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Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, June 14, 1978 9 25VersAg Hampton School Wins Floor Hockey Championship LETS GET GROWING! with Harry VanBelle All About Insects This article will deal with a variety of insects that are a problem at this' time of the year or that will become a problem in the next few weeks, and a prevention program at this time of the year will prevent these insects to take a foothold. The first if the chinch bug, which over the last two years has done a considerable amount of damage in the Durham Region. First, it started to show up in the northwest corner of Oshawa, but last year we have seen them in all the other towns and even the outlying area's such as Hampton, Solina, etc. To help you understand how this insect works, we will give you some detail about the life span and its reproduction cycle. We will divide the year into four different time spans, winter, spring, summer, and fall. First, winter. Adult Chinch bugs hibernate in matted clippings and loose soil near the root zone area. No damage will be done during this period. Then, comes the spring season when the temperature warms up to 70 degrees, the chinch bugs >emerge from hibernation, and will start to extract sap from the grass plants and at the same time the female will deposit 15 to 20 eggs per day for 20 to 30 days (just multiply and see what one female chinch bug will reproduce). Then, follows the summer period which is the period when you will have to apply the control in order to keep them in check. The eggs will hatch 7 to 10 days after laying. Wingless nymphs start feeding on the grass plants immediately. They will reach maturity and are capable of reproduction in about 30 days. Then, comes the fall season; chinch bugs will do the greatest damage from mid summer through early fall. With a life cycle of 7 to 8 weeks, two or three generations mature each season. The first generation will die in the fall, and the rest of the generations will hibernate for the winter months and reproduce the following year again. You can see that if this cycle is not broken, the infestation will increase year after year, however as has happened before, natural cause through nature will break this pattern, by natural predators. But, until this happens, we could be in for some real problems unless we prevent these bugs from getting ahead of us. Prevention is the only cure, because if you notice the damage in the lawn it may be already too late. Control is rather simple, you can use a fertilizer which bas a combination of insect killer mixed through the fertilizer, and can be easily applied with a fertilizer spreader. The only thing that is not pleasant is the cost of this material, which could run 'up to $20.00 per lawn. I have worked it out that still the cheapest and most effective way is with the fertilizer-insect killer combin- ation. The time to apply this material is right now, since the chinch bug is in the nymph stage where they are the easiest to control. If you would prefer to spray the lawn use Diazonon or Chlordane wbich will give good control. Until next week happy gardening. Next week more on insect control. Oshawa Garden Club meeting; The Annual Rose Show and tea at the Robert McLaughlin Art Gallery in the Civic Centre on Saturday, June the 24th. Open to the public from 2:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Door prizes and refresh- ments are only $1.00. In addition there will be an Art display and a display of Ceramics and other crafts. I may add that, usually, this is one of the better shows and will be well worth taking the time out and visit with these folks. Board Will Check Private Sewer Systems Durham Region's Board of Health will begin checking private sewage systems for the Ministry of the Environ- ment following an agreement between the Ministry and regional council. In a report from the management committee, council was informed that the board had ceased to inspect sewage systems for the ministry on March 31 and the province had carried out the inspections on its own, through local offices. The major reason behInd the region's withdrawal from the program was the operating deficit. Because the provincial gragts were not high enough to cover the costs incurred in the program, the region was losing money. Now, the region has a deficit of $15,835 from 1977 and bas requested a provincial grant to cover this. The other major change in the program is the fee. Officers of the health board used to inspect the sewage systems for $30 under the new agreement there will be an applicant fee o'f $75 for a Certificate of Approval for a sewage system of daily sewage flow not exceeding 4,500 litres. Alan Dewar, chairman of the committee, stated that he believed the new agreement to be satisfactory and that it had elimînated the problem in the old agreement. Ministry of Environment officials and the board have> been meeting since the agree- ment was terminated in an effort to come to terms acceptable to both parties. According to R.F. Richard- son, chief administrative officer for the region, this new agreement is considered acceptable. Oppose Raises A second municipal council bas gone on record as opposing raises given to six top board of education officials last month. Hope Township Council said in a letter to the Northumber- land Newcastle Board of Education last week that it is "more than concerned" with the salary increases and the The girls' floor hockey team at Hampton Junior Public School recently won the Darlington area Championship, defeating teams from Enniskil n and Maple Grove. Shown here are the members of the team with their trophy in the gymnasium at th Hampton Junior School. In the front row, left to right, are: Heather Mundy, Tracy Reynolds, Lee Taylor (Captain), Dianne Bowler and Kathy Holmes. The back row includes, left to right: Kim Holmes, Jackie MacDonald, Heidi Schonhaar, Debbie Bedore, Michelle Gray, Brenda Koenig. method in which the increases were approved. The township recommended that the increases be reviewed by the Minister of Education, the Northumberland Newcastle Board of Education, the federal minister of finance; MP Allan Lawrence and MPP Russell Rowe. Salaries to' the six top officials withtthetNorthumber- land Newcastle board are all over $40,000. The director's salary was set at $47,500. Two superintendents' salaries were set at $42,500 each and three area superintendents were given $40,500 each. Port Hope Township suggested that the review of these amounts should be undertaken with the intent of rolling them back to a "more reasonable level." The trustees voted last week to authorize School Board Chairman Bill Carman to aaswer the letter from Hope Township. The reply will inform the council that salaries set by Northumber- land Newcastle are in line with what is paid to top education officials with other boards. Bowmanville trustee Andy Thompson said during discus- sions of the matter that the lower echelons of the board's administrative staff must be paid higher salaries than the upper echelons of the board's teaching staff. He said that a few years ago, the adminis- trators' salaries were actually lower than the teaching staff for whom they were respons- ible. Mr. Thompson added that he believed the public did not realize the amount of time senior administrators must work. "Many of them are working double time", Mr. Thompson said., Trustee Sid Worden said he didn't think councils' criticism of board salaries was fair. "I think they have other things they should be doing," he said. .Be a RED CROSS vouter Education with Terry Hawkins Travel is an excellent learning experience. The opportunity to see new places, gain an understafiding of other people and the enjoyment of seeing things first hand all have great educational benefits. I think that it is virtually impossible to take a trip and not learn something from it. I would however; also have to say that frequently the amount that is learned is far less than was possible. This is particularly true for school age young people. So very often the holiday trip just happens for them. Mom and dad plan the trip, arrange for the money, make sure the car is serviced, find someone - to come in and feed the pet gold fish, and generally solve all the problems that must be dealt with in getting mobile. All the son or daughter may do is climb into the car or onto the plane at the appointed time and just like magic the holiday unfolds. To involve the children in planning the trip and working through the details may cause more work in some respect, but it does teach them the process for further application. It also allows the young person to realize that trips and vacation just don't happen and that they are not free. They are the result of good planning and hard work. Another aspect of travel in respect to getting the greatest educational benefits comes from gaining advance knowledge about wbat to look for when you arrive at your destination. Sometimes people arrive in a distant city, stroll around it and maybe as much as by chance as anything, find something of great interest to them. Ensuring that you see the important and interesting things at your destination is a good job to assign to the young people in the family. Let them write ahead of time for brochures, maps and pamphlets so that a list of points of interest can be drawn up. What a shame to arrive back home only to find that you were withinafew milesor even blocks of something you would have enjoyed if you had only known. A third idea one can WALLPAPER 3 OR 4 ROOMS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE! 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Over the years I have been involved in student overseas travel many times. One of the greatest benefits I have noted is that after a few 'weeks away from home, living in clean and safe, but not beautiful accommodation and 49 Years Ago Thursday, May 16th, 1929 Graduation exercises will be held Tuesday, June 4th in the Opera House when four nurses will receive diplomas from the Bowmanville Hospital They are Ada Lydia Jackman, Olga Matilda Lamb, Laura Matilda Cockburn and Ruby Elva Clatworthy. At Trinity Mission Band annual concert held on Thurs- day evening four little girls Ruth Ives, Vera Allin, Betty Edger and Dorothy Bradt told the Story of the Dollies. Recitations were given by Ruth James, Ellen Potter and Doris Dudley. A piano duet was given by Mary and Nellie Mutton. Edmonstone's butcher shop this week installed a Kelvin- ator Electric Refrigerator system known as a Kelvin Kooler. Newly elected officers of the Bowmanville Tennis Club are Hon. Pres. J.W. Alexander, Pres. W.R. Strike, Vice Pres. Alan Campbell, Capt. M.A. Neale, Treas. A.H. Bounsall, Sect'y. S.R. James, Executive Helen Osborne, Grace Caverly, C.H. Dudley, T.A. Dustan, Edsall Oliver, E.S. Varcoe and Art Kent. On Friday evening Mr. Thomas Hill of Pontypool was presented with an Oddfellow's Veteran Jewel. Rev. W.P. Rogers of New- castle, will be guest speaker at the Anniversary Services of TyroneSunday School on Sunday, May 19th. J.D. Hogarth returned his assessment rol for Darlington Council for 1929. Total assess- ment is $2,397,693.79. eating, meals on the road, the students start to talk about mother's wonderful cooking and their lovely home. They also realize that Canada is a wonderful country in which to live. These are all things which are very hard to learn by any other means. Travel involving students can be a great opportunity to provide education for young people. A little planning will ensure that the benefits are maximized. 25 Years Ago Thursday, May 21, 1953 A new sighting of a monster was reported on Monday to strike terror into the hearts of the residents of Duke and Liberty Streets. About two weeks ago it was reported that a snake, black in color, and anywhere from six to twelve feet in length was seen in the vicinity of the Goodyear Plant. Police searched the area but no trace of the snake was found. The theory was that the snake was a huge tropical snake which had arrived in a load of rubber. However after lengthy searches, the only snake discovered in the area was a six inch long garter snake. CFM rt Magquire telephoned from Tokyo while on leave from Korea to his wife in Toronto, according to his mother, Mrs. John Maguire. Winners of prizes at the Ontario Civil Service Associa- tion social evening held at the Lions Centre on Friday evening were Mrs. Frank Mace, Mrs. E. Powell, C. Guy and R. Spry. There was a heated clash between Reeve Sidney Little and Councillor Norman Scott at council on Monday evening over declaring Coronation Day, June 2nd a holiday. Encores were required for the tap dance performed by Lorna Fletcher and Marie Leddy at the B.H.S. Literary Society program held on Wednesday evening. On Tbursday eveniag Mr. and Mrs. Howard Foley were honored on their l5th wedding anniversary by relatives and friends. Blood is m eant The, Emplyees of Colis These employees now have the added bene fits of extra health protection for themselves and their families: a Blue Cross Extended Health Care Plan EHC provides protection against health ser- vices not covered by the basic government health plan, coverage for such items as pre- scription drugs, private nursing and private roorn accommodation in hospital. In addition. EHC can be tailored to meet the needs of any employee group. As your Ontario Blue Cross representative I am pleased to add my personal welcome, and ookforward to serving you along with the many others in this region already enjoying the protection of a variety of Blue Cross Plans Max A. C. Clarke 311 George St. North, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 3H4 (705) 743-0677 O NTA I10 A DIVISION OF THE ONTARIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 25% ý Off ALL TREES, SHRUBS EVERGREENS and FRUIT TREES Bedding Plants 75 cents a box Hampton Gardens R. R. 1 Hanpton Phone 263-8277