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NTARIO TITURSDAY, MAT 5th, 1949 PAGE ~!X THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVTLLE, O AdIl Something New Those who get the most f un and :atsfctonalxvays plan to add something new each season. In thiS xva. they becomne famniliar with the steady improvement plant brecders and experimenters are making, and they aise make valuable discovories for them- selves. It should be remembered that the wori: of plant improvement has nover stoppcd. Oid fav'orites among the flowers and vegetables have been wonderfully improved in color or quaiity and what is of great iuîportbr.ce to Canada, thore are far hardier sorts today than were in cxistonco a few years ago. As a resý.ult of this new hardness, it is noxýv possible to grew such foercrii 1 s gardon corn, melons. toratoes, cucumbers, etc., in jroe -.ýr the old strains rci - 'have had a chance. And lhe -arre applies to rnany fornerly k:dr lowers. New Discoverics Then there are brand-new dis- c.overies, too, at ieast brand-new to the average gardener. A great many people have neyer tried things liko borecole, Brussel's sprouts, Chinese cabbage, endive, wvatermeions, or even Swiss Chard, peppers or eggplants. Few of us have ever tried to grow any of the herbs like diii or sage, or things like garlil, horse- radish or leeks. Practically ail of these are hardy and easily pro- duced. By seiecting new, hardy varie- tios, or in some cases getting started plants or forcing aiong under paper cups with a littie quick-acting fertilizer, t h e s e things can 'be grown safoly in a groat many parts of Canada. And the list of now or improvod fiow- ers is almost endless, as any good seoci catalogue wiiI reveal. It is not advisabie to plant the whole gardon with nexv things or novelties, but certainiy the ~ystematic introduction of two r three each year will provide ---w interest and very often the1 ':zcovery of a valuable and per- .îanent addition. For a Big Show .Most of us have envied those ong brilliant shows of petunias .,other flowcrs flanking somne .Lrm lane or country estate. "It mnust take a lot of time and ,noney to look after them," wc say. Actually, however, it doesn't. 0f course a long bed of perenniai flowers is a different proposition. Here there must be a good deal of tedieus weeding and other attention. But if we have a fair length of lane or driveway, or even some extended frontage aiong the street, it is possible to. have a long bed of one or two b)rilliant annuals without much trouble. The first thing is to get the bed cultivated thoroughly and be- cause it is usually straight and long we can do much of the later cultivation aise by power. By sticking to one or two suitable flowers, things that bloom early and continuously and avoiding fancy ctumps, the necessary cul- tivation is simplified and much hand wvecIing avoided. Once the fiowers -2t woll stprted they wiii usualIy have littie difficulty in crowding out any weeds. NEXT WEEK - Kceping gar- doen heilthy. How 'Grits' Got Their Name One hundred years ago thore was a split in Liberal party and group that broke away wvoIe known as "Clear Grits."-Afterwards factions joined as reform party. (by Arthur R. Ford in London, Ont., Free Press) A correspondent asks what is tlie ori',,in of the ýtpri-n Gril ns an- plied to the Liberal party in Canada. The name dates back to 1849 or 1850, xvhen a group or xving of the Reform party xvas dissatisfied with the moderato po- licies followod by the Baldwin- Lafontaine administration and particuiarly xvith if's failure te deal Ith the question of Clergy reserves, Judicial reform. and fi- nanciat rctrenclhment. T he y broke axvay and formed a separ- ate party which came to be known as the 'Clear Grits." Varieus accounts of the enigin cf the name have been given. Prebably thie most authontic stery is provided by Charles Dent, the I Canadian author and historian, in his bock "The Last Ferty Years," a history of Canada from 1841 to 1881. He says that Hon. David Christie, onc cf the most active members of the dissentient Re- Iformer siate in the autumn of 1849, was in conversation with Hlon. George Brown, editor of the Toronto Globe, in regard te the 1-: IV'estinghouse AMode! R. M. The finest of Westinghouse ranges is the RM Mode!. Cooking surface bas four five-heat, speed. surface heaters and large work space. Extra large porceiain-enamnelled 'True-Temp" oven with scjentific circulator type element and super- hydraiilic autoinatic heat control. Shelf.îypce oven door, easy action swicches, convenient scorage space. Ste a/so the 11-estinghouse f ode! A4M A compact cooking unit complete witIt four five-heat, speed.surface heaters, porcelimn-enamelled 'True-Temp" oen, one-piece cook- ing top and body. An ideai range for homes wbere space is limited. Ask About Our Budget Plgm IqUltHylSFURNITURE AND M URHY'SAPPLIANCE STORE PHONE 811 52 KING ST. W. No, no Herbie, you don't corne under free shipping arrangements of the United Emergency Fund for Britain. formation of the proposed new party. Mr. Brown at the time was bit- terly opposed to the movement and in the course of the conver- sation wih Mr. Christie mention- ed a mutual friend who like him- self would not join the proposed party. "Him," exclaimed Mr. Christie, "We don't want him. We want oniy men who are ail sand, no dirt and clear grit." Soon afterwards, writes Mr. Dent, The Globe began to cati members of the new party Clear Grits. Mr. Dent says that they seemed te have accepted the de- sîgnation and The Examiner which was supporting the new movement applied it to them- selves. He quotes an editorial frorn The Globe of January 10, 1850, on the Clear Grits: "The Globe gave the name which they themselves had as- sumed te a iittle miserabie clique of office-seoking, bunkum-talking comorants who met in a certain lawyer's office on King streot and announced their intention of forming a new party on Clear Grit principles." Mr, Dent adds that the certain lawyer was William MacDougail, who also edited the paper, The Examiner, and iater started a paper caiied The North Amnerican which in time was absorbed with The Globe. Mr. Brown who first opposed the Clear Grit party, lat- er became a member and its lead- er when this left wing of the Re- form party became the whole party. MacDougail and Brown represented the Reform party In the Coalition Govern- ment with the Liberal-Conserva- tive party te forma the Govern- ment which carried through Con- federation. Brown early retired fromn the ministry, but MacDaug- ail remained te become a strong supporter of Sir John A. Those were days when the parties were in a state of flux. Sir John A. who was a progres- sive Conservative had no toler- ance for the old Tories represent- ed by Sir Allan MacNab, who had opposed responsiblo govern- ment and were rapidly diminish- ing. The nexv party which Sir John had formed consisted of the moderatos of botb parties and which he named Liberal-Conser- vative. The Reforma party was also divided between the Reform- ers represented by Baldwin and Lafontaine who were in office at the time, and the Clear Grits, the radical lef t wing of the 'Reform party. Brown gradually drew axvay from Baldwin and' fi nally linkod -himseif up with the Clear Grits whom ho had se bitterly de- nounced. With many of the mod- orate Liberals joining Sir Johin A.'s new party the Clear Grits in lime becamo the Reformi Part'% lator known as the Liberals. However, the nicknamo 'Grit" has stuck with the party ever since. The nicknanie Tories applicd to the Liberal-Conservative party and now the Progressive Con- servative party, came of course from Fngland, where the Ceuser- vative party has aiways been knoxvn as Tories, although neither the English nor Canadian party today have any rosembiance to the old Tories of the early days. The terma Grit is purely a Can- adian nomenclature and does flot apply te the English Liberai party. Whig was the original nickname cf the English party. but that name has long been dropped. .. CANADIAN TOBACCO Canadian farmers grow one crop that aiways gees up in smoke - tobacco. Tobacco has beon grewn in Canada for over 400 years, but it was only in 1720 that production totals were first rocorded. In that year the yield was just over 48,000 pounds. In 1948 it xvas about 121 million pournd s. Ninety per cent of the 1948 tobacco crop was grown in On- tario which specializes in flue- cured buriey and dark tobacco types. Quebec province makes a szpiity offntobaccofor pipes and Girl Guide News (Intended for last week) lst BR0WNIE PACK lst Pack of Brownies met April 12 under leadership of Broxvn Owl Violet Colxvell, Taxvny Oxvl Dot Thompson and Packy Bev- erley Frank. The Pack enjoyed several games and stories. These foilowing girls pasSed. tests; Knots- Ruth Joheen, Joan Turn- er; Stop, Look and Listen, Walk -Ruth Goheen. lst GIRL GUIDES lst Bowmanville Guide Cern- pany met Monday evening under the leade.rship of Capt. Joan Devitt and A/Lt. Violet Colxvell. After Horseshoe and Inspection a class of Tenderfoot. Second Class work followed. The fol- lowing girls passed their Second Class Scouts P a c e : Lucille Brooks, Audrey Cowey, Eleanor Leighton, Mary Luxton, Betty MeLcan, Gladyýs Richards, Helen Terry, Shirley Young. Bedmaking Class-Helen Ter- * ry, Mary Luxton, Health Rules- Bick, Jack Eastwood and the Betty MeLean, taught by Gwen Spencer boys. Patfîcid. Arn Green, Wes. ýRichards and Th Coekýs Claýss xiii hold Gordy Hurst will probably carry tihoir d.nrc- pr;l 22.3 a" the home the mail for Oshawa. The Bow- of MrS. R. S:utt .cc ndi manville Club wili be the young- Camiptîre was in charge o-F For- est team in the loop, and wil be ct-M No:r~i oi.buit around Blackie Blackburn and Harry Hamm, two boys that IsiBt,~ mx ~leGuide Com- can always give a good account oany met idona v el2flg in the of themselves when the chips are Hig-h Schoü[l unL-er iaorhpOf jovn. Capt. Jean Dev:tt and A/Lt. Vie- The Order wiii also supervise let Colwcll. The mnecting opened a girls League and wili hold a flo zh oIsecin flo'.d b meeting shortly to elect an execu- Hor~ehoe.tix*e. During wýork ý-Pe,.-oc. the follow- On August 20 a Bail Tourna:- ing tests wcre passcci: Bus Schied- ment will be held with ail district ic- Joan Woocî; Kîoti- Joan teams taking part. Wood; First Class Sco-,It's Pace- The Maple Grove Girls Bal Tanya Goddard, Lorna Fletcher, Team, managed by Vic Cookson Eleanor Leighton, Patricia Mas- are holding a dance to heip fin- on; Map- Marie Leddy, Barbara ance the semsons activities. 1-JUUUtUL Lt%,uLIC v UFJ3(i. I. Â*i' Steplkens. Connie King; Second Class First Aid-Taught by Mrs. Buttery-Audrey Cowey, Lucille Brooks, Mary Luxton, Betty Mc- Lean, Glady s Richards, Muriel Stephens, Lois Walker, Berniece Young, Shirley Young. Marie Leddy's Patrol had charge of recreation and Camp- fire. The meeting closed with the singing of "The Lord's Prayer" and "*Taos". Can adian Foresters Sof thafl League To Staî't May 17th District roprc-sentatives of tho Canadien Foresters held an exe- cutive nxccting, in Oshawa, wxhen the folloviug officors w'ere clect- ý?d te supecrvise theo mcrs softbal league. Pros: Ch,-rlos Ferguson, saa;V.ee Pres: Du Bryant, Pickering: Executive: Bob Fintoy, Whitby, lied Ieyton, Oshaxva. Carl Schxvarz and Harry Snow- dcn, Bowmnanville. The League xxvill ho reprosentod by four Forestcr Clubs, with a possible entry of the Brexvers and Canada Bread te form a six team lo). Tho schcciule xx lit open May 17th, ïand eonsist o¶ 10 xveeks of balil, xxith ail teanis in the playoffs fer the Axtell Trophy, now holal by Picering. Th e League xiii operato on the same basis as othecr COF. Sport activi- tics, and xxilstrcszs fciloxvship adreereation w'th evervone irrcspectixve cf abiliity being given an opportunity te play. Pielý(ringclub -xviii bc- managed by Bill Brvan iassistc-,d hy such xeterans as Joick and Ev. Branut. j. ne Xhitby Club, a îîexvcamner in the Leagîîc. siould give a good account cf tiicmselxcos -as thoir lino up xxill ho strengthicicd by veterans like -Ioxvrrd Law, Ward TO0D AT W The value of a hobby-and the use of spare time. "Satin finds some mischief for idie hands to do." Can you entertain yourself or is there 'nothing doin' in this toivn." 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HOOKER AND SONS BROOKLIN, ONTARIO (3 miles west of Brookiin) PHONE BROOKLIN 18-r-2 1 V E 1M A G RE A TER C AN AD0A Trhe stores of Canada tell the story. Smart new fronts and dlean, briglit interiors; up-to-the-minute facilities for faster, easier, more convenient shopping; modern displays and smartly packaged products: ail are the visible symbois of Canada's modern merchandising progress. Canadian distribution methods are more effective, more efficient than ever. Recent advances in marketing have been as remarkable as those in this countrys rccord-breaking production and the developxnent of natural resources. The whole vast field of merchandising today l)resents new and greater opportunities for successfül Canadian careers. imagination ln business knows no geographical boundarles. In this young and vigorous nation originality, based on sound thinking, pays off. To the young Canadian who is willing to raise his sights above the conventional, and work hard to make bis vision corne true, no country today offers greater opportunities for Buccese than our own", says Hledleigh Venning. HEDLEIGH VENNING began bis career as a junior salesman i 1926. From the beginning, bc became aware of the opportunity awaiting the application of imagination and creative thinking to any job. A keen student of modern packaging, an cnthusiastic and energetic worker, bc is now vice-president in charge of sales of Shirriff's Limited, one of Canada's larger food product companies; a great believer in ocientific marketing and a leader in the field of selling and advertising. c- I. f. a a 0 09 0 0 00 * 0 a0 0 a aae0 e W. *estighus T 0 PRO M O T E A FU LLER REAL IZATI ON B Y CANAD0 IANS 0F CANADA'$ PIESENT GREAIN ES$ 1 ;-el4ý TffUPMAY, MAY 5th, 1040 NTARIO THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVrLtE, 01 PAGE SIX