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ihi stourtytui tmjwa tneaky decent 24 1957 d uhristmas quiets the- chain saws roar in pulpwood forest hundreds of miles from the din of smoky towns and the hectic traffic of busy streets lies a winter wonderland where christmas trees grow in codntless numbers it is canadas number one natural resource the rich pulpwcod forest where in hundreds of depots and thousands of camps no decorations are needed to give a christmas atmosphere at left in the stillness of holy night a depot glistens with sparkling lights as pulpwood workers prepare for their midnight ser vice while at right santa thanks a plow driver who has brought him to the camp from these camps in the heart of the nations managed woodlands comes the wood harvest that when converted into pulp and paper becomes canadas leading export f buy smithcorona typewriters from the tribune gift plants and flowers dont be too disappointed if when the surface of the soil the house plant you got for christmas or the new year does not last as long as you had hoped most plants are grown to bloom through the holiday season but the modern home in winter time is not such as to encourage them very much among other things the temperature is generally too high and the humidity too low there are some things you can do ho keep them blooming longer give them ample sun light keep air cool and moist never let the soil dry out keep them out of draughts and keep any insects under control night temperatures should be 60 degrees or lower so it is worth moving a plant to the coolest room at night the ex ception to this is the poinsettia which likes warm nights never below 60 degrees and does not relish sudden changes of tem perature a plant needs water when the soil has dried out so that it crumbles in the hand most plants are best watered by stan ding the pot for a few moments in a shallow pan or saucer con taining an inch or two of water the pot should be removed appears moist the humidity in most houses is far too low for most house plants particularly cyclamens humidifiers or pans of water placed on radiators will help standing the pots on saucers or trays of gravel which is kept moist is another way to pro vide humidity but the pot it self must not stand in water pyrethrum or rotonone sprays will kill aphids white flies or redspider mites or nicotine sul phate may be used be careful to avoid leaving house plants in a draught and if you use cooking gas remem ber that all plants are most sus ceptible to any uhburned gas that escapes into the air it will cause both flowers and leaves to drop off and here are some tips if you are buying cut flowers for christmas good quality flowers are fresh hard and undamaged a fresh flower is not too far open is not wilted or faded and has not been cut for too long the tendei est flowers stay fresh only for one or two days after cutting while others can be kept fresh for five or more days a hard flower has stems ut0whe our best os wishes to you 3j for a holiday sea son that is an open door to all good things i oboyles meat market stouffviue ontario ihe shining fight ra childrens eyes the sound of church bells chiming the gladsome joy of voices raised in carol singing the spiritlifting heart warming story of the babe of bethlehem all these are part of christmas and our yuletide wist for you is that you may enjoy all the blessings of this fffrr u happy holy season in fullest measure jtipmbm leaves and petals that are firm and sturdy not weak and flab by although what is hard qual ity for one kind may be soft for another roses and carna tions for example differ in nat ural hardness the rose being more tender and succulent other flowers too differ widely in hardness the hardest flowers of all usually keep best in the home sometimes for many weeks they can be good bar gains even at prices much above those for softer kinds florists charge a premium for the longest stems and big gest flowers flower buyers who are willing to take shorter stemmed and smaller flowers can often get more for their money in sizes better suited to the average home the use of commercial flower preservatives is highly recom mended for cut flowers this addition to the water and keep ing the blooms from high tem peratures and draughts will not only prevent blooms from wilt ing but will preserve them for the longest period by shirley sargent when i was a boy christmas couldnt come soon or often enough the longedfor day was more exciting than my birthday fourth of july and the last dayj of school all put together it was magic sheer unadulterated ma gic compounded of hoarded pen nies the scent of pine needles locked closets mysterious winks expectation and the unusually peaceful household this last be cause my brothers and i werei doing our darndest to be good i as if to make up in one month for all the sins of the past year later christmas lost its meant ing to me now a roving bach- 1 elor in fact the great day came too quickly too often and i would work late to escape thej carolers and sleep even later so my empty apartment wouldnt reproach me but now i have discovered the magic of christmas again a little boy gave it back to me along with a grubby kiss and a hug it is christmas eve and i have been home from korea for two weeks gettujg acquaint ed with carol the wife i mar ried five months before i went overseas and a rowdy two-and- ahalfyearold named butch he is my son the child i had never seen and he is the boy that gave christmas back to me carol and i had planned eag erly on just what butch should receive butch had a long list of toys that changed from day to day but when i had asked him what he wanted most of all he had just looked at me sadly fnc3 s fifi rs m bill shields motors ltd rr 1 gormley belween vandorf and gormley on the don mills rd longest year once there was a year which contained 445 days or an ex- tra two months numa pompilius supposedly created the roman calendar in the seventh century bc al though revised several times the calendar by julius caesars time was two months behind the sun when caesar set his experts to the task of revising the calen dar in the 16lh century they found they had to meet the prob lem of catching up with the sun so two months were insert ed between the months of no vember and december for the year 46 bc dont you know we live in a apartment he had asked so i told carol i think butch is worried that there isnt a fire place for santa to come down say do you think hes too young for a football just a small one of course thats how it went peace fully traditionally from the purchase of the tree to the open ing of christmas cards and the hiding of presents from butch until now christmas eve i ran quickly to butch when i heard him sobbing his brown hair tousled his babyplump cheeks stained red with emotion butch was another boy from the one i had put to bed whats wrong dear tell daddy i want a dog moren anything an i cant have it cant have it i repeated stupidly holding his warm sob- wracked body in my arms why not carols hands were on my shoulders because we live in an apartment butch choked that mean old man wont let me he is too mean mommy carol said he means mr allen the owner no dogs al lowed if i talked to him i appeal ed to carol if i explained no carols face twisted he made an exception to allow butch here anger strikes to allow butch for an instant markham kunkg-fc- i- mcmj qooo times good cheer good fellowship all these joys we wish for you this holiday season teds mens wear 5j nai wmson ted topping je stouffviue ontario phone 4ui anger blazed through me then i remembered with an effort that mr allen wasnt the enemy butch when we move i promise you may have a dog i explained carefully when are we gonna move children needed a time he would be three in may before your birthday i promised now go to sleep son in the living room i said i could buy turtles and fish it wouldnt be the same carol said when you were little dont you remember yes for i did i remembered the disappointments that were not swallowed up by other pres ents but only by time and tha gift of love my son has given me more than i could give him no matter where we lived he has given me not only the happi ness but the heartbreak of chris tmas i took carols hand and drew her into the magic of lov that surrounded us dp- schell lumber ltd stouffviue ontario j g5ree we like to keep christmas reverently in full awareness of its deep spiritual significance and we like to keep christmas as he would have us do with peace and good will with friendly greetings to all don mills road