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phursday, July 1, 1948 \ a, 5 == Ti THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL Page 6 For f Trafalgar Progressive Farmer Township Guard Canada's Livestock Against Contagious Diseases It is no mere happy chance that canadian livestock are free from serious animal diseases such as foot and mouth disease, con- tagious pleuro-pneumonia, rinder- pest, and other destructive ani- mal plagues. This freedom from serious animal plagues is due in a large measure to the careful watch kept by veterinarians of the Health of Animals Division, Dominion Department of Agricul- ture, on imports of livestock, live- stock products and materials like- ly to carry infection from foreign countries where such animal plagues do exist, so Dr. T. Childs, veterinary director general, told the Manitoba Veterinary Associa- STAMPS Old Canadian Preferred Collections and Accumulations BOUGHT Send description to BOX 500° - ® Oakville-Trafalgar Journal The new Waterloo Garden Trac- Mors are now available in 1% H. WP. and 3 H.P. sizes, with a full Mline of implements; "including a' 5, power-driven lawn mower. See These Before You Buy E. D. GREEN H LINE "- OAKVILLE International Harvester 1 Dealer PHONE 350 tion at its annual convention held recently in Winnipeg. The service had its beginning in 1868 and the efficiency of the inspection is shown in the results--no serious animal plagues have ever gained a foothold in Canada, This record is the more impres- sive when it is remembered that there are only two countries in the world, the United States and Newfoundland, from which it is generally considered safe to per- mit unrestricted entry of livestock and livestock products. Inspec- tion regulations are, however, ap- plied against livestock from these countries if special circumstances arise which make it necessary. Entry, of livestock, livestock prod- ucts and other material from all other countries are subject to im- port permits, quarantine, inspec- tion, testing, treatment, fumiga- tion, and any other necessary pro- cedure regardless of the health certificates which may accompany the shipments. Imports are not permitted to proceed beyond the quarantine station at the port of entry until the divisional veterin- arian in charge is fully satisfied that the animals are healthy, or the products and material fred from disease, There are about 30 ports of entry around the coasts and borders of Canada and these are under the supervision of divi- sional veterinarians. On the reverse, or export side of the picture, regulations with regard to livestock produced in Canada are just as strict. All animals slaughtered for domestic use are subject to inspection by the Health of Animals Division, and more than half of all the livestock in Canada are under the supervision of veterinarians for the control and eradication of disease, There are 114 packing plants in Canada operating under inspection of the Health of Ani- mals Division and the products of these are eligible for export to any country in the world. Export of livestock, livestock products; including meats and meat prod- ucts from Canada, is not permit- ted unless such livestock or prod- ucts are certified as fit for ex- port by a divisional veterinarian. = = t --t |o = MERRY-GO-ROUND Annual Carnival BRONTE - TRAFALGAR FIRE BRIGADE NO. 1 Saturday, July 17th BRONTE, ONTARIO GRAND DRAW GAMES PRIZES GENERAL CONTRACTOR Industrial and Residential Building ESTIMATES ON REQUEST PHONE 190 OAKVILLE | C- G.SEGORD | Predict Jam Prices Unlikely To Go Down Removal of the 8 per cent sales tax from jams may not make much difference after all accord- ing to Canadian Grocer. Of course, says Grocer, prices would have been higher if it hadn't come off, Pacers recently got notice from glass jar manufacturers that the cost of containers would be up 10 per cent. Fruit pulp put up last year was high in price. This year strawberry is not any lower, al- though raspberry is less, It would seem that fresh fruit this year will be as high or higher since we can't bring in any berries, peaches, etc., from south of the border. The recent reduction in some jams' has been withdrawn. Now, to add to this, - although jams are exempt from the sales tax, pectin is not. So while some reductions have been made, the price to the trade--and ultimately to the consumer--will have to ad- vance later on. By Max Trell Everyone in the playroom re- ceived an invitation to the birth- day party. Knarf and Hanid, the shadow-children with the turned- around names, received one. Miss China Doll and .Mary Jane, the Rag Doll, received one, Mr, Punch and his wife Judy and General Tin and Teddy, the Stuffed Bear, each received ome. Hven Mrs. Cuckoo, who lived in the clock, and Alphonse and Suzanne, who lived in the gold fish howl (he- cause they were gold fish), and Pooh-Pooh, the white poodle, also received an invitation. The cat listened fo plans for the party. The only one who didn't receive an invitation was Mistress Cat. > Cie To: GARDEN-GRAPH By DEAN HALLIDAY 2 Released by Central Press Canadian 5 Sh SLANTING Cut ALLOWS BLOSSOM STEM TO DRINK MORE WATER. 2] If you like dahlias, growing them from seed can be a fascin- ating hobby if you have the time and are willing to take chances, Buy a good stram, but don't be disappointed if the blossoms do not come true to description. Seed sown in February will flower the same summer and make nice tub- ers. The young tubers will develop, as illustrated in the accompany- ing garden-graph. Sow in flats with a heavy layer of sifted coal ashes under the sandy leaf mold to prevent damp- ing off. The seed may germinate in five days and must be kept growing rapidly in a sunny win- dow. Water only in the morn- ing, by immersing the flat in a pan of tepid water. As soon as the seedling is about two inches tall it may be trans- planted, Soak the flat' thorough- ly before doing this. The first iN transplanting can be into paper cups in place of pots. Move the seedlings into large size pots as the root system develops. Nip out the centre two leaves of each seedling to make them branch, = Set out when warm enough, pot and all. You can expect blossoms by August and good-sized tubers for next year. You can decide from the second year's clowering which ones are worth keeping. Most flowers are cut in the bud stage or before they have reached full bloom, but this is not true of dahlias. They will keep longer if cut when fully opened, gf The stems crush easily, there- fore cut only with a sharp knife or shears. As illustrated, the stems should be cut on an angle so that they can absorb plenty. of water. Cut in early moynng or evening, not in the heat of the day. Everyone Was Invited But The Cat But no one in the playroom was. the least bit surprised. To tell you the truth, Mistress Cat wasn't a great deal surprised herself, though she still wanted very much to go. Not Too Early This is the way the invitation read: "You are invited to come to the birthday party of Miss Twinkle-eyes Mouse to be held in the corner of the cellar, next to the old trunk. Do not come too early." "I wonder why she doesn't want us to come too early," Teddy, the Stuffed Bear, asked. General Tin said: "Mice sleep all day, They don't get up until after dark. .If you come early, you're sure to find them asleep." "You can't go to a birthday Mistress Cat sat in the corner, listening to everyone making plans about what they would bring Miss Twinkle-eyes Mouse for birthday present. No one could think of what to bring. Finally, Mr. Punch said: "She'll be glad to have us come, even if we don't bring a present." Then they all went down to the cellar and into the little mouse- house next to the old "trunk, It was a wonderful party. Miss Twinkle-eyes was just one year old; it was her first birthday. party. She wore a beautiful dress, made of a piece of old ging- ham from Mother's old apron. Her father, Mr. Squeeky Mouse, wore a brown suit with a silver hat made from the top of a salt-cel- lar. Her mother, Mrs. Fawn Mouse, wore a white dress made of oil cloth. There were chairs and tables made of old match boxes. Mr. Punch played the fiddle while everyone danced, Beautiful Present Suddenly there was a rap on the front door. It was Mistress Cat. "I have a beautiful present for Miss Twinkle-eyes. It's a large piece of cheese that I found in the pantry." The door was too small for Mis- tress Cat to come in. "If Miss Twinkle-eyes comes out, I'll be glad to give it to her myself," said Mistress Cat, in a sweet voice. Miss Twinkle-eyes really did want to go out, but of course no one would let her. And finally Knarf thought of a scheme to get the present. He put on another one of Miss Twinkle-eyes' gingham dresses. Then he stood in the doorway, "Here T am!" he said, trying to imitate the mouse's voice. "Let me have my birthday present." Instantly Mistress Cat snatched at Knarf with her sharp claws, but Knarf sprang aside, seized the piece of cheese and darted back into the mouse-house with And now everyone really had a wonderful party. For there was plenty to eat. Poor Mistress Cat could only sit and wait outside and listen to the fun that everyone else wis hav- ing. "Cats" she said to herself, sadly, "can't ever go to mouse parties even though there is noth- "HOBBY COLUMN By Wm. D. Christianson, Jr. BLACK LIGHT REVEALS NEW STAMP. COLORS" At the last regular combined meeting of the local Philatelic Society and the Junior Stamp club a display was given of Cana- dian stamps under black light. The source of the light is an ul- tra-violet lamp with a special fil- ter which only passes certain wave-lengths of light. These are not ordinarily visible, but when other light is shut off these rays cause a fluorescence which makes some colors gtand out much differently than they usu- ally appear. ? Stamps from each issue from 1912 to the present were examin- ed with the reds of the common rate being the most striking. The earliest show up brightly but those between 1930 and 1935 were of a much darker hue. This was ex- plained by the fact that the cor- tract for printing Canadian stamps was given to a different firm during these years. The last four regular issues have heen more or less uniform. This indi- cates that the same inks have been in use during this period, The most interesting thing ob- served was that the issues of the First World War times were not all printed with the same inks. A series of the two-cent red stamp were shown that varied through about 12 different shades. These fall into three definitely different color groups. Dated copies of these stamps helped to arrange them according to their proper sequence of use. The first were those having a deep orange tone, which changd to a more brownish red in the early war years. Before the war terminat- ed the inks were so altered that a series of reds bearing a purple cast are found, some of which vary through shades of claret, wine or burgundy before finally a good red result was achieved. These develop into very deep reds of several shades. Finally, fol- lowing the termination of the war a brilliant red in several tones appeared, having a very firey quality similar to the shade of the present issues. All of these tones, however, are only clearly distinguished when seen in black light, Once seen, however, the difference can be better detected in the same stamps in ordinary white light. Black light has another very useful function in relation to stamps besides that of comparing. colors. Tt is possible to see dif- ferent qualities in the paper. Watermarks stand out much more readily. It is also possible to de- tect any attempt to build up a torn or thin spot as the same texture of paper cannot readily be matched. The most notice able thing to be seen under black light is an erasure or attempted alteration. Even though the can- cellation has been made unnotice- able in ordinary light it will still show up under black light. At the recent demonstration in Tor- onto a high-priced stamp, wher examined in this way, showed that two different cancellations had been removed and the stamp sold as unused copy. duction of the use of this The intro- new means of detecting such frauds will offer better protection to the hobby of stamp collecting as it ing in the world they like better than mice." will be more difficult to avold de- tection in such attempts, i WILLEE DEE --By Vic Green NOW WE JOST, LAYS DOWN 'ONDER THEES TREE AND TAKE SIESTA / EET _NAVER FAIL TO! HAPPEN | WHEN | TAKE SIESTA ONDER OPPLE TREE/. ! 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