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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 HURON CAMERA!! CENTRE • (Eric Carman' P11oto) 24 HOUR—FILM'' COLOR PROCESSING 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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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 wt t n 1.1 • The Westdale gets a helping hand from two tugs after. it went aground in Goderich Harbor1ast Wednesday night. Three tugs Garden . Club s 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 Something Different A Mother's Day spoon For -her, on her own special day. A silver- plated spoon, 4%" long; _with Mother's Day _engraved in script, $2.50 We also carry Cups & Saucers and China Roses bearing the name "Mather" SQUIRE GIFTS HIGHWAY 21 SOUTH, 000ERICH PHONE 524.9220 • A e's Supermarket STORE HO ' RS -. MON. TO FRIDAY 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. SAT. 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. eats famous for :Quality and freshness ' SCHNEIDER'S BULK FINEST QUALITY CANADIAN CHEDDA CHEESE FESTIVAL FRoM THE BUTCHER'S COUNTER Levi Fat Mozarella Cheese REG. $1.49 lb. Block Colby Cheese REG. 51.49 Ib. 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