HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-05-01, Page 6planting. Planting should not be
overdone at first as additions
can be made from `year to year.
+ For shade, both slow and'
fast-growing trees should be
planted.
The' speaker also answere i
many questions asked.. ,by, an
audience of interested gar-
"deners.
Mrs. ,Gladys Green thanked
Mr. Bourdeau on behalf of the
members present.
The president Mrs... Jean
Barnett presided for' the
business meeting.
Mrs"' Ruth Beuttenmiller and
Mrs Gwen ,Kiar were ap-
pointed as delegates to the
Ontario Horticultural Con-
vention to be held in Barrie on
June 20, 21, and 22. Mrs. Bar-
nett also plans to attend..
Plans are being , made for a
special meeting late in Sep-
tember when Mrs. Lyzaniwsky
of Toronto, vice-president of
the Canadian Rose Society, will
be the guest speaker. It is they
club's intention !to invite other
societies to attend this Meeting.'
Mrs. 'Berith Jessop, in
speaking about the • Spring
Flower Show, urged members
t� try to improve the quality •
specimens shown. She men-
tioned that hybrid seeds which
are hand pollinated produce
better plants.
Mrs. Frances Worsell,
membership convener,
reported that 17 new members
had been received and more
hand books will be required.
Volunteers are needed to
assist with the town planting
project. If you are interested in
helping to beautify our town,
please telephone Miss Helen
Videan who. is acting as con-
vener of the planting com-
mittee..
Mrs. Jean McKee urged
members to become involved
by preparing arrangements for
the Flower Festival in July.
The theme this year is "Back to
the Good Old Days".
A list of ,suggested topics is
printed in the Year Book, or
you may choose :one. of your
own.
Mrs. McKeealso announced
that she will be teaching seven
classes in Basic Flower
Arranging beginning in June:
Cost of this course is $15.
.Mrs. Ruth Beuttenrniller
outlined plans for a bus tour to
London on. Saturday, May 31.
This tour has been arranged for
members of the Garden. Club.
Highlights of the tour will be
visits to the greenhouses at the
University of Western Ontario,
to Eldon" House, Springbank
Park, and the Little Tree
Farm. Luncheon reservations
have been made at The Garage.
Members will _ .be called
regarding this trip. by the
telephone committee before the
next meeting. If you wish to go
on this tour and are not a
member, your membership fee
of $1.50 paid at the next meeting
will make you eligible.
The -draw kir the spider plant
donated by Art's Landscaping
, was made' b" ' 1VIrs. Burrows.
The lucky 'winner was Mrs.
McWhinnie. The club's
youngest member Miss Kim
Black drew the lucky ticket for
the Green. Thumber's prize - a
cineraria won by Mrs. Huck.
Mark May 21st on your
calendar and reserve that date
for the annual spring auction
sale of plants'.
the department of public works
had been instructed to take the
necessary steps. The public
works minister added that
American companies were
being considered for urgent
government contracts as one of
several alternatives to the
problem.
The sandbar m• ade itself
evident last week when' it
trapped the 7,584 ton Westdale
for more than 15 hours. The
ship 'was carrying 405,000
bushels of grain. he Westdale
was the second cagier to run
aground. ,Last November, the
Thorold ran aground on the bar
and was 24 hours before 'it was
freed.
The Westdale was drawing 20
feet six inches of water, when
she ran' aground Wednesday
nigwht. • The entrance to the
harbor is charted at 20 feet
deep but •-high, water levels
mean. an additional three feet
should have kefengained.
Captain Bilr:Smith, master of
the 0,,Westdale, said he was
drawing only 18 feet seven
inches at the bow which ran
aground. ' He said he was
making a visual approach to
the harbor aligning signal
beacons at •the entrance and
worked for approximately 18 hours to free the ship which was through the deepest section of
leaving Goderich Harbor -with a load of grain. (staff photo) the channel which is marked by
bouys. He said he had no
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knowledge of the exact location
of the bar• and did not know to
stay to the northern extreme of
the entrance.
A spokesman for Westdale's
Steamship, Co. Ltd., owner of
the vessel, said the company
was unaware-thaf silting was so
expensive in the harbor.
Other companies with ships
working in Goderich harbor
have indicated they are wary of
sending them in. They have
made frantic calls to the grain
elevator and . salt mine con-
cerned.
on-cerned„ fon the safety of their
ships.
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6 GODERICHSIGNAL-STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1975
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McKinley w°"ts action Harbor may be dredged at long Iast
The sandbar at the entrance
of
Goderich harbor has held up
two lake carriers and the House
of Commons since it was -
discovered last November and
indications from Ottawa are
that it may be removed this
year.
The shoal threatens to cut
deeply into this year's shipping
season in Goderich costing the
grain elevator and salt'mine as
much • as $100,000 it it is not
removed. The dredging was
promised• by the federal
government in a letter to
council in March but nation-
wide scandal in the country's
dredging industry delayed
action.
Huron -Middlesex MP Robert
TRnu a1. !` ....-.. ..rc
urging Public Works Minister
C.M. Drury to see to the
Goderich problem. The
• minister promised action as.
soon as possible but said he had
his hands tied by the scandal.
Justice Minister Otto Lang
told the Commons Monday the
sandbar, may be cleared this
year advising McKinley that
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The Westdale gets a helping hand from two tugs after. it went
aground in Goderich Harbor1ast Wednesday night. Three tugs
Garden . Club
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krtB6�rdtatt*guests peakr
Att Bourdeau of Art's -Lan-
dscaping was guest speaker at
the open meeting of the
Goderich Garden Club held in
St. Mary's School Library on
April 16th.
In his talk Mr. Bourdeau
"gave many helpful tips about
home landscaping.
-+- A good foundation of four
to six inches of topsoil for a
lawn and ten to twelve, inches
for flower beds will ensure
better results.
-}- Before any planting is
done, the driveway walks and
flower beds must be contoured
to suit the lines of the house.
Y+ Mr, Bourdeau stressed the
importance of careful planning
in . doing tasic foundation
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