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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-06-12, Page 24f,r44,c,fr • ' OP4RICH SIGNALSTAR, TI-1URSDAY', JUNE 12, 1975 , To be built in Grand Bend This air cushion icebreaker platform design for the Canadian Coast Guard ship Montcalm is shown in'this artist's concept from Bell Aerospace Canada Division of Textron Canada Ltd., Grand Bend. Developed under contractto the Air Cushion Vehicle Division, Marine Administration, Trapsport Canada, the concept is a result of tests with models and full scale ACV icebreakers. The platform is 53 feet wide by 32 feet long and is designed to provide •a variety of weights and cushion pressures. Water pumped into the platform's ballast tanks give it an operating weight range from 170,350 to 365,000 pounds,with cushion pressures from .7 to • 1.5 pounds per square inch. If built;the platform would be used for full scale evaluations of the concept. Model tests have shown that an ACV platform provides significant improvement in the capabilities of an icebreaking ship. Point -Farms News Special-.eventt...jihinpod for •suer' visitors ' Come Alive in '75 might be Point Farms is' the old barn the theme of Point Farms . which has been converted to an Visitor Services program for activity centre. This will be' this season. ,With an . exciting equipped with a ' new audio season which has just begun, visual unit to accommodate there is something for movies, slide show displays, everyone. • . , theatre groups, church services There are four classifications and special events. of parks aepending on the,. Campers will be able to come geography, history,'terrain and and kick up their heels at' the 'Usage of the park.sPoint Farnts square dance again this year is- classified as a .Recreation with a professional caller, or Park. The Visitor Services bring their children for a program is designed to provide Sunday evening production of a recreation program, and -Minnie the Pooh• by the Huron inforniation for the campers Country Plfiyhouse. and for the press and for group For any history buffs and' campers. particularly those citizens who Some of the programs which contributed to the history study were ,poplar last year will be last year, visitors to Point continued. The Saturday night Farms will be interested in baseball game has become .a seeing the presentation about ritual at the park, with as many the Point Farms Hotel. The as one hundred people coming park has quite an interesting out for it upon occasion. history as some of the local A facility which is unique to residents will remember. The For professional Fertilizing' and Aerial Weed Control CALL:- AGRICULTURAL AIR SERVICES LIMITED "The most experienced people in this field" 519-92.3-2872, or' Mitchell • 348-8181 Q0, 4 'It 11 lig ez.zutzwao . u he ounci I of tihe Corporation of the:- - ,. TOWN OF GODERICH • at a meeting held • . . MONDAY, MAY 5th,1 975 ' n ' resolved that ' '' Yune 15 to 211975 shall be observed as . :.--;)enior Citizens' ;;eek, in THE TOWN OF GODERICH ., • In compliance with the aforesaid resolution, 31 hereby proclaim • 3une 15 td6,21, 1975 as e• , 41)enior Citizens' ;eek ,, in , THE TOWN OF GODERICH DJ. (D.1) HEWFELT. ... ayOr , • 4.7 • • • ' - hotel which stood on the site was one of the biggest resorts in South Western Ontario before the Depression in the,10's. Some new programs are Scheduled for this year. These include nature trails outside of the park in the Huron County Forest and surrounding areas. There will also be guided tours of various interest points in the area. On "Pioneer Day" there will be various demonstrations on pioneer crafts and ways Of life and a tour -of the Pioneer Museum in Goderich after. A whole group of new and enthusiastic staff is waiting to meet campers this summer. Any questions or suggestions will be welcomed. The new Superintendent is Blake -Evans. Just call (524-7124) or drop out. Dublin convent closed Sisters leaving at the end of June Happiness and sadness mingled on Sunday May 18 when Sisters of the Ursuline Order gathered at Dublin to mark the closing in June of St. Patrick .—Ursula's Convent. Happiness stemmed from the reunion with old associates at the convent and sadness that, as a convent it was passing into history. At the end of June the four remaining Sisters leave, Sister Florence Kelly, principal of St. 'Patrick's school, who goes to the Ursuline Convent in Stratford but will commute to Dublin. The classrooms, in the old continuation school portion of the building are to be still used as a 'kindergarten. The other sisters go to Chatham and Parkhill. While there is regret at the closing of the convent which hasbeen forced due to econci-nics and as the principal 1 said "the social injustice" of • keeping the large convent open. • The convent will be put to good use and be taken over by the ,Huron -Perth separate school board which will move from Seaforth. Sunday morning Rev. Gordon Dill, pastor of St. Patrick's Dublin and Rev. Joseph O'Rourke of Stratford held a special mass for the forty-five sisters who returned, some had lived and taught at Dublin, while others were local girls who had attended school here and joined the Ursuline Order. ' The parish contributed richly to the life of their church. Some fifteen men entered the priesthood and over thirty 'women became nuns of the Ursuline Order. Among the first pupils: was 'the Rt. Rev. Joseph Feeney of St. Michael's Church, London. As well many other students entered professional life and the world of business in which they gave valued service. Their success was attributed to the splendid start given to them scholastically by the convent sisters. ' ' Music was even.then a part of the curriculum and they had two music teachers with two;f pianos, even in those days. Down through -the years music has , been stressed and their • contributions to Mitchell and Stratford Music Festivals.have been appreciated and enjoyed. The sisters, too, made a great impression on the pupils under their care. They have had The trama of reaching adulthood is vividly portrayed in two novels set in rural. Ontario (Huron County). purchased for town and village - libraries. Alice Munro's "Lives of girls women" • explores womanhood. Dell's close friend becomes pregnant and is faced with the shallowness and hypocrisy •of the townsfolk. Although excellent student in school, 'nen is chastised because of her love fora poor farmer's son. • In Harry J. goyie's "A summer burning" a young farm boy, Billy, is introduced to the harsh reality of the adult World by Sammy, a. tough know-it-all kid from the city:" Looking back, Billy remembers this summer as a time when he lost his innocence. There are excellent descriptions of life in a small community. The Ontario government announced it will increase per - capita grants for county and local libraries to $1.70 from $1.50. The basic area grant will remain at $15,000. 0 Such -an increase means that Huron County Library will receive $11,662. more .than the 1974 allottment of $95,510. This money will be used to purchase Canadian book ' and non -book 'materials for 'the branches. Canadian Books in Print and Subject Guide t9 Canadian Books in Print have been c GET ALL THE MONEY YOU NEED 2nd ,./it 3rd mtges. Quick Ontario wide service. Arrangements may be made in your home or place of business. Call collect - no obligatiOn. Prompt Irk vestment Corp., 330 Bay St., Toronto. 366-9586; Evgs. 231. 7, generations of area residents in elementary schools and commencing in 1925, at St. Columban and at Dublin Continuation School: which closed in 1969. At one time up to twelve sisters carried on the work in Dublin. They remained here for various periods Sisters Evangeline spending twenty-five year. in our midst and now resident at the motherhood. ,The Pines. They have written a long and colourful record of their work • .4.44.• here, that hs made an delible mark on this com- munity. Both the priests con- ducting the mass were students of the local schools. Make waves in 'these swimsuits Combine Water, sunshine and flattering swim thingi for sensational results. In splashy prints .4,.. smash- ing solids. Here! • • • loathing basking show-offs• With the first hot weather, thoughts turn to summer days basking in the sun. 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