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by long distance ll t number fts twice s fast concrete foundations brick block wort sidewalks new homes floors garages bill hamilton hamilton construction every building need rsid court goovsmown phone triangte 73480 terra cotta attendance i up 300 over last yiar an increase ot more than 300 per cent is reported in the number of persons who enjoyed the facili ties of terra cotta recreation area for the month of june this year compared with the correspon- i ding month last year official fi- lfiurcs released this week by a s mcndell publicity chairman of the ccdit valley conservation author ity indicate there were 3706 automobiles admitted to the terra cotta recreation area as compar ed with 1096 during june 1958 its estimated that almost 19000 people visited terra cotta during last month to enjoy the swimming picnicking- and hiking facilities there was a slight decline in at tendance last weekend because of inclement weather the previous j weekend the last in june there were 962 cars compared with 572 the corresponding weekend last year i attendance is also increased con siderably t belfountain park the second recreation area to be acvf quired by the authority lifeguards are on duty at both areas and swimming is reported to be excellent picnicking facil- iies are more extensive of course at terra cotta which has been in operation by the authority for more than a year and where there are 300 acres of recreation area compared with belfountains 22 improvement projects will he carried out at belfountain next year jjgj by dorothy barker this week we lake pleasure in offering our readers a new feature it is written by one of canadas outstanding newspaper editors dorothy barker for the past nine years mrs barkers column as i was saying provided an hilarious insight into the domestic life of a busy editor it contributed considerably to her papers success as a consistent prize winner in provincial and national newspaper competitions- recently the aurora banner published in ontario was sold and she anticipated the ease of retirement but not for long the creation of her new column diary of a vagabond which will 1 lture take our readers across canada arid intb the highways and byj many of the common jeeds art ways oithis fastgrowing nation will be written in her well known humorous style we are sure our readers will enjoy reading it by v e mcarthur county weed inapactor many ways in which weed seeds can spread has many ways and means of spreading weed seeds to ensure the survival of the species because of this man must fight- a continual battle against weeds in order to grow his crops and pro duce the food which means the continuance or the human race reports the field crops branch of the ontario department of agricu- each week this was the moment f had so often dreamed about the one when i could give my typewriter j an icy stare and not- turn a hair because my mind was a blank and the linotype operators were out of copy this was the first mor ning of my retirement- the silence was awful not even a mouse lick ed paste from discarded copy in the wpb behind me was the rat race while ahead of me stretched noth ing but day after monotonous day of perfect freedom was i happy was i looking forward to reading which one are you in the morning is that you on the left still tired afrdwom out after a fitful nights sleep in a hot muggy bedroom or is that you on the right a man who sleeps in air- conditioned comfort who knows that an electric room airconditioner 4a the secret of cool blissful slubber the reason you wake refreshed and smiling an electric airconditioner will blend with any type of decor costs only a few cents a week to operate you get more out of life when you get themost out of electricity to fresbona refrigerator which has not been used for some time wash out with baking soda in warm water live better electrically the georgetown herald wednesday juty 15th 1959 page 3 twentyfive years the country would become a desert and farm ing would be impossible from this it can be seen that constant vigilance and work is required to keep weeds from spreading and to eradicate those already present one of the first steps is to cut all weeds before they produce seed whether we- live in the urban or rural parts of halton county let us bear these facts in mind and resolve to do our part in the- war on weeds in our own areas the paper someone else had whip ped together in the wee sroa hours of the morning in order to meet a deadline wasjl savour ing lucky break that had plac ed my meet on the desk and my typewriterwonl fingers in a twiddle i was not instead my head was in a twirl at times like this one usually takes stock of ones desires and am bitions i started asking myself questions such as what do you want to do most what has been the greatest lack in your life where do you most want to go what did i most want to do that was an easy question to an swer now that i am free from the routine of an exacting career as a weekly editor i want to hop train and call on other weekly ed itors across canada who are mak ing an outstanding contribution to the nations progress i want to travel to the seat of confederation wander in the peace gardens on the canadian us border feast my eyes on the gran deur of the rockies smell the ro ses in the butchart gardens and watch the ships of the canadian navy sail into bedford basin for repairs i want to tell westerners or the wonders of niagara falls and easterners of the breathtak ing beauty of the foothills seen through a haxe at dusk the greatest lack in my life had undoubtedly been the need for more time time to read to visit to know and enjoy more friendships and to know my own country better from coast to coast because there are so many busy men women aye and children too in this rapidly developing na tion of ours i am blessing this op portunity to keep his capsule di ary for you about ganadajfts peo ple it customs its vrdjjafnes pop ping up all over the land in infin ite variety and above all to write of its great natural beauty so many of us miss in our haste- filled existence catch me right here next week when i write about my first jour ney in this great new adventure annuals which grow flower and set seed air in one year these are usually prolific seeders producing several thousand seeds per plant in many caves these weeds should be cut before- the seed sets in order to keep them under cofl- trol but each and every weed must be destroyed as the seeds from just one plant can produce a whole new crop the following yea- in the longlived or perennial type of weed there are many that spread by underground root stocks as well as from seed these pre sent a double problem as the roots if not destroyed will spread to new locations even though the aboveground portion of the plant is cut and burned wind water animals and man are responsible for the spread of most weeds the seeds of many plantsare- equipped with tiny wings or parachutes to enable the wind to scatter them far and wide water especially at flood time carries many more weed seeds to new locations and other weeds such as burrs cling to animals and spread in that way man however is the greatest offen der and when he plants seed that is not weed seed free can multi ply the stands of old and new weeds at an alarming rate it has been said that if we did nothing to control weeds for concrete gravel building sand road gravel pill and top soil stone work tom haines glwi wlmums tr 73301 glen taxi oprnhd by jim bit 2- cabs 2 radio equipped reliable drivers tr 72432 service everat day indutfing sunday monuments cemetery lettering yeadons memorials 22 kino street east georgetown tr- 79573 5ipsinjlei3 recall twenties terra cotta ball team reunion members of a 1923 hardball team champions of that year had a fine time of reminiscing when mr and mrs fred lyons terra cotta were hosts at an afternoon reunion the tui ra cotta team were oham- piposinlejgjue comprising ac ton limchouse and the mountain eers and won a cup which was do nated by the late william goudyj of limchouse many fine memor ies were recalled as players and their wives enjoyed a picnic sup- oe and several pictures were takj en as a remembrance of the day thosepresetyt included mr and 6eot3lier mran mrs james hophurn mr and mrs nofj man icam mr and mrs fred ly ons mir and mrs charles mcnally mr and mrs william hunter mr and mrs leslie team mr and mrs harvey puckering mr william townsend mr and mrs noel tcier toronto mr and mrs j l craine new toronto mr herbert marsh all cooksville mr and mrs wal ter hayward guclph mr and mrs gordon stringer brampton enjoy orange scarlet degree awards two new lodge members in tuesday june 23rd the regular meeting was held ofthc halton pride true blue lodge no 393 tho opportunity was taken at this meeting to discuss plans for the 12th of july parade which will be held this year in mimico also during the meeting two scarlet degree awards were made conferred by worshipful mistress june grieg upon brother george grieg and sister marjorie bailey thus making them fullfledged members of the lodge a draw was held in aid of the childrens true blue home the prize being a watch and cufflink set donated by sister donna llardunent the- winner was mrs verril rswson itc goodness beglmc with fresh oranges you can get a gtetniino kodak camera- value 500 for only 250plusfourcrush bottle tops see de tails on the orange crush cartons bottled by credit vausy bottuno works georgetown ontario