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1047 = ncerely Lo migg Clu, Mm't hy t What > in on ngs to in the hiring, il sn Ladies Leg. ir 104 Presi. t vice. d, 2ng Shears, Xan, lle FTURSDAY, DEC. 18th, 1947 THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL PAGE SEVEN The Animals' Winter Sports -- They Had Fun Skating ] and Coasting-- By Max Trell fit had started to rain around finer time: But during the night ice, and all the rain puddles frozen over. There was a e one at the bottom of the letween the two rows of pine It looked exactly like a arf and Hanid, the shadow- @iliaren with the turned about es, were walking down the when they heard the sounds as they could (it was quite pery on account of the ice) when they reached the 'bot- between the two rows cf pine ected around the frozen puddle. shouting and laughter grew {Glider as they came near. and re was a great deal of excite- t besides. : puddle-pond. Some Were Skating Some were ice-skating, Some sitting in sleds and being ones were just sliding up and And a great many were ing on the banks, all wrapped against the cold, and watch- with a bright muffler around his neck, go hizzing by on a pair of new ice- ates. Behind him came two e and a hedge-hog, holding on leach other and skating in step. old frog wearing spectacles, bh his hands folded hehind his ick, was 'slowly and solemnly ing figure-eights while three ng sparrows, who were on ates for the first time, stood und and watched him. d of the puddle-pond to the oth- ) pushing 'and tumbling every- OIE else out of the way. Five Young Rats and ° | Gairdner, rakes LEE chipmunks and beavers all pull- ing their children along on sleds made out of matchboxes and walnut shells. On the banks sat Mole and Squirrel and Badger and Water y | Rat and Otter. Everyone of them | Wore'a fur coat. And running and sliding and falling and laughing and screaming with excitement Were young beetles and sparrows and spiders. Knarf and Hanid were about to join the fun when suddenly the sun came out. Instantly all the skaters stopped skating. The sleds were quickly whisked off the ponds. The watchers on the banks jumped up and hurried away. And in five minutes the frozen puddle-pond was a rain puddle once more, and all the winter fun was over. Appleby This Week | By Paul Reid On Sunday night the' annual Carol service was held in the school chapel. Under the direction of Mr. E. L. Bott, the school choir rendered Handel's 'Messiah. The solo parts Cameron, David Hardwick, Mich- ael Warren, Lionel Dorfman, Cur- tis Roberts, David Roberts, Keith Gleed and Paul Ried. The seating capacity{ of the chapel was taxed to the utmost, since many friends and parents of the pupils were present. Among the Oakville visitors were: Mr, and Mrs. Alfred Bunt- ing, Mr, and Mrs. C. A. Birge, Mr. and Mrs. H. Calverley, Dr. and Mrs. BE. P. Sodnes, Lady Baillie, Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Baillie, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baillie, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Gunyon, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Brumell, Mrs. Bremner Green, Miss Drina Wethey, Miss Laura Green, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Somaen, Mr. and Mrs. William King, Mr. Bremner Green and Miss Ellen Gairdner. Thursday is the great day, no more school 'till January 8. But unfortunately, three days of ex- ams to overcome first. Merry Christmas. PALERMO NEWS By Rita Blumberg Bennett's orchestra supplied music for the Palermo Euchre and Dance on Friday night. There were no square dances owing to the absencg of the caller and fid- dler. Mrs. Henderson won first, and Mrs. R. Ford, second prize in the ladies' eu¢hre. Top honors for, the men was carried off by Roy Roberts, with C. Fuller a close second. ; : Among the crowd on the dance floor were: George Wettlaufer, Ross Cowan, Amita Peer, Erla Wendover, Bruce Brittain, Mr. and Mrs. McFeeters and Mr. and Mrs. Art Cowan. Mr. and Mrs. McGrath, Burlington, were also in attendance. The ladies of the com- munity served refre and were sung by Peter | SCOTT'S SCRAP nr eo fie & LARGER Tt 3 K Boys ane WHAT PER cent OF ALL CHILDREN Contant WHOOPING cough BEFORE THE. FIFE BETWEEN 40% AND BO Ya HE CONNECTING bg BETWEEN THE. FALCONS His BRAZILIAN = TARANATULA HAS A SPREAD By R. Ji SCOTT To Careful Horticulturists are amazed at the way in which the African vio- let has skyrocketed into favour with amateurs during the past Tew months. Right now it is pro- bably the most popular house plant in every section of the coun- try. It is not a new plant at all. A native of Africa, it has been grown for many years by spec- ialists outdoors in warm countries, and in northern areas greenhouse men have known it well over a century. Perhaps 25. years ago, American florists, learning of its ability to flower when wanted, be- gan, production of it as a Christ- mas and Easter plant. But it did not catch the public favour at all. Then the first evidence of the mush-rooming popularity of the plant became evident. As Mr. Hud- son reports it: "We expected only a handful of exhibitors--250 reg- istered and entered 400 plants. We revised our original estimate of attendance and hoped for perhaps 1,000 visitors. You can imagine the confusion when we were swamped with 10,000 visitors from 15 states. Police had to be called out to keep traffic moving. That was the spark which set uff the immediate formation of the Afri- can Violet Society of America." However, there was a singular dearth of information concerning the amateur culture of African violets. Even experts disagree. In fact, horticulturists 'have been caught flat-footed by the boom in interest in this one plant. Indeed, they are as much at a loss to ac- count for its popularity as they are for the popularity itself. Even the violet fans are so puz- zled they do not know the answer to the plants sudden boom. At last October's meeting of the African Violet Society of America, held at Atlanta, 125 growers gathered and held a ium to try and ex- the proceeds of the evening will £0 to the community library. Poo HE EO | I en | ACROSS 2 Akindof 19.Islandin I 1. A pilaster tide. Gulf of Mex. | (arch.) 3. River | 5. People of (Afr) A NEW I Arabia 4. Division reseatacle JOURNAL | 10. Touch ofaplay 23. A male chiid FEATURE | 12. Environ- 5. Big, strong 24. Gragapus i ments women 25. Marshy 13. Division 6. Kind of meadow BE ofalong race 27. Latent. 7. Jewish 29. Strike month 32. Regret 8. Feathered 34, Beast of 39. Theater. creature burden p 9. Speaks (Afr.) 40. River in 11. American 35. Border France | 18 Lure inventor 36. Malt 41. Nairow, ¢ 10. Material 17. Frozen beverages secluded used in water 37. Strike with valley pottery 18, Color, as the hand 44. Befail 2%. Half an em a fabric 38. Detast 5 casually @ by shame 39. Support 42 Eraztof 43. A grave robber 145. Corroded <5. Flood tide 47 Variety of wheat 48 llammer b hen DOWN. 1. Portions of curved lines (3 plain it. A summary of their opin- ions, as reported by Mr. Hudson, included these points: ease of pro- pagation, length of blooming per- iod, natural production of new var- ieties (sporting), and, finally, ease of culture. Alrican Violet Lends Self Readily Home Cultivation Being fans, they did not con- sider what they took for granted-- the beauty of the plant. The leaves are large, crisp, and graciously green. The flowers are luxuriant, very large in size for violets and are born in long-stalked and loose cymes. The corolla, with a short cup, is gay with handsomely lobed lips. Even the stamens, bright gold, add to the striking impres- sion the flower makes, for they are brilliant enough to jewel they entire flower. Most important is the matter of watering. Most living rooms in winter are Hesert-dry. The African iolet will not tolerate dryiness and must be watered frequently. Give them all the water they can use. Let them dry a bit between water- ing--but not too much. A daily watering may not be required but a daily inspection of the condi- tion of the soil is. Some people keep water standing in the sau- cers. Others pack the pots in larger containers of peat which is kept wet. Such means ace not advised. Istead, water from be- low by setting each pot in a pan of water until the pot takes up as much as it will. Then allow the excess to drain away. Many good growers water from the top just like ordinary plants, because it saves time. However, it is difficult to judge the amount of water this way and often the water spills > [over onto the floor. This is the month and this the happy morn Wherein the Son of Heaven's Eternal King, Of Wedded maid and virgin mother born, Our great redemption from above did bring. For so the holy sages once did sing That He our deadly forfeit should release, And with His Father work us a perpetual peace. --John Milton Friends of Mr. 1. Bradley will be pleased to know that he is up and around again after an attack of flu. BUY YOUR 6 Thomas St. THE GOLDEN HOUR BOOKSHOP .... Postage Paid on Mail Orders BOOKS AT Phone 668 POWER and POCKETBOOKS DAIRY FARMERS! compared to losses 549-W POULTRY FARMERS! GREENHOUSE OWNERS! GARAGE OPERATORS! " Winter is here--Sleet storms are inevitable Don't let the lack of electric power hamper your business operation and wipe out hard earned profits in a single blow %* Enquier Now--about the Fairbanks Morse "Onan" Electric Power Generating Units There is a unit to meet every requirement. 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