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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT. MAR. 26, 1953 Modern Etiquette Q. Is it all right to use the knife for cutting one's lettuce salad? A. There was a time when this was considered improper. But good sense now admits it is almost impossible to cut some head lettuce with just the fork. Use the knife, to separate it slightly into sections, then discard the knife and use the fork for eating. Q. Some men merely touch the brim of their hats when greeting women'on the street. Is this considered all right? A. No; this is unmannerly and lazy. The hat should be lifted slightly from the head. Q. Is it really necessary that a woman use her title "Mrs." or "Miss" when signing her name to a hotel register? A. Yes, this is required in order that the hotel attendants will know how to address her. Q. Is it permissible to lean across one person to shake hands with a third? A. It is usually better to to avoid this, if you can. But if the other person seems bent on shaking hands, be sure to beg the pardon of the person across whom you are reaching. Q. How long before the church wedding ceremony should the parents of the bride and bridegroom arrive? A. One or two minutes. Q., When a dinner guest is not sure which piece of silver to use, what should he do? A. Watch the hostess and observe which piece she uses -- follow suit. Q. When a girl is attending church with a young man in his church, should she make her own contribution when the collection is taken? A. Most certainly. Failure to do this would show lack of courtesy and good manners on- her part. Q. When a double - decker sandwich seems too big and un- Knitted Look Is a Must for Spring Finery BY EDNA MILES ONE fashion idea that's taking an important hold for spring is the knitted look. This means that dresses, basic suits, even cravats, are knitted, crocheted, or hand-woven. Designer Ann Fleischer has done a whole group of these fashions on a knitted theme, even combining them with classic cashmeres in some instances. She has used monotone or multicolored tweed-ribbon collars, cuffs and belts on cashmere sweaters and matched this trim to woven-ribbon skirts and jackets. A skirt of hand-woven ribbon in a red, white, and blue check was shown with three versions of the navy cashmere top. One black cashmere with three-quarter-length sleeves and scoop neckline kept company with a black, hand-knitted silk skirt dotted with large, hand-knitted poppies. For the first time linen yarn is crocheted in an Irish lace pattern and cut into a dress-top worn with a matching hand-loomed linen skirt. For a hand-knitted sweater-dress, the designer uses dusty pink, flame, and wine for a triangular top and pairs it with a skirt in solid wine. The hand-woven ribbon material has been adapted to men's cravats. Women like to buy ties that match their own dresses and give them to their husbands. These have banded details or solid stripes. Ann Fleischer designs an elegant hand-woven ribbon-tie, in --> white, with a contrasting band worked on a slant. This is one of the cravats she shows with her tailored knits for husband and wife style harmony. The dress combines a cashmere pullover and hand-woven black and white ribbon-skirt, collar and Miffs wieldy to handle with the fingers, isn't it all right to eat it with a knife and fork? A. No; this 'type of sandwich must be picked up. Only on the "open-face" sandwich do you use a knife and fork. Q. Should a woman remove her gloves when attending a luncheon party?? A. Yes. Q. When a woman is paying her first call on a neighbor, how long should she remain? A. From 15 to 20 minutes should be long enough. Usually a woman who has just moved into a new home has plenty to do, and she might resent too lengthy a visit. THEFABM FRONT JojmRis£eli. Soon all the snow will disappear from the Canadian scene. Ploughshares will be biting into the moist soil. Many kinds of seeds will be planted, always in high hopes for a bumper crop next fall. But befdre the crop is harvested, a seed must surmount numerous obstacles and fight off hordes Of enemies. Let's take a wheat seed for example. Its fight for survival began last fall after it was reaped and stored. Rats and mice could have eaten it up. Poor storage may have caused it to freeze or sprout earl>. Insects may have rendered it useless for reproduction. Once planted, it is open to the attacks of soil- b.trne insects such as wireworms. Root tots and seedlings blights may prevent the young plant from maturing. Bird or animal predators could use it for a tender snack. Grasshoppers or cutworms may destroy it. Weeds will try to choke it out. It has excellent chances of being infected by rust and loose smut. If it manages to get anywhere near maturity, adverse weather may prevent it from ripening. And it is harvested and stored, the fight for survival starts over Fortunately for humanity, a seed has much more than a 50-50 chance of bearing fruit--something it didn't have years ago. The chemical industry has played some part in this improvement. Powerful fungicides have been developed to destroy soil and seed borne diseases. Chemicals are available to curb practically every insect attacking our plants. Selective weed killers control weeds without harming the crop. New poisons have been developed for successful rodent control. In addition, scientific storage methods have been devised. Man is even trying to control the weather--by seeding clouds with frozen carbon dioxide to produce The Colorado Potato Beetle is found in every province of Canada and is often so abundant that a large part of a potato crop can be destroyed unless protected by insecticide sprays or durts writes J. A. Oakley of the C-I-L agricultural chemicals department. For many years after they were first lound in W24 on the eastern slopes' of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S., Colorado potato beetles (potato bugs) fed on a weed known as buffalo bur. When settlrrs moved westwards and brought the potato plant with them, the beetles deserted the weed for i\& potato. They proceeded to move eastward until they reachsd the Atlantic coast in 1874. Injury to the potato is caused by the larvae feeding on the Answer Elsewhere on This Page leaves of the plant. As the larvae mature, damage !.s increasd until the plant loses all its foliage. Adult beetles also eat leaves but cause little damage. Three-eights of an inch long, they are yellow in color with 10 black stripes on the wing covers. Beetles emerge from the soil in the spring and soon after the potato plants come up deposit clusters of small, orange-yellow eggs on the underside of the leaves. Larvae which hatch from the eggs usually feed in groups. They are red-brick in color, humpbacked and have two rows of black spots on each ride of the body. .When fully grown, the larvae burrow in the soil and form oval pupal cells from which the adults emerge. The Colorado potato beetle is easily controlled by such stomach poisons as DDT and the ar-senicals. Applications should be made as scon as the first eggs hatch. In seasons favorable to a serious infestation, several insec-ticidesticide applications should be made at 10 to 12 day intervals. Insecticides may be in the form of a wettable pewder or emulsion for spraying of as a dust. They may be applied alone or in combination with a fungicide for control of potato diseases. Since DDT came into use in 1946, it has proven to be the most useful insecticide for potatoes because it controls other insects as well. In view of the marked increase in the use of nitrogen as a top and side dressing-on many crops in eastern Canada, agronomists of C-I-L's agricultural chemicals department point out that use of high nitrogen complete fertilizer is. often preferable to straight nitrogen such a s ammonium nitrate and sulphate of Since plants require a balanced supply, h,gh nitrogen without adequate potash and phosphoric acid favors soft growth which causes plants to lodge (fall over easily). In the case of fruits and vegetables, slow ripe.ung and poor-keeping qualities are corn- When extra nitrogen is being applied during the growing season and any doubt exists as to the adequacy of the mineral plant food in the soil, needs of a crop can be safeguarded by using a complete fertilizer such as 10-10-10 (Triple-Ten) on medium to light soils and 10-6-4 on medium heavy to heavy soils. The recommended application for average fertility conditions is 300 pounds per acre. Triple-Ten was used extensively last year on winter wheat, corn, sugar beets, soybeans, canning crops and pastures, and for the treatme.it of stubble and corn refuse being plowed under as organic matter. Growers report excellent results. Forty year:; ago it took 35 man-hours to produce an acre of corn yielding 26 bushels Through improved cultural method? and the proper use of fertilizers and pest control chemicals, it took only 17 man-hours per acre with a 38-bushel yield in recent years (1949-51). To produce 100 bushels of corn 40 years ago, it required 135 man-hours of labor. To produce the same amount in recent years only 45 man-hours were required. But--says you--the men to put in the hours are fewer too. KNEW THE PLACE According to a Hollywood journal, a cinemadorable was in the process of getting married for the flth or sixth time. The officiating clergyman, flustered by all the publicity and glamour, lost his place in the ritual book. The star yawned and whispered, "Page 84, stupid," How Not To Win Friends A third official protest from Canada to the United States in less than two years, this time expressing "serious concern" at certain vexing trade restrictions, ought to remind certain American congressmen of the dangers of passing laws to protect special interest groups without considering the possible effects abroad. Source of Canada's irritation is a provision added over then President Truman's strong protest, to the Defense Production Act of 1951, which expires this June. Section 104 provides that whenever dairy imports threaten "domestic production, marketing, and storage or price support programs," the Secretary of Agriculture shall impose upon these imports quotas to protect American dairy producers. Whether there is a legitimate need for protection or aid to the dairy industry is not the whole question. There is more than one way in which the government might supply that need. A related question is whether the benefits to the United States from this form of aid outweigh the damage done abroad to America's reservoir of good will. Canada's reaction strongly suggests they do not. And it is worth remembering that Canada has given strong support to the North Atlantic Community. A drive among Canadian business and farm interests for better protection from foreign competition, including American, as a reply to dairy quotas has reached protections that make it a threat to the entire machinery of Canadian-American defense cooperation. How much longer the Canadian Liberal government can continue to resist a growing feeling that Canadian policy merely echoes that of the United States, to Canada's detriment, is a warm question in Ottawa, where the government is expected to face an election this year. Only Congress can give real assurance to America's friends on matters such as this, which have troubled Denmark, France, and the Netherlands as well as Canada. Most to be desired would be a repeal of Section 104 before the entire act expires this June. Lacking that, Congress might at least take caution against hasty adoption of any more "cheese amendments."--From the Christian Science Monitor, Boston. UNDAY SCHOOL LESSON e a. a d Jesus is Cruicificd, Matthew 27:32-44, 54. Memory Selection: God com-mendetli his love toward us. in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8. Crucifixion'was a Roman mode of execution usually reserved for slaves and the worst criminals. To this shame our Lord and Savior was subjected. The executioners shared his garments and gambled for his vesture. In these fateful hours Jesus Christ acted like God. He showed no resentment against his mockers. He prayed for his enemies, made provision for his mother, bore our sins alone and finally, of his own free will, gave up his spirit to the Father. Truly his greatness never was more clearly seen. The cross was an altar. Jesus Christ did not lose his life, he The cross was a pulpit. Here love was proclaimed. Here was the final proof of the great concern of Jesus for men. There was nothing he would not give. The cross is a window into the( heart of God. At the cross the sin and the pain and the need of the world mounted up and reached the very heart of the eternal. God not only beholds eternal. God not only behold our our sorrows, but is one with them. The cross was a throne. Even from the rude and bitter throne he rules. Before he died one of the malefactors trusted him as King and SavioUr. crying as his spirit took its flight, "Remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom." Not unattended did the Lord pass into the unseen. He took with him a faithful subject, the first of an innumerable company, among whom we may be counted. The cross is an ending, a conclusion, one of the great fulfilling moments of time. "I have glorified thee on the earth," Jesus said on the eve of his passion. The one thing left for him to do Or suffer when he uttered these words was to die upon the cross. Having thus fulfilled his purpose, he cried in triumph with his last breath, "It is finished." The cross is a great beginning. It is the starting point of the world's most important activities. It is the fountainhead of the sacrifices which have gone forth to heal humanity. It is the birthplace of the only hopes which cheer human life today. It is the opening of the doors of the greatest experiences possible to man- Though poetry may win a sweetheart it seldom wins high royalties. The chances are about 7,000 to 1 of a poem garnering "decent" royalties. James Whit-comb Riley did all right, though, with his "An Old Sweetheart of Mine" which netted him royalties of $500 a word. New Nippon Look - Japanese fashions have changed since V-J day. At left is a modified adaptation of the traditional, costume. Both are made of the same pattern-cloth. Note the bare shoulder and short skirt on the new-style dress. The fabric is Parisian. The place is Tokyo. * THUMB ' ItSbrdorvSmirl Keep It Simple ii is usually a mistake and especially so where space is limited to be too formal in planting about the house. Straight rows of flowers, shrubs and trees look stiff and artificial. Flowers particularly will make a better show if arranged in clumps with the smaller sorts in front and the larger ones grouped to the rear. The same is true of shrubbery. Unless 'the grounds are very large, one should be content with only one or two trees. The main idea is to screen a bit of the house and the fences here and there but not to hide the lines completely. With shrubbery and trees it is important to remember the full size at maturity and allow plenty of room. Big things planted close to walls will have no room to develop properly. The Lawn There are only a few fundamentals to bear in mind, in the handling of a lawn. The first of these is good quality seed especially prepared for lawns, not just some cheap, coarse grasses which will soon become ragged. The second point is to realize that grass is a plant and needs food and care just the same as a flower or a vegetable. Grasses thrive best in cool damp weather, therefore it is most important that the ground be prepared and the seed sown as soon as possible in the spring, and in any case before the really hot weather commences. If this is not possible one should wait until early fall. Because lawns are permanent, it is much easier to get the soil well worked, fine and level before seeding than afterwards. For obvious reasons the seed should be sown on a day when there is no wind and it is best to go over the plot twice, broadcasting one way, then the other. Because the plants are tender, at first especially so, it is advisable to cut with a very sharp mower. Well rooted manure, and chemical fertilizers rich in nitrogen are recommended for lawns and also an occasional application of bone meal. Well fed grass will crowd out most weeds. The rest can be handled with some of the new 2-4-D chemical sprays. To Save Time One of the quickest ways to produce flowers and vegetables is to use started plants. These can go outside almost as soon as it is safe to sow seeds. If handled carefully one can have flowers and new vegetables at least two weeks ahead of usual in this way. Another trick is to sow some seed of each packet a week or two before the normal time and then protect the young seedlings with paper caps, panes of glass or upturned flower pots until the weather really turns warm. Some people start a hill of melons, squash or even corn in a berry box indoors, then plant box and all outside without disturbing roots. Spread Them Out It is a mistake to plant all the vegetable seed in one afternoon. Far more satisfaction will result and much larger total yields as well as finer quality, where each packet is roughly divided into three parts. The first and smallest of these parts is sown on the early side and if they come through without serious frost we have some extra early vegetables. The second or main sowing goes in at the regular time, then from a fortnight to three weeks later we make the last sowing. With some quick maturing things like beans, carrots and beets, one can make even more sowings at intervals of a fortnight. In the warmer sections of the country it is possible to go right on planting most vegetables up to early July. By spreading out in this way we not only get a continuous supply of vegetables but we get that supply right at its best quality. To extend the season still further experts adopt the practise of sowing two or three different types of the main vegetable, an early maturing sort, a medium one and a late one. This is a particularly sound policy with such things as garden peas and corn, as the former must go in fairly early to get a start during the cool weather and the latter is not safe much before danger from the last frost is over. I) Dsidedown psiNji Prevent Peeking 4 O d|S