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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-11-02, Page 19A "AR; T i() ()MAY. NOVEMBER I. 1i! ' 7 'LY AVOID WWINTER: GRIEF $RING vow,Noe 1"0 .a MINOR REPAIRS OR 'SERVICEPOMP MAJOR.OVERHALIL_SIN *AVAILABLE;ALL L MAKES. of PkIrmS IN EMERO ENOY FAST EFFICIENT •SERVICE AT REASONABLE RATES C. H..EPPS MANUFACTUINI LTD,, HIGHWAY 8, ONE. WO LE.EAS aR.CI rONw PHONE 482-3116 or 41W-3820 26 In late summer, you will recall, our friends Marg and Fred Fester left Goderich Har- bour, crossing our own water- way heading for the Atlantic Coast Inland Waterway for the Caribbean Sea and a stop -over in Florida. We left them at Cape May Harbour - not too far from Atlantic City early in Septem- 0 —afterr tte 'I"HAT le • they had an unexpected , trip back to Toronto where their visas were waiting for them. Leaving their nice sailing ship, - a ketch I .think it is (but I'm often "mistaken on such details) - at Deltaville Va., a few days' run to Norfolk, Virginia whichis Mile One of the Inland Way, they hurried back to Canada. On returning to their ship, they were held up by Hurricane "Dawn" and another coastal storm. At Chesapeake Bay, a loose barge badly damaged the main bridge and it - as well as the schools and other places had to be closed. She says the Bay was pretty "lumpy" but the weather was sunny and warm by the time they reached Norfolk, Va. Here she mentions their Siamese cat "Tzigane", found . that he could swim.- He had been jumping on and- off ship (while in harbour), , when the ship moved out a little and Mr.. Cat flew like a flying squirrel - ker-splash - into the ocean. He quickly swam for the dock but was rather 'quiet' for a while. Big Surprise! The Inland Way is a series of rivers, canals, sounds and bays, sometimes being five miles wide, with many,. many man-made connecting waterways. The Dismal Swamp Canal, built in 1793 is the oldest 'of these and was opened in 1805 to flat boats, enlarged for shoal draft boats in 1826 and enlarged • to its present form in 1899. There are two locks, . one at each end of the canal with Lake Drummond in the middle sup- plying it with dark, brown, swamp -water - not as pretty as some of our locks. The next locks they entered were in the Cypress Swamp Canal, which is so long they couldn't make it in one•day so had to anchor at a wide spot. Traffic is light and the Coast Guard patrol these waters. Because of the poisonous ▪ snakes, they were warned not to row into the swamp. It was peaceful - or calm waters, bright moonlight - but the night noises from the swamp sounded like a war movie made in the Pacific with the jungle sounds. There were few marinas, so they spent three nights in the "wilds" before reaching Beafort, S.C. Anchorage began to be a problem with the tides getting higher, rip's and terrific currents when the tide is flooding or eb- bing and now being along the State of Georgia, their Water- ways were poorly buoyed, ad- ding to their chances of running aground or on the shoals. g\itoo, • e • 4 0 w► For five days, they played tag with a 25-30 mph "Nor' easterw' and with marinas still scarce, they had permission to tie up one time ata private dock. The owner, an old gentleman, had written several books and - the script for the Jack Arm- strong series for radio that they had listened to as youngsters. ' Southern Hospitality ,. they foundwas great: The P lei P were kind and friendly and in- terested in their fellowman. This was a nice break. Fernandina Beach, gateway to the Florida And the Gulf Inland Waterwhy, has a Welcoming Station where they ply you with pamphlets adver- tising every . landmark in 'the State, serve you lovely fresh orange juice and really welcome you to this great land of sun- shine. The landscape has been going thro' great changes, with palmettos as early as North • 'Carolina, egrets, ibis, a snake bird in Florida and cacti along • the canal banks. At Titusville, they mised by a few hours seeing a Sea Cow with her young ones. Along the ocean inlets, porpoises played alongside. In some waters, plankton glowed. in the dark, jelly fish gave you the shudders. St. Augustine with its Spanish, British and American history, is. a spot out of the old, world. Taking a bus tour;' they visited the National Aeuronatics and Space Centre among other spots. Very, very interesting and impressive with its 140,000 acres of land, museum of rockets and other buildings. The . old citrus groves are still operating, altho' no one. lives on the island. It rather shakes you when you see a DEER CROSSING sign in the middle of this space-age island. Appollo 17 is on the pad ready ' to go. This group of Brownies "Flew Up" to the Goderich Girl Guide troop last week ' in a ceremony at Knox Presbyterian Church. Left to .right they are, front, Mary Lynn Pagon, Dorie Oke, Jeannie Mare, Rhonda McIntosh, Nancy Jacobson, Shannon i BY ALAN TIC IBORNE • I am a helicopter pilot. I fly all over. ,Today I am going to haA• a job. I did it. I was chasing .some burglars with my'.co-pilot. His name was Andrew. The police phoned us up and told us to chase some burglars. When we got there, we flew " around the fort. Two • of them came out with cases and guns. Then they started to run. They ran into a cave until we Old cemeteries here are kept up and loved ones are issued cards that entitle themto visit the graves at any time - usually at launching time the urge is greatest. ,They travelled on from West Palm Beach (darn! I have a niece there) to the end of the Inland Way which seems like a highway with the houses; con- dominiums, hotels, motels, marinas and restaurants along its banks. Past the lighthouse at Hillsboro Inlet (this will ring a belh to many around Goderich) through port Lauderdale to the Dania Canal where they will rest "The Taurus" after 2600 miles. We have ARRIVED! Here's a couple of notes for your calendar: St. George's A.C.W. spon- soring the Albanaires Folk Singers of London on November' 12, Sunday, 3 p.m. November 15,. Victoria , St. Church have their Clistinas Fair. November 16, Legion Ladies' Snowflake • Tea and Bazaar. Love, Martha. Bridge .scores There were seven tables in play at the Goderich Duplicate Bridge Club Tuesday night, Oc- tober 24. North-South winners and their scores were; as follows: Dr. Deathe and A.J. Weerasooriya, 1041/2 points; Jean Papernick and Mrs. B. Erskine, 911/2 points; Dr. and Mrs. Smith, 871/2 points. East-West winners: Pat Stringer and Mrs. R.L. McDonald, 100 points; Mrs., D.D. Worthy and Mrs. J. Cook, 96 points; Mrs. Harold Williams and Miss Esther Garrow, 831/2 .points. toimmer NOTICE OF NOMINATION Nominations of Separate School Supporters for Representation on the HURON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION will be received by the undersigned Commencing on Tbursday►, November 9 tl and until 5 P.M., E.S.T., on Monday►, November 13, 1972 Nominees must be a Separate School supporter and mciy be from any municipality within the County of Huron.`°`• (One Representative to,bi elected) W, C. HORNER Clerk, Hay Township Zurich, Ontario w.^ MacLaren,T. - Rita Lassaline x aid` Tracy . Malian. ~ Back, Karen Dunn, Vickie Oke. Audrey Beacom, Susan Bushell, Cathy MacDonald Lori Mansell, Bahabara Vandecvetering and Kathy SheardoWn. Victoria Viewpoint were gone, but we made the engine quiet and flew around the cave. Then they came out and shot at us, We shot back. They ,reached the city when down cane two hooks from our helicopter and took them by the shirt. We took them to the jail and the police' Locked the in. Then after that we had to rescue some people 'out of a . house fire: There was a plane there squirting water. We took the people to a hospital because some of them had fire marks on them,' and. some, of them were almost 'dead. After that we went to Hawaii anti. then to England and Mexico. Then we came back. to Canada. BY DEIDRE WESTMAN . 1 was only lei years old when I was shot down by Rotnick Romino known as the, fastest trigger -puller in the west. He shot me down and I lan- ded safely in Honolulu. For a• minute I didn't .know where I Was. Then, when I was under a palm tree with coconut milk all over my face, I knew that I was in Honolulu. And boy. I had an awful time getting; the milk off my face. Then, when I entered the city, boy, I had a good time! • DANCE. THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT HULLY-GULLY TO THE MUSIC OF THE COUNTRY RAMBLERS Square and Round Dancing 10 p.m. - 1 a.m. •• OVER 150 SUITS REDUCED Pickett & Campbell Ltd. are pleased to introduce their new manager, Mr. Al Scharlock. Help us to celebrate during 'this fantastic "Heart of the Season" Suit Clearance. If you are sized 37 to 46, Short, Regular or Tall, Lean or. Stout, we can fit you. Save Dollars during this Special Sale, Sizes 3.7 to 46 Reg. 8 9.50 to 160.00 SHORTS REGS. TALLS - (ALTERATIONS AT COST ON SALE CLOTHING) SALE STARTS THURSD'AW-OCTOBER 26 - ENDS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4. PKKETT and CAMPBELL LIMITED Por Men TGODERICH 491. i BY JANE ANDERSON If I , were in, a helicopter I would go to a small town called Bangladesh. 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