The Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-03-25, Page 36PAGE 14A—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1981
Heimbecker is oldest
BY SKIP GLLLHAM
Another navigation season will soon be
in
411' swing around the Great Lakes. A
number Otte old freighters have gone to
scrapand will not see service in 1981. A
few veterans still remain. The oldest bulk
carrier still sailing our inland seas is a
regular caller at-Goderich. This is'the iL
'€ HEIMBECKER of the Soo River Com-
pany. .
The ship has called here with grain for
over .a decade: For 'many years -She was
the WESTDALEbut since 1977 she has car-
ried.the name I$. C. Heimbecker in honor
of a prominent Canadiangrain merchant:
The Superior Shipbuilding ,Company of
Superior, Wisconsin, built .this vessel in
1905. She began service for the Pittsburgh
Steamship Division of United States Steel.
Her name in those days was GEORGE W.
PERKINS. At'569 s 56.4 x 26.5 foot dimen-
sion, this was one of the giants of the lakes
ii} that era. Indeed a sistership, the
WILLIAM E. COREY, was the largest
laker when launched a few months. before -
the Perkins: •
The Perkins hauled iron ore, coal and
limestone for U.S. steel interests around
the upper lakes for over half a century.
Routine, trips from Lake Superior ports to
Chicago, Gary, Lorain and Conneaut were
common. Unbound cargos . of coal were •
usually loaded at Toledo or Ashtabula. Oc-
casionally limestone came aboard at
Calcite or Port Dolomite.
In the early sixties, the Pittsburgh fleet
began to purge the older hulls from the
fleet. Some went to scrap, some to smaller
U.S. fleets . while others came under the
Canadian flag. Coincidentally the Perkins
and two sister ships all moved to Canadian
service. Each had different owners.
The Perkins was sold to Westdale Shipp-
ing and renamed Westdale in 1964. Grain
became the staple cargo and the entire
Seaway was her 'Waterway. She visited
Gulf of St. Lawrence ports to discharge
overseas bound grain and loaded ore for
the run back into the lakes. Soybeans and
barley from Toledo to Toronto was another'
common route and cargo.
In theearly seventies the old ELIVIDALE
was retired. Westdale was modified for the
parcel grain trade to Goderich and the
Georgian Bay ports. Among the changes
was an adaptation to burn oil rather than
coal. Since then she has been a regular on
our waterfront with 10 to 15 trips a year
from Thunder Bay. She hauls about 400,000
bushels per trip.
A few older hulls survive around the
lakes , but they are barges or specialty
Ships. The H. C. Heimbecker is now the
Oldest bulk carrier in service and she is a
beautiful sight in Soo River colors. Let's
hope she keeps sailing for many more
years.
Looking bach through old files
75 YEARS AGO
Sunday, March 18 was a
red letter day in the history
of Methodism in Goderich.
The corner stones of the new
North Street Methodist
church were laid under most
favorable auspices on July 1,
1906 and the, congregation
was • able to dedicate the.,
completed structure last
Sunday.
At the G.P.R. and harbor
little has been done the' past,
week beyond the building of
the tug by Marlton and the
n}aking of cement blocks by
the C. P. R.
As a result of a news item
in The Star, the Fisher White
Wyandotte Poultry Yards at.
Benmiller have received
equiries from Toronto and
Saskatchewan. '
There is considerable
speculation about the
number of buildings that will
be erected in Goderich this
..season. Quite: a number of
houses are wanted and their
building is spoken of, but on
rotary wants newspaperso.
• Are stacks of old
newspapers beginning to pile
up in the basement and
garage?
Well the Goderich Rotary
Club would be delighted to
relieve you'd those unsightly
newspapersas the club has
planned five paper drives ,
this year.
Project chairman, Don
McGuire, said the paper
drives will begin Saturday;
April 11 and four others are
planned throughout the year
.on -.-May 30, July- 26; Sep-
tember 26 and November 14.
Last year the club
collected between 40 and 45
tons of newspapers in four
pickups. The price per -ton
varied between $20 and $25
according to market prices
and an average of 18
Rotarians worked five
trucks on each drive.
But McGuire is hoping the
paper . drives will be much
more lucrative this year to
assist the club with com-
mun ity projects.
• `Last year we really didn't
get the support," he said.
"We definitely want more
tonnage this year."
The paper drive funds
were used to support many
club projects such as the
Hu!i s contribution to the-
arcna roof fund, the air cadet
,irogram, the exchange
,tudent program, the
..er:;lnar for youth leaders
anu the adventure in
itiz,:r,ship program.
kn one putting papers out
t•,r no kup are asked to place
the to nn the -curb in hundles
by 15 n.m. the morning of the
paper drive. McGuire said
the dub. is asking a great
deal of, town residents in
requesting they not only put
uapers on the curb but also
'hat they he bundled. But, he
trlrf� f, .. it is the only way we
.V. special
On Saturday, March 28, on
r-KNX TV at 6:30 p.m. the
'')wen Sound Association of
iiaptist Churches presents
:ts • March Living Faith
;por::al entitled. "Fruits of
the Spirit"
rhi.5 special, hosted by
Kr•n Rowe, will include
guest, Richard
f,e,,y.huck of Wiarton. Music
will he by "Frank Street
Baptist ,1'unior Choir"
can collect them:" •
Out of town residents can;
also participate in the drive
and get rid of unwanted
papers by taking bundles to'
Don at Huron Sunoco on the
Friday before a . scheduled
pickup. -
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BOULEVARD
TREES
The Works and
Engineering Depar-
tment, in conjunction
with the Parks Depar-
tment, are taking or-'
der$ for trees to be
planted on Town
boulevards this spring.
Due to location and tree
diseases, the type of
trees to be planted shall
be at the discretion of
the Town; however,
,owner preference will
be accommodated when
possible.
If you with a tree(s) to be planted in front of your
residence or business, please contact the office of the
Commissioner of Works, Mr. Kenneth C. Hunter at 524-
9492 before AprIl 17, 1981.
There are a limited number of trees available, so
please call early. MR. R, K. ALLEN,
DEPUTY -REEVE,
CHAIRMAN WORKS &
` ENGINEERING COMMITTEE
account of the heavy rise in
building materials, con-
tractors are in rio haste to
close building contracts.
Spring is with us as far as
the day of the month is
concerned but it seems as if
the real spring days were
with us in February. There
has been snow daily for the
past three weeks. -
25 YEARS AGO
The Little Bowling Alley
on the Huron Road opens this
Saturday night at 8 p. m. with
ribbon cutting ceremonies. It
features six brand new
regulation alleys of the latest
type.
Goderich stores will return
to remaining open on
Saturday nights com-
mencing this Saturday as a
result of a meeting held by
merchants at the twon hall
Tuesday night. Failure to
reach a complete agreement
ontheFriday night open
resulted in the merchants
reverting to the usual
Saturday night open.
The British Exchange
Hotel, long a Goderich
landmark, has been sold to
Allan Jackson, a Toronto
accountant. For the past five
years the hotel has been
operated by Mike Rebatich.
The stage is rapidly being
set for the opening here on
Friday of Young Canada
Week, a sports spectacle that
has won for itself the title of
"Biggest Iittle hockey
tournament in the world."
One game separates the
Goderich Midgets from an
Ontario championship. The
local lads defeated Aurora 8-
4 here Saturday night to tie
up the best -of -three series
for the OMHA Midget "B"
title.
5YEARS AGO
At a March 17 meeting of
the Huron Historic Gaol
Board, it was gratefully
noted that, The; _Sully,.
Foundation had 'donated
$2,000 to help with ,the
resurfacing and general
repairs necessary for the
Gaol and Governor's House.
Despite a reduction% of
about $400,000 in the
proposed budg for 1976 for
the Huron County Board of
Education, county
ratepayers could face a tax
increase as high as 35 per
cent.
Harold Hibbert, owner of
the dry goods store, has
announced the sale of his
business to the Royal 'Bank
of Canada. The sale ends
over 50' years of operation of
the Hibbert family business
on the location and is ex-
pected to be finalized June
30.
The Lions bus, now into its
ninth week of operation in
Goderich, has enjoyed
almost instant success with
the town's senior citizens.
The first draft of Goderich
Township's official plan has
been met with mixed
emotion ...this week after
residents received- copies of
the plan in the mail.
I would like, at this time, to
thank the voters of Huron.
Middlesex for their support
during my recent political cam.
paign
I also would like to thank the
many people who worked so
d;0igewiry con hehaiir.
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