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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1969-07-24, Page 11DIES IS ALWAYS DrEF 13 Correspondent MISS MONICA BYRNE CON for $300 FRIGIDAIRE HOME Air. Conditioper ENDS SEPTEMBER 30; 1969 with Skill Testing Question 1. Ticket for each $100.00 on the purchase of New or Used Cars Check it 14, Gth CAI P4 527-1750 • SEAFORTH Our name is your GUARANTEE Our price is your VALUE We Are 1 II III Wheat, Barley,. Oats, lorn, Flax :,and Mixed Grain We are equipped for fast unloading service. —Our automatic grain handling facilities elim- inate waiting, when you bring your grain to Topnotch. The Elevators will be open 6 days of the week and will be open at nights if good Harvesting Wtather Phone 527-1910 Seaforth TOPNOTCH FEEDS LIMITED MEW HURON gXPOSITOR SEAPOWTH, OUT, JUIN 24, 1,11*-44 0 waukee, Chicago and Cleveland: This, however, was nothing com- pared with what was happening on the' Lakes. The first reported marine casualty was the old wooden stenner, "Louisiana", of Cleve- land, which was driven ashore near Green Bay, Wisconsin, and immediately destroyed by fire. Like those of other ships driven aground, her crew were later td consider themselves fortunate. Few "lakers" of the time had radio.equipment, hence their owners and the relatives of their crews could only conjecture how they had fared. The worst imag- inings fell short of reality, par- ticularly as concerned ships on Lake Huron. The first intimat- ion of disaster was the repot' of a vessel upside down, a Jo' miles northeast of Port H1.110„, Michigan. The report came on November 10, yet it was the -first confirmation of a vessel totally lost among the many missing on Lake Huron, Her id- Ii entity remained a mystery until the following Saturday, when a diver established her to be the "Charles S. Price", of Cleve- land, one of the largest and newest ships on the Lakes. She sank two days later. Meanwhile the forebodings occasioned by the discovery of the "Price" were being confirm- ed as bodies and wreckage were washed ashore, particularly al- ong the coast of Huron County. Incredible though it seemed, it' now gradually became certain - that seven other freighters had simply vanished: the "James Carruthers", "Wexford" and "Regina" of Toronto, and the "'Mac M. Scott", "John A. McGean", 'Argus" and "Hy- drus", all of Cleveland. No trace has ever since been found of any of .them. Not a soul survived from any of their crews, which totalled some 187. The work of recover- ing and identifying their bodies was undertaken by the Welfare Plan _Committee of the Lake Carriers' 'Association. The com- mittee, headed'by Capt. E. 0. Whitney of Ashtabula, Ohio, made its headquarters at the Bedford Hotel in Goderich. Few- er than one-third of the missing 1 BOX 4072, STATION A, TORONTO 1, ONT. rtn of Our Oeticious... ; int Soft ife Crgani, MO Favour. OhOur Sqifo TRY US Elmer says • FIND THE BROKEN RULE MAIL BEFORE JULY 29TO: ELMER, NAME (Town or City) TELEPHONE *AGE Roy 011110.1111•011, 0.111.1111001., •••••••4111MI 4•111.0100.111 One thing, about John Dia- enbaker, he can debate both sides of any point. The former Prime Minister. who will go down in history as one of Canada's greatest debat- ors in the House of Commons, has been accused of many things by the opposition, in and out- side the Conservative Party. But no one can ever accuse "The Chief" of refusing to take a stand, particularly when he's in opposition. The concessions to Quebec made by Liberal Prime Minister Lester Pearson and continued by Pierre Trudeau have continually come under Diefenbaker's scorn. In fact, the real anti-Dief block claim his anti-French stand ruined t he Conservaties in the last election, forgetting that it was Robert Stanfield, the orig- inal stone face, against Trud- eau the magician. In fact, Dief as leader probably would have won as many seats for the Con- servatives,as Stanfield - cert- ainly more in the West, if less in the Maritimes. It just wasn't the PCs' year. It is refreshing to see that the old warrior is still at it, making speeches on everything from the monarchy to draft dodgers to recognition of Red China., The Queen couldn't ask for a better watchdog on the rights of the monarchy in Can- ada than John Diefenbaker. The government only has to make a move to slip away some of the royal trimmings on federal buildings, and Dief is letting the world know. Recently in Kansas City, the ,13-year-old politician was pal- led to give, the opening address to the Order of De Molay In- ternational Conference. This associa tion of 168,000 members apparently knew it could count on Dief to keep the delegates awake. He started off by attacking the Canadian government for Welcoming U. S. draft dodgers to Canada. "As far as I. am, concerned, if these people are not prepared to defend their own country then they are of no use to Canada. It' is the right of everyone to be able to disagree widihis own government's policy. But when •)a a person leaves his country when asked to defend it, he has a complete misunderstanding of freedorn." Without pausing for a second breath. Dief went on to say how he personally opposed the U. S. involvement in Vietnam. "I think inspection and ad- vice teams like those ,of Pres- ident Eisenhower should have zontinued." Having said that, Diet con- tinued: "But I think it would mean a complete collapse of anti-Communist forces in Asia for the United States to with- draw now. You have commit- ted yourself and there should be no retreat." The circle had been com- pleted. Again on Red China, he showed his amazing ability to see the same issue two ways. It was the Diefenbaker gov- ernment that took credit for starting the big wheat deals ,with Red China, arranged by Agriculture Minister Alvin Hamilton, The American press and right-wing politicians attacked the Canadian sales as a threat to world peace. How could you feed and strengthen your po- tential enemy, they warned: Only a few years earlier, the • Red Chinese Army was bat- 'iling Canadian soldiers in Ko- rea. To ,Dief, the, politician, it meant money for Canada and more important, Intiney for Western grain farmers, hard hit by rising costs and slump- ing prices plus bumper Crops, Business is business, he said, and beside "The only way to break down the walls of Com- munism is with trade." , He correctly pointed out that the U. S. now trades with thany Communist nations. "What was criticized six years ago as heresy is now a cornerstone of diplomacy. " But this didn't mean to Dief that we should recognize Red China, certainly not at the ex- pense of the corrupt Formosa, puppet, "That", thundered Dief, "would be the most heinous thing possible." 1. Look both ways be- fore you c rasa the street. 2. Keep from between parked cars. 3. Ride your bike safely and obey all signs and signals. 4, Play your games in a safe place away from the Street. 5. Walk when you leave 'the curb. 15. Where there a r e- no • sidewalks walk on the • left side o f the read facing traffic, - The great storm of 1913 will be commemorated on Sunday, August 3, 1969 when an his- torical plaque will be unveiled at Cobourg and Lighthouse Stre- ets, Goderich. The plaque is one of a series being erected throughout the province by the Department of Public Records and Archives, ac ting on the advice of the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Qnt- ario. The ceremony, which will commence at 2:30 p. m. , is being arranged and sponsored by the Goderich Lions Club, Clay- ton Edwards, chairman of the Community Betterment Coin- mittee, will act as programme chairman. Others who have been invited to take part in the cere- mony include: His Worship Dr. G. F. Mills, 'Mayor of Goderich; C. S. MacNaughton, Treasurer of Ontario and Minister of Econom- ics; Murray Gaunt, M. P. P, (Huron Bruce); Harold Baird, President of the Goderich lions Club; Prof, W. S. Goulding, representing the Historic Sites Board of Ontario; James Scott, historian; and the Rev. G. L, Royal, of Knox Pres- • byterian Church, GoArich, The plaque will be unveiled by Har- old Turner, President of the Hur- on County lUstorical Society. A storm centred over Minnes- ota on Friday, November 7,1913, caused the U. S. Weather Bureau to order storm warnings hoisted that morning in Great Lakes ports. Southwest gales, however, are not unusual at that time of year, and only routine precautions were taken. The decision of many Great Lakes skippers to proceed with sailing plans proved disas- trous, for what was being forecast proved to be the most destructive storm in jthe history of the lakes. That night the storm-centre was over Marquette, Michigan, and on Saturday morning it moved eastward to Sault Ste. Marie; There was still no great concern by nightfall, when it was located about Alpena, Mich. having swung southeastward dur- ing the day, but that night it 'struck Lake Huron with unpre- cedented savagery. The wind was now coupled with a blizzard, and together they caused wide- spread havoc, notably in Mil- ADDRESS men were ever found, and not ail of those were identified. Five unidentified bodies were buried at Goderich and three at Kin- cardine, Though Lake Huron bore the brunt of the destruction, two steamers were lost on Lake Su- perior, two barges on Lake Mich- igan and a lightship on Lake Erie, with a total loss of some 57 lives. As well, six other steamers were wrecked 'on various lakes, two of them on Lake Huron, and became "constructive total losses", while another nineteen were damaged By stranding. What actually happened to the eight ships sunk on Lake Hur- on will likely never be known. - With wind velocities in the vi- cinity of sixty m, p, h. , waves were running as high as thirty feet or more, sufficient to tear off hatch covers and fill a laden ship in a few minutes, Some may even have collided in the blind- ing snow. How the "Price" turn- ed turtle rather than foundering like the others,has been a mat- ter for conjecture ever since.' The best guess may be that her cargo of coal shifted as she rol- led, carrying her all the way ov- er and smashing its way through her hatches as she went. There would thus be sufficient air trape ped in her bottom to, keep her afloat, The storm played no favorites as regards age or size, The "James Carruthers", 550 feet ,long, had been launched at Collingwood only that spring, and had been built with a part,. icular eye to strength and sea- worthiness. The" Wexford", on the other hand, was the oldest of all those 1 ost, having been built in Britain in 1883, and was only half the length of the "Carruthers". There have been other gales since, that of November 11-12, 1940, being particularly' viol- .ent, but then only two ships were lost, and a total of 67 lives. The main reason for the disparity may be found in the improved methods of weather prediction, the radio direction-finding -equip- Ment by,then carried in most ships„ and the greatly improved system of hatch covers installed' in most of them. Add war-de- veloped radar to these improve- ments; and the likelihood of a 191-3-style catastrophe ever happening again is very small. ROOT ROT OF WINTER WHEAT Lodging of winter wheat has been a major problem in sev eral areas' of Huron and adjoin- ing counties particularly in the Kippen area this summer. In most cases this has been the re- sult of stems rotting 'at ground level, although in several fields heavy rains or wind have been the cause. According to J. D. Jamieson, Agronomist with Ontario De- partment of Agriculture & Food in Huron, foot rot, also known as,, Culm Rot, Eyespot or Straw- breaker Disease, is caused by a soil-living fungus, Cercosporel- la herpotrichoides. Severe lodging of winter , wheat during the latter part of the growing season is the most conspicuous symptom of the disease, It causes the plants to fall in a criss.tross manner usually with no directional pat- tern unless high winds are also involved. The lower leaves of the affected plants turn brown and the base of the stem is oft- en twisted and rotten in appear- aece. They also may be short- er than normal and have shorter heads which do not fill properly. The result is poor quality shrunk- en kernels at harvest andkdec- reased yields. Fields inspected this year show varying degrees of damage, ranging up to 75% los.% Losses appear to be heav- iest in early planted fields while wheat planted in mid to late September show little damage. The fungus lives on crop re- sidue in the soil and attacks winter wheat, winter barley and forage grasses. Spring sown grains, beans and corn are not affected. Crop rotation' is the most ef- fective control known, Mr. Jam- ieson said. Winter wheat or winter barley shofild be spaced at least three years apart. Le- gumes such as alfalfa, clover or beans should be included in the rotation. Wheat Straw should be completely covered by plow- ing to reduce the level of dis- ease in succeeding years. The seeding rate can be reduced to promote stronger plants which are more resistant to lodging. , Mr. - and Mrs. pan Cottello of Dublin celebrated their 45th Wedding Anniversary on Sat- urday with their family and close relatives. A High Mass of Thanksgiv- ing was sung by Rev. R. Durand as celebrant and Rev. John Costello, youngest son of the couple as deacon with Mrs. Helen Nagle at the organ and Mrs, Hans Vonk directing the choir. A buffet supper was served at their home on the lawn to all the guests. Much remin- iscing of old pictures of 45 , years were enjoyed and Mr. Gordon Costello on behalf of the family congratulated and thanked the parents for their guidance and inspiration through the years. ' Guests included Rev. R. Durand, Dublin, Monsgr. J. A. Feeney and Rev. John Costello, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Groshack, Mr. and Mrs. Doug. McGilvary, all of London, W. 0., Wm. Costello, Mrs. Costello and their 5 children, Dartmouth, N. S. , Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Costello, Westbrook, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Costello, Kitchener, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Costello and Mr. and Mrs. John Meagh- er of Seaforth, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Feeney, Wilfred, Feen- ey, Mrs. Mary Feeney, Mr. and Mrs. Mat McCreight, Jack Mc Carthy, all of Dublin, Mr. ,,and Mrs. T. S. Melady, Toronto, . Mrs. Geo. Coville in Tim- mins attending funeral of her brother, Stephen ECkert. Classified Ads pay dividends Great 1 50 L . woo...,.,__.-.._ C.C.1* BIKES TWO BOYS' TWO GIRLS' TLYTE ACCESSORY KITS Each kit contains valuable Dents' for 'your bike. The Elmer rule broken here is number HOW, TO ENTER I. Show which Elmer rule is being broken above, then COLOR the picture, 2. 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