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Mots Garden deserve compost heap By JEAN GABLE The summer seems to have gone and already the lawn must have the leaves raked off it before cutting if you have many trees around What do you do with your leaves Well this brings me to very favourite topic of mine the compost box Every gardener should compost Once you have gathered that rich humus in your hands and put it where your treasured plants are to grow you will never ever be without it again Compost is not hard to make it is really just rotted down vegetation which can be grass leaves or kitchen scraps the refuse from canning and freezing and all the garden debris that is not diseased have told in this column many times the basis of making compost pile but constantly get questions about making one The size depends on your garden size and what you will have to put in it figure to make two tons per year so need large box To do the best job you should always have two compost heaps going one to be used as you need it and one in the process of rotting ADI SOII Always get centre that is rotting well That is easy just now as the peaches apples pears and tomato skins all rot quickly Keep adding shovel full of soil or better still some manure if available use compost maker that has seaweed base that coems from Victoria and it works well for me $1 packet makes ton If you want to see some nice compost and how neat the heap is visit Ray marshal at Garrett Crescent in Barrie am sure Ray would be happy to tell you how he makes his compost You must keep the pile moist and if you can turn it every few weeks it will help lot to hasten decomposition At our house the emptying of the compost box each year is big job and doesnt get completed until midOctober until it is emptied make piles of the garden debris in the garden and move it all to the compost box when it is empty The varied piles are often steaming hot when put them in the box and this helps lot It is everybodys duty to conserve our precious soil and by adding humus you are doing just that etc or on your phlox or other garden flowers cut off the foliage and put it in the garbage Sprinkle sulphur all over the area and spray with Benomyl and next year set up pro gram of spraying with fungicide regularly as preven tative Once it is in it is hard to control SOCIETY NEWS Someone who must love flowers lifted my lovely Asparagus Fern from its spot on the verandah and com pletely cut every slip off double red Impatiens plant hope this person knows both these plants like shade good bit of water and loving care 47 members of the Society were at the ONE on Friday Aug 31 to hear Vera Lynn She was simply great We did have to cancel the bus for the Johnny Cash Show as only booked for Sept Country Fair is the big thing for all members just now Dont forget to hear all about bulb planting at the Society meeting in Codrington School pm Thursday Sept The speaker is well known for her program Gardening with Gwen over Wingham Radio 35 If you have mildew on your vegetables like beans peas Anniversary services Anniversary services will be held during September at Dalston Crownhill and Hillsdale United Churches On Sept Dalston United Church celebrate its 152nd an niversary at an 11 am service led by Pastor Ivan Dam browitz luncheon will follow On Sept 16 Crownhill United Church celebrates its 99th an niversary at an 11 am service led by Rev Art Storey Hillsdale United Church celebrates its 109th anniversary on Sept 23 at 11 am The speaker will be Francis Lightbourne DANCE OF THE ORIENT PRESENTS WEALTH OF ORIENTAL EXPERTISE WITH CIASSICAL TECHNIQUES CYMIALS VEILS MUSIC INTERPRETATION lIDIVIDUAl CHOREOGRAPHY SPECIAI WORKSHOPS WITH CANE EGYPTIAN DANCING Watch for our Fall Winter Shows Classes start again Sept l7Monday evenings PREREGISTRATION ONLY PHONE TRISHA EN TA DA PR 0FESSIOAC1 728653 VNGS lr w44mmm Reno and Ernie McAfee won first place in the home beautification contest for the front view of their trailer home at Sandy Cove Acres Examiner photo Winners of home beautification contest Pick of the crop in Painswick winding sidewalk bordered with marigoIds and zinias and vibrant yellow border garden odds color to the trailer park at Sandy Cove Acres thanks to the green thumb skills of Mary Fice Miss Fice was awarded first place for her Iawn Examiner Photo Joan Jefferson and her daughter Tania are seen above with backdrop of flowers and shurbs that ornmanet their back garden on Hawthorne Street near Sandy Cove Joan and Wayne Jefferson were tied for first place in the back garden classification Examiner Photo JEWELLERY Quality costume and sterling settings for rhinestone petit point china painting and Iapidary hobbyists Stones and available Color CTV ancliorman and former Barrie broadcaster Harvey Kir ck will be guest speaker at the first Barrie and District United Way Awareness Dinner 730 pm Wednesday September 26 at the Continental Inn Tickets are $18 per couple $9 for single with proceeds going to the 1979 United Way cam chains catalogue and details $200 refundable on first purchase JEWELART lTD Dept I931 Avenue Ild Toronto Ont MSM 4A2 ASSOCIATION 43 unruly Harvey Kirck in Barrie for United Way fund paign Tickets include chance on draws including trip for two to New York City with $100 spending money Tickets are available through Sandra Lawrence 7280543 or at the United Way office at 110 Dunlop Street East Suite 103 7262301 HURONIA NUMISMATIC COIN SHOW Saturday September 8th at Bayfield Mall Many dealers from across the country will be displaying their coins stamps and antique articles Bayfield Mall nmmmnhqnmn HOURS MomFri 930 930 Sat 930 600 roach of cool autumn weather wont give Charlene Snider and her husband Guy of Sandy Cove much opportunity to enjoy the beautiful back yard that earned them tie for first place The app Examiner photo people and places Arts crafts Show The Independent Order of Foresters will hold an Arts and Crafts Show Sept 22 and 23 from 10am t06pm both days at Molsons Park Proceeds from beer garden and foold booth will help the work of the Simcoe Rescue Squad For more information call 7288260 Groups and in dividuals are invited to enter displays PC women The regional conference of the Central Ontario Pro gressive Conservative Associa tion Women will be held on Saturday September 15 at the Continental Inn Topics of discussion will in clude Women and Credit Women and Insurance and Women and Family Law Registration is at 845 am Cancer society The Barrie and District Cancer Society will be organiz ing trip to the Princess Margaret Hospital Open House on Sunday October 14 if suffi cient number of people indicate an interest Call the society at 72r8032 for further information or to sign up rlea markets Grace United Church will hold flea markets during four Saturdays in September from am t02pm Anyone interested in renting space to sell vegetables baked goods or garage sale items should call 7264505 or 7260942 to reserve The church is located at the corner of Cook Street and Grove Street East Barrie daniadown it is soooo hard to leave Daniadown takes pride in the quality workmanship and wide selection of their continental quilts You can turn down the heat and still keep cozin warm on the coldest nights and tree yourself trom tedious bedmaking forever Choose covers accessories and drapes from large choice 01 mix match colours in perma press fabric The decorating pos sibilities are endless and makes the Ideal gift Drop in and see why Daniadown is the most popular quilt In Canada Dealer list and colour brochure on request moowntovrii Centre 7283621 OW Established 1°67 bubbb quilts ltd VI the examiner Saturday Sept 1979 Dear Ann LandErs You are probably fedu With letters from homosexuals Well this one will be dif erent hope you will print it because am not the only onewho feelsthis way am however one of the few who wrll adrriit it believe it is my duty to speak out for those who don have the courage Being gay is not of my choosrng rememberhavmg sexual fantasies at the age of five and they weren about girls they were about members of my own sex To this day dont know if am the way am because was born dif ferent whether my parents attitude influenced me in this direction or what But am definitely gay and no matter what the reason is it doesnt matter much have travelled in homosexual circles for long time and it may surprise your readers to know that most of us are not limpwristed lisping sissytypes As matter of fact no one would ever point finger at me There is not Single 50 called gay trait in my looks speech or behaVior pattern have kept my true identity so wellhidden that members of my family have no idea am not perfectly straight Further more hope they never find out My parents would die Sometimes think Ill explode when my mother and aunts suggesta lovely date for me am not asking for sympathy or heaven forbid pity What AM asking for is understanding Indivrduals who are crippled are treated with compassion by decent people Well we are emotionally crippled It happened at some stage in our development and we are stuck with it Although some gays say they have no desire to be straight most of us would give anything if we were hope you will let me have my say publicly Ann Those people out there need to know that we have no interest in molesting little children misleading unsuspecting women or dressing up in high heels The vast majority of closet dressers transvestites are not homosexuals know this letter is much too long to publish but hope you will trim it down and use some of it So many folks need educating and your column is one of the very vest places for them to learn Thank you for all the good you have done Closeted in The Southland Dear Southland didnt trim word Heres your letter exactly as you wrote it with my thanks for ex pressing yourself so honestly Dear Ann Lenders was married to wonderful woman for 16 beautiful years We had one child daughter My wife died three years ago Our daughter was 14 at the time She was so upset at her mothers death she asked me to promise would never get married again did so Period ically at threeor fourmonth intervals she reminded me of that promise and asked me to promise again Last year began to keep company with very fine woman would like to marry her but as recently as last month my daughter asked if remembered my vow She must have read my mind What should do XXX Dear xxx That promise was made when your heart was heavy and your judgment clouded Your daughter shouldnt have extracted it and you shouldnt have made it Take your daughter to your clergyman and ask HIM to decide He will give you the proper counsel and from him it will sound different hope For better or worse By ERMABOMBE We all marry for be er war worse But you dont know howbad it can get until you find out youre stuck with an dorit dance During courtship the uont danceers mislead you dont believe said that heyre the first ones on the floor pushing your arm up and down like theyre riming pump and maneuvering around between coup es dipping and swaying It wasnt until our wedding receptionwhen the orchestra played The Anniversary Waltz that knew had been conned The crowd made circle around my new husband and me to lead the dancing when he turned to me and said Please not tonight have headache In his excuses for not dancing were laid end to end they would encircle Ann Millers teased hair 30 times These are some of his better ones Its too crowded Wait till it thins out No one else is dancing Wait until theres crowd Stardust is too fast Lets wait until the tempo slows down bit My varicose veins have been acting up The song is almost finished Lets wait until next New Years We just got here an hour ago Give me chance to talk Why didnt you mention you wanted toidance before unbuttoned my jacket Through the years have resigned myself to sitting around listening to the music and watching my feet swell under the table tell myself hes good provider loves children and is kind to my motherinlaw But couldnt resist mentioning his handicap the other night as we watched period movie The hero moved across the floor and chose his dancing partner beautiful woman of mystery Together they joined line of about 50 other people and went through routine of counting steps swaying dipping turning bowing and skipping that would have baffled the Ohio State marching band At the same time mind you the hero carried on con versation that was provocative suggestive witty and political without missing beat Would you look at that exclaimed to my husband iiFalce it Bunkie you would never have hacked the Virginia ee My husband took note of the dancer resplendent in cutaway coat powdered wig lace over the hands satin vest and buckled shoes and observed Without his Supphose hed be sitting it out like the rest of us POIIys Pointers No polish for leathers DEAR PCLLY lamp base has made scratches on my leathertopped table and wonder if there is any thing could apply that would help hide them Thanks GLADYS DEAR GLADYS Authorities always advise against using furniture polish oils etc on leather upholstery but if the table were mine and the leather top dark colored would try to remove the scratches with that darkJooking scratchremover polish that can be bought at grocery drug and hardware stores cottontipped stick could be used to apply it just where needed and wipe off right away DEAR POLLY save hot water detergent time etc by washing small articles such as white gloves and knee socks in plastic bowl use the largesize bowl such as whipped topp ing comes in put the cover on and shake The results are great EUNICE DEAR POLLY When buying new set of bed sheets save money by buying an extra flat sheet to make the matching pillowcases make four regularsize cases out of twinsize sneet or five regular queen or kingsize cases out of double sheet Even when you buy them on sale one pair of cases can cost as much as flat sheets EFF DEAR POLLY Clean mustard squeeze bottle filled wrth liquid detergent is great for applying the detergent to collar rings and spots before laundering No detergent is wast ed this way Mary 10in will sena you one of her signed thankyou newspaper coupon clippers if she uses your fovorite Pointer Peeve or Problem in her column Write POLLYS POINTERS in care of this newspaper