks; annex wood stove; old pine bench; pine chest of drewers; weight clock, running order; ginger- bread clock, working order; footstools; hall table; end tables; dome glass covered clock; odd dining room chairs; chairs for caning; old. sewing machine; plant stands; odd tables; old cast iron bathtub and legs; grain cradle; copper boiler; oil burner; old corn cutting box; pots and pans; everyday dishes; small appliances; other household items, etc. GOOD DISHES, CHINA, PRIMITIVES: A good offering of Canadian press glass; water pit- chers; goblets; butter dishes; cheese bells; cream and sugars; fruit bowls and nappies; syrup jugs, etc,; art glass; vaseline glass; col- oured glass; depression glass pieces; carnival glass; Nippon pieces; Nippon coco set; Royal 'Nippon cream and sugar; odd RS Germany pieces; cranberry pieces; good cranberry pickle cruet; stone and gingerbeer bottles; flow blue pieces; Belleek cream and sugar; shaving mug, brush and razor set; old cups and saucers; cookie jars; odd Noritake and Oc- cupied Japan pieces; 2 mustache cups and saucers; salt and peppers; china plates; teapots; odd silver pieces; crocks; 2 hanging lamps, 1 is brass and has prisms; nickel plated lamp; bull's eye lamp; 2 finger lamps; other oil lamps; several are miniature; old pop bottles from Mount Forest and Owen Sound; butter bowl; butter prints; 2 clock shelves; cheese box; odd wooden wares; odd picture frames; candle mould; other small antique items not listed. TRACTOR, MISC., ETC.: Ford 8N tractor with loader, good rubber, all in good condition; 6' 3 pth cultivator; 2 wheeled farm trailer; 45 gallon drum and pump; small battery charger; rubber tired wheelbarrow; number of good 20' cedar poles; good 40' extension wooden ladder; forks and shovels; garden tools; lawn mower; new roll of barb wire; jackal) jack; small forge; hydro heater; old doors and windows; odd lumber; some tools, etc.; other items not listed. TERMS: Cash sale day. Cheques with I.D. NOTE: SALE ORDER: Tools, misc. sell at 10:30, tractor sells at 11:00 a.m., followed by dishes; china and antiques. A good offering of china and glass. Lunch Booth. Mrs. McIntyre has moved to town. Owner or Auctioneer not responsible for ac- cidents, injury or loss of property sale day. Auctioneer: JOHN D. McPHEE Mount Forest. 3234058 • AUCTION SALE Of Appliances, Household Effects, Antiques, Dishes, Garden Tools, Had Tools, Lawn Mowers, Misc. etc., for: FRANCES L. RUSSELL, MRS. RUBY GARDINER, MRS. ETTA McLUHAN and Partial Lots, to be held at Mount Forest Community Arena, King St. E., Mount Forest (Note - location), on: --Monday,--May--23i=-198 APPLIANCES: BE avocado frost -free fridge with matching 30" electric stove, top condition; • Westinghouse harvest -gold frost -free fridge, good shape; Kenmore 24" coloured electric stove, good condition; Maytag copper -tone matching automatic washer and dryer, top con- dition; McClary automatic washer; spin-dry washer; 3 wringer washers, working order; 2 older model electric stoves; small convection oven, like new. PARTIAL LIST - HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS, AN- TIQUES: Double spool bed, good shape; painted jam cupboard; davenport couch and chair; settee and 2 matching chairs, good con- dition; odd press back chairs; 6 matching wooden kitchen chairs; odd wooden chairs; two 4 piece bedroom suites, good condition; 1 is maple in colour; two 3 & 4 piece bedroom suites, good shape; Knechtel kitchen cabinet; 4 matching parlour chairs; dining room table, 6 chairs and buffet, good condition; dining room table, 6 chairs, table is marked; dining room table, no leaves, buffet and mirror; 4 cushion chesterfield and chair; chrome tables and chairs; 19" portable Electrohome colour TV and stand, good shape; B&W TV sets, 1 is 19" portable; wooden wardrobe, glass doors, good condition; cedar type chest; double bed, maple, good condition; 2 studio couches; dresser and bench; chest of drawers; small maple table with buffet, china cabinet; small painted china cabinet; approximately 40-50 cafeteria type chairs; number of good upholstered chairs; rockers; couch and chair, needs upholstering; hall table; small vanity with mirror; small blanket box; oak typewriter desk; end tables; small 2 door china cabinet, bookcase and drawer on bottom; Singer model sewing machine, good shape; old sewing machine; AM radio record player; wooden stools; 2 matching wicker chairs; odd wicker chairs; plant stands; parlour tables; good con- tinental bed; trunks; rocking chair; canister vacuum cleaner; floor polishers; 24" electric fan; brass fireplace screen and accessories- 3 good metal storage cabinets; lawn chairs; small electrical appliances; table and floor lamps; pic- tures, etc.; other items not listed. DISHES, ETC.: 10 place setting Fine Bone Wedgewood China, yellow and grey in colour, in good condition; 2 partial sets of everyday dishes; approximately 25 good cups and saucers; aluminum roasting pan; a lot of pots and pans; wall plaques; crocks; odd old bot- , ties; teapots; a lot of everyday dishes; good dishes; water glasses; a lot of ornaments; boxes of books; boxes of misc.; some bed- ding; number of good glass sherbets, wine glasses, some are depression glass; water goblets; odd depression pieces; old wash- boards; odd silver pieces; a lot of items not listed. LAWNMOWERS, GARDEN AND HAND TOOLS: Dewalt 8" radial arm saw and stand, good condition; Super Clipper self-propelled lawn mower, like new; Lawn Boy- 19" lawn mower, top condition; 3 other lawn mowers, running order; 3 good bicycles; good lawn sweeper; wooden stepladder; snow scoop; '/a hp bench grinder, like new; 6" vise, like new; open and socket wrenches; small snap -on tool box; other tool boxes; good rubber tired wheel- barrow; 200' 11/2" nylon rope; umbrella patio stand, good condition; 2 hand post hole augers; old pulleys; natural gas heater, good condition; logging chains; stone and sledge hammers; hoes, rakes, forks, shovels, etc.; roof racks; nails; boxes of misc., etc. TERMS: Cash sale day. Cheques with I.D. A large offering of things. ' Lunch Booth open. Owners, Arena or Auctioneer not responsible for accidents, injury or loss of property sale day. Auctioneer: JOHN D. McPHEE Mount Forest. 3234058 ISM MINE al 131011111=Ei $23122122-- A ,r LE << ` �TI ���� S;r,� Of Household, Antique and Miscellaneous Items, for: THE ESTATE OF JOHN SANDER to be held in the Neustadt Arena (4 miles south of Hanover), on: Saturday, May 21, 1983 10:30 a.m. ANTIQUES & COLLECTOR'S ITEMS: Coal oil lamp; Neustadt souvenir cups; antique cream pitcher; egg cups; pink depression bowl and dishes and fruit dishes; set of dishes, con- sisting of cream and sugar, cups and saucers, bowls, 3 sets of plates, gravy dish, large plat- ter, two vegetable dishes; hand -painted plates; crystal pitcher; Royal Standard and Royal Mair - fare china; antique flower vase; vanity set; numerous collector's items; Blue Ribbon jars; cigar boxes; pictures and frames; Germany cups and saucers; Sommerville games. HOUSEHOLD: Wooden table and chairs; dining set consisting of a buffet, 5 chairs and an arm- chair, table and china cabinet; Zenith 21" col- ' our TV; Peppier bedroom set consisting of a bed, dresser, chest of drawers and a dressing table and stool; Peppier coffee table; child's chair; wooden rocker; silver service; Niagara massage chair. MISC.: Large selection of pots, pans, glasses, cups, saucers, etc.; numerous pieces of hand tools such as saws, hammers, drills, bits plus ,an extension ladder; vise; plus a lawn mower and electric grinder. TERMS: Cash or cheque with I.D. Lunch Booth on the grounds. Executors or Auctionners not responsible for accidents or loss of property on day of sale. PLANNING AN AUCTION? Let Us Arrange and Conduct Your Sale • Personal Service • Free Consultation • All Types of Auctions „mT _COLR. CLARK AUCTION SERVICE AUCTION SALE Of Car, Household Effects, Dishes, Antiques, Farm Machinery, Tools and Misc. Items, for: MRS. DAVID McNEILLY Lot 10, Con. 11, Elma Township, located 1, road south of Newry on Hwy. 23 and 1 mile west on Con. 11, turn' right, first farm, On: Monday, May 23, 1983 - 11:00 a.m. FARM MACHINERY: Ford 600 Jubilee gas tractor in good condition; Freeman manual loader to fit and tractor chains; Case model S gas tractor, working condition; International W4 Super gas tractor, good working condition; NH 350 mix mill; AC 3 pth 3 furrow plow, 14" bot- toms; NH 7' trail mower; Ford baler (red); IHC ace bottom 2 furrow trail plow on steel; 5 sec- tion harrows; IHC 13 disc grain and fertilizer seed drill, on steel; 8' wheel cultivator on steel wheels; NI ground driven tractor spreader; Cockshutt 4 bar side rake; 2 section spring tooth drag harrows; 1 horse scuffler; farm wagon with hay rack; turnip planter. STRAW: Quantity of baled straw. CAR: 1975 Comet Ford 2 door car, automatic, radio, only 19,000 miles, good condition, sell- ing as is. MISC. ITEMS: 2 wheel garden tractor with 1 furrow plow, disc and cultivator; 100 gallon gas tank; 2 wire steel farm gates, 14'; 2 Surge milker pails; fanning mill. platform scales; steel posts; steel water trough; bag cart; aiuminum box wheelbarrow; 30' wooden extension lad- der; milker pump and motor; neck yokes; dou- ble trees; spring seat; misc: farm tools and anti- que itools; 2 boy's bikes; self-propelled lawn mower; 1 gas push lawn mower; milk cans. • HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS - APPLIANCES: Norge ost-free refrigerator; Moffat 24" elec- tric stov-; 17 cu..ft. chest deep freeze; G.S.W. wrin• - wash r; small electrical appliances. FUR IT : 2 door china cabinet with drawer (Queen Ann legs); chesterfield and chair; chesterbed and chair; Motorola B&W TV, cabinet model; coffee and end tables; bronze oval kitchen table; 4 chrome chairs; humidifier; footstool; small radios; 4 folding chairs; card table; smoker stand; Filter Queen vacuum with power nozzle; floor and table lamps; chrome clothes rack; child's rocker; roll -a -way cot; 3 steel double beds, spring and mattress; bed- ding and linens. ANTIQUES: 2 wicker rocking chairs (good); pine cradle; drop front chest desk; 5 leg round table; cellar table; parlour 'table; wall magazine rack; mantel clock; apple peeler; sausage press; sausage grinder; sideboard; buffet with top mirror; round wicker parlour table; hall tree; 2 round -top trunks; wicker sewing stand; hall mirror with hooks; match holder; stereoscope and cards; brass mount wall lamp; aladdin lamp; cabbage slicer; cutter robe; coal oil lamp; iron pot; wooden chairs; spool bed; 3 dressers and mirrors; washstand with towel bar; gas lantern DISHES: Variety of good dishes including Noratake, Baveria, Mickey Mouse kid's dishes: Carnival glass; glass; jugs and crocks; dinner set, complete for 12; dinner set for 8; tea set: complete setting for 8 Old Company plate silverware and chest; complete setting for 6 silverware; everyday dishes; pots and pans. TERMS: Cash or cheque with proper I . D. sale day. Lunch Booth. Owner or Auctioneer not responsible for accidents or loss of property sale day. Auctioneer: BOB GILMORE 514 Victoria Ave. S., Listowel. 201-3489