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vfjeaui 3fr7wt ft in nit t h alt o n county i weed control news by i v e mcarthor county weed inspector 20m acres of roadsides rural municipalities ore now tpraying weeds on rondhldci if you cover the couhly you would find ol lenst five large weed prayer operating while they arrtiottilluiitng the some herb icide ntnterlnls in every caw r in some form it being used it tins proven to be the mont popular and widely uwd chemi cal of all weed killers it is particularly useful on rondsldcs n it la effective on a wide range of weeds and brush and yet it is selective in so for as the grasses are concerned weeds find it much harder to ostobllsh them selves in oreas covered with a thick grass turf preserve grass 2 4d mixtures lend to prc- sorvc the grasji on the roadsides nnd do not turn it brown as chemicals like sodium chlorate do another advantage is that 2 4d is the cheapest chemical for roadsides and shouldbc used at not less than 24 o7 active acid of amine or low volatile ester in 75 to 100 gallons of water nor acre maybe it sounds strange to talk of acres of roadside but this is the measurement a road foreman must use to calculate the necessary rate of npplka tloti for example if the average width of roadside on one side is approximately one rod there will be four acres both sides of road per mile to be covered ullh spray when we consider that over 500 miles of roadsides are sprayed in this county nn nually around 2000 acres then must be covered special precautions careless use of weed sprayers nnd chemitols mav result in ilamagvm crops nltlmiiih no sucli damage luis occurred in this countv to my knowledge within the past two years the men in charge of weed sproylng operations on roadsides do lake special precautions they cover the area ahead or the machine and spot out rields where 2 4d susceptible crops are located they are on the watch for tomatoes turnips sugar beets carrots cabbage tobacco beans soybeans tree fruits grapes nursery slock gardens etc the operators are alwavs on the lookout for the red and while warning signs and will shut off the sprayer acording to directions a few farmers arc- taking advantage od these signs which are supplied free ol charge by the ontario depart men of agriculture and may be obtained from the local agncul tural representatives office or from the weed inspector i have noted that several growers ol crops like tomatoes keep ihe roadside mown this of imirse is a oluntarv practise hul i would like to lommcml them for then puhlil intetest and pride in the appearance of then property notes on nature by wes fountain woodland fond slithering through the wet leaves and moss bordering the woodland pond is a big black salamander with good sue el low dots on its head back and tali il is called a spoiled sala mender neorly cighk inches long it has a moisi rubbery skin and bulging eyes thai give a pop- eyed expression its toes are short and slubbv compared to the long scalv claws of the true lizards members of the reptile family one might see a churning mass or salamanders 20 or 30 ol them swimming in and out among each other over and un der ihev are leading up lo the climax of egg laving the slen dcr males occasionally stop their gyrations settle over a leaf or twig and gently wave their long tails then ihev rejoin the uei ving procession each leaving behind a liny whilecapped ge latinous cone scarcely a third ol an- inch tall its white cap con tains sperm cells ihe males ton tribution to the reproductive process excited by the churning dance winn n mcr u this sundays n female swims over one ol ihce spormatophuics when she swims aunv a feu seconds later fertilization of the unlaid eggs has been assured the re productive cells unite internall a highly effluent svsiem not pus sesscd by fish and frogs instead of laung tens of thousands ot eggs as fish must du or thou sands as frogs and toads do salamanders of the pond anci mav la less than lo eggs sdiiil land dwelling species oni three or four ai they arc laid the individual eggs are onl an eighth of an inch in diameter so ncvvu laid ones would fill a thimble hem ever their gelatinous coaling alv sorbs water so rapuih that b morning the egg cluster will be two or three inches in diameter like frogs eggs the gelatine mav be clear as the tines glass fully exposing to view the de veloping egg and evenluallv ihe embrvo left to themselves the embrvonic salamanders are si cm dilv developing in their trans patent incubator ungual tied ihev are safe fiom most enemies at least until ihev hatch srw jlt jrr2to scottish pipers and mexican dancer got togalher at the community night saturday in acton park and entertained a large crowd pictured above are two members of the acton junior pipe band and two of the mexican dance team left to right are laurence duby mi chael scholte mary lou creighton and jorma tkavalko r rr 4 t- r rsmtv i i 4 1m rj iode draw on niday evening in the lob- in of ihe y m c a ihe duke of devonshire chapter f the 10 dc drfw was held for the chaise lounge the ticket was drawn by secietaiv sid sail and ihe lucky holder was mrs gnrdon rogn viliknn r r 4 aclon at the time of the draw mrs rognviildson wis attending a ban quet at the y m c a and was ier surprised and delighted when told later more farm people drown form survey indicates church calendar foityfive water accidents weie iepoiled dining the 195960 tarm accident suivey vear it would appear that in water ac cidents happening to ontaiio faun people the odds aie two lo one that ihe victim will drown rather than being merely in tired noi thern and eastern ontario is a land of lakes and so it i be expected that these aieas would take the giealest toll in diownings such however is not the case the lelatumship ol distance to ihe sun oundtng- lakes has no significant bearing on the numhet ol fatalities since three twoseai olds and under drowned in field holes five pel sons di cm ned in local riveis six persons drowned in i aim ponds and seven peisons diown ed in farm eieeks rnmlllar waters the lemaining nine latahties of a total ol 30 oeeuned at ihe lakes and beaches this would indicate thai at least twothirds of all duiw nings happened in mine oi less familiar wateis apirl fiom ihe thiee two-vear- old children only three other diownings were attrihuled to non swimmers it could be as sumed then that lack of super ision eaielessness in di ing luluie lo cheek fur undenvater posts and holes in the stream or pond lied all have a consider bearing on our fat ah tv able- rate of ihe 4 accidents 2s weie in the 10 to 20 age group however the latahlv laling wis less thin so pel cent with 12 deaths in everv other age group hm one each accident was fatal time not significant almost everv accident occur ring dining tjie evening was a result of diving and sti iking an underwater obecl olher lhan ilus lealure time of day does not appear lo be significant june julv august and sept- embericcounl for37 of the 45 water accidents with ihe peak of 14 in julv june and julv each claimed eight latahties and august and september each ac counted lor foui cramps were blamed for only two deaths however it is rea sonable lo suppose that this fea line ma have been the major contributing factoi in the id diownings whose cause was repoiied as unknown j bad accounts collected on any account over 5 00 regard es of age we pay you 70e if we collect if there la no collection there la no churge by cnn- ndns oldest collection ngen- cy i kelly aiken box 239 orangeville ontario presbyterian church in canada knox cmcbch acton rev andrew h mckeniie b a bd minister mr b a hum ba organist and choir master sunday july 2nd 1961 9 4 a in chiuxh school 1000 nm minisitis bihlecliv 1100 u m mottling wuinhtp thome a 1henlit tor rne dom junior conreimtton mes 1 7 rn du ui inuu acton pentecostal tabernacle 93 churchill road paoc rrv kcnnrth j held pwtor 75 chik st phone b40w sund july 2ml l 10 00 j m siimlis si houl 1100 jm morninti iv 700 p m exmticlisik tucsdj 8 p ni pkinlt and bihlo sliuh thurula 8 p m christ amhi fcadors you arc alwas wclkximi- baptist church acton n pastor jome m rudd 10 nelson court phone 1m sunday july ind i1 945 a xn sundjv sthotil 1100 am morning worship mr ash ion tunwr joj pm evening worship mr ashton turner wedncvlay 7j0 braver praut bible studty welcome t t united church of canada arton ontario rev dwictit engrl da mtmalrr mr goorjit flliott orfijmst and choir master sumda july 2nd w61 10 00 am divine siimh nui sen i ae ill i le s will be pi o- vulcil tik stiee will bt in e hat tie ul ihiee miil ot the eihi i ration- who iiilihi d lilt ki sw lek conlflellee loi lmied chuuh men mi beinaid ilelhui and mr j bea 1 1 v will e ondue i caroline nurseries garden centre west of acton on highway 7 south side one stop for gardeners do it yourself patio stonas in variety of colors 16 x 16 75c each 8 x 16 38c each 1 complete line of nursery stock potted roses fvlew supply of tropical plants say it with flowers rrtsil cut tlowlrs and potted plants floral designs for all occasions free delivery 7 days a week to serve you m w hourb iuk a m to 9 00 p m new telephone number 37 day or nite the acton net pf4n thursday june 2vfh 1961 obituary service in- rockwood church for john edward peareh 790 a farmer actively interested in of aclnn agriuillural socle community uffalih john edward pearen of r r 3 aclon died at his horns on monday june 19 he wns 90 yearn of age mr pearen woo a director of the million mutual tire insurance company wai 30 venrs on the erin school hoard was an elder of rockwckiil preshylenan xhtirch xlnee i9j1 a lire member nvami vfirmtv t i mjntml ail junfcf jm hi k t hal ion mutual aid fire serv ices coardinalor doug wikon announced that tho lenders fot the fire department radio have been preparexl but have not vet boon let out chief wilson announced at wednesdays mutual aid meeting that it wad hoped the radios would be installed in the trucks bv the fall the trucks would use two frequencies o private frequency for the truck ithu fire halls and a frequency that would honk them up with emergency measures eoorthnaliny office all of ihe trucks would he equipped radios in hnlton with the pollock and campbell manufacturers of high grade memorials memorial engraving 62 wafer north oalt telephone a2i73m tv nnd etln agricultural socictv and a memhei ot walker i oilne acton jack blrtch was assisted hv ihe rev c g hams of ihe un ited church in disli- in cnnduit my services riiuisdiv hine 22 a i rmlewrkirt preshv lerian elreh and roekwood eenie- try he ts survived bv his wife the former alice leslie three daujlh lers tlvia at home rcatikt mrs ross alhn totonlo and cvelvn mrs calvin aitken r r 3 aclon seven grandchild ten sisters mis t d mephed ran rockwood and mrs a t johns newmarket tnebtoihti george and one sisier tmilv mrs charll harris prede ceased hijn mr pyaren was born in 1871 auc mavried in 18w in trin townshipx bedding plants flowering shrubs evergreens rose bushes- geraniums to clear 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