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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1983-12-07, Page 6PAG 0,77G9PgRICH SIGNAI , AR, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 19133 C- OMMO1Do:E $138? GRANGERS GO®ERtCH TV & APPLIANCE aas-41,25 C;C 1119 69., oCcd5ton and ss cads LL +C iiwit�ttiong.anneu cements arui orI4j ( p eirti sugjestions Wetco rrtte 5Zw-9.18 750 ml Bthe Of COKE With Each Gas Fillup plus bottle deposit Competitive Pricing Pius! See Us Today! ULTRAMAR GAS BAR 236 Huron Road - Goderich Dial 524-9656 Corporation Of The TOWN 'E' GODERICH TOWN OF GODERICH COMMITTEES & BOARDS Written submissions are invited for positions on Boards and Committees of the Town of Goderich for the year 1984. Submissions should include a brief background, interest, etc. of applicant. Committees and Boards of Council includeThe following: Goderich Recreation & Community Centre Board; Planning Advisory Committee; Property Standards Committee. Please forward submission on or before December 191h, 1983 to the undersigned. Larry J. McCabe Administrator Town of Goderich 57 West Street GODERICH, Ontario N7A 2K5 Now there is a completely new plan to meet all the insurance needs of today's arm owner. With the Farm -Guard policy from The Co-operators you insure your home, contents, outbuildings, machinery, livestock, produce and supplies. Liability is also included. the- co open tors INSURANCE SERVICES 31 WEST ST., GODERICH Call today for information about the many coverages available with Farm -Guard protection. JIM BELL Bus: 524-2138 Res: 524-8521 LIFE • HOME -AUTO - COMMERCIAL FARM • TRAVEL Goderich resi BY SKIP GILLIJAM Several weeks ago, I wrote a piece on the tanker that sailed from 1947 to 1955 as the Imperial Goderich. The story followed her career and mentioned a recent renaming. At the time, I indicated that I did not have a photo of the ship under any of her six names. I am grateful to Goderich resident, a retired Great Lakes ship Master, Captain Scullion, who provided this photo of Imperial Goderich under her first name of Petrolite. He had been first mate on the vessel in 1939. This ship had been built for Imperial Oil in 1938 as the Petrolite. I have also received letters from area residents Ron Pennington and Doug Graham. They recall that the ship had visited Goderich as Petrolite on several occasions during her early years. It does not appear that she ever returned as Imperial Goderich. WANTED 7 Day Carriers For The Toronto Star in the Eldon St. Area CALL COLLECT (519) 273-2915 MEN'S SHOE SPECIALS CASUAL DRESS -UP BIG SELECTION SIZES 7 to 12 1 998 IN 1.07 GOLF SHOES BURGUNDY PATENT. CANADIAN MADE. DRESS SHOES EEE WIDE, SLIP OMS, TIES. $ (� 8 SIZES 7 to 12. L `� "SOREL" Felt Lined BOOTS RUBBER BOTTOM, • LEATHER TOP. 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(Photo courtesy of Captain Scullion) Historic veteran goes for scrap BY SKIP GILLHAM On November 1, 1983, Sylvania, one of the real old historic veterans of Great Lakes trading, was towed into the port of Ashtabula, Ohio. The ship had not operated since 1980 and her final trip took her to one of the several scrapping berths around the Great Lakes. Sylvania dates from 1905 and construction by the West Bay City Shipbuilding Company of West Bay City, Michigan. She was launched at noon on March 18, 1905 and was built at a cost of $300,000. Before long, the 524 foot (159.72 metre) bulk carrier was at work in the Tomlinson Fleet as part of their Duluth Steamship Company. In 1914, this ship moved to the Forest City Steamship Company and received the name D.M. Philbin. She returned to the Tomlinson Fleet Corporation in 1929 as Sylvania and remained with them until the company disbanded in 1971. Sylvania's survival through the rigors of 78 years on the Great Lakes has not been without incident. Indeed, she had more than her share of misfortune. Shortly after beginning service, Sylvania was in collision with the steamer Sir Henry Bessemer in fog on Lake Superior. The June 12, 1905 accident left an 80 foot (25 metre) hole on the port bow and tore off the anchor. Then, on March 19, 1918, another Lake Superior collision left plate damage after a skirmish with the freighter Belgium. On May 3, 1929, the ship grounded in a gale near Ashtabula when the crew misjudged the location of the dock. Sylvania is probably best remembered for a collision she had no control over. While unloading at Port Huron on June 1, 1967, the ship was struck by the Renvoyle, which was turning on the St. Clair River. Sylvania sank at the dock after being hit. The accident ended the Renvoyle's career but Sylvania was refloated and repaired. A little over a year later, the ship was in the news again following a head-on smash with the Diamond Alkali in the Detroit River. Bad luck continued to plague the ship for on June 2, 1973, she was in another Detroit River collision, this time with the Frank Purnell. In 1976, we note Sylvania hit a rock in the Sylvania has had her share of misfortune. (Photo by Hoffman Brothers) Detroit River and went to Lorain, Ohio for repairs. There, on August 20, a fire broke out in her hold during repairs but it was con- fined and damage limited. Sylvania's survival through all this is probably due to being well maintained and modernized. Even in later years, she was always fixed up because she was still a profitable carrier. Originally, Sylvania had an open pilothouse. An enclosed wooden structure followed and then a steel one replaced it. In 1958, Sylvania was converted to a self- unloader at Manitowoc, Wisconsin and lengthened to 572 feet (174.35 metres) overall. This left her with a capacity of 10,500 tons. Finally, in 1973-74, she was converted to burn oil instead of coal. A bow thruster was installed at this time and it made the ship easier to manoeuver. With the sale of the Tomlinson fleet in 1971, Sylvania moved to the Columbia Transportation Company. She travelled the upper lakes a few more years but, after 1976, did not move above Port Huron. Instead, the ship concentrated on the coal run out of - Toledo and Sandusky to the Detroit area. In 1979, for example, she hauled 1.5 million tons to Trenton, Michigan and the Monroe Edison plant on 130 trips. Sylvania retired to Toledo on May 10, 1980. Despite heading for scrap, I understand that her pilothouse, officer's dining room and triple expansion engine will be retained as a museum at Toledo. Health sciences graduates attend ceremony in Stratford The graduating class of Conestoga College - Health Sciences Division, Stratford Cam- pus, held this black band and pinning ceremony on Friday, Nov. 25 at St. Joseph's Church, Stratford. Rev. J. M. Williams, pastor of St. Joseph's gave the invocation and the benediction. Master of ceremonies for the evening was school instructor Elizabeth Mignotte of Lon- don. The guest speaker was school librarian and health nurse Mrs. Mary Moore of Strat- ford who spoke to the graduates on the value of friends in one's life. The graduates were presented with school pins by chairman Rose Anne Kreps of Milverton and co- ordinator Nelda Yantzie-Kropf of Tavistock. Members of the class of '83 are as follows: Carol Ann Albas, Dorchester; Claudette Bourque, Georgetown; Virginia Church, Sarnia; Bonnie Clarke, Lucknow; April Craig, Bright's Grove; Jayne Dill, Goderich; Carol Dufton, St. Marys; Diane Edgar, Loretto; Wilma Flinkert, Drayton; Kim Frew, Sparta; Louise Gibson, Wrox- eter; Laurie Gibson, Amberley; Jane Clad- ding, Stratford; .Janna Gowdy, Gorrie; Mary Jean Graham, Stratford; Christine Griffiven, Sarnia; Cathy Healy, Stratford; Lynn Hillebrecht, Mitchell; Laurie Hughes, Sudbury; Lynn Jessome, Downsview; Monica Joss, St. Pauls; Mary Joan Kivell, Woodstock; Florence Landman, Drayton; Beverley Lecuyer, Goderich; Victoria Mc- Creight, Dublin; Connie, McNabb, Chetsworth; Ruth McWhinney, Amherstburg; Joan Mohr, Stratford; Caroline Nesbitt, Stratford; .Joanne Newton, St. Marys; Tracey Pellar-Aguis, Stratford; Marlene Pennington, Brussels; Donna Phillips, Goderich; Mary Jane Pike, Harriston; Janice Price, Mt. Forest; Donna Regier, Zurich; Carol Rueger, Clinton; Lindsay Salm, Elmira; Jeanne Storry, Horne Payne; Janet Trofford, Thamesford; Aldena Van Sligtenhorst, Mooretown; Kimberly Van Vliet, Blyth; Janice Webster, Varna, and Diana Werkema, Embro. After receiving their school pins the graduates were led by former instructor Miss Agnes Morrow of Hamilton in recita- tion of the Florence Nightingale pledge. Special awards were presented as follows: The W.B. Saunders award for first place honors in academic standing presented to Joanne Newton and Jane Cladding who tied for this award. The student council award for exceptional ability in bedside nursing and active in- volvement in student activities presented to Kim Frew. The Perth Regiment I.O.D.E. award for progressive achievement during the, two and a half year program presented to Vic- toria McCreight. The St. Marys Graduate Nurses award for proficiency in bedside nursing presented to Joan Mohr. The silver medal for second place honors in nursing theory and clinical practice presented to Jane Gladding. The gold medal for first place honors in nursing theory and clinical practice presented to Tracey Pellar-Aguis. During the ceremony the graduates receivod congratulatory cards from numbers of the Registered Nurses Associa- tion of Ontario (Perth -Huron Chapter) who earlier in the day held a reception to honor the graduates. Following the ceremony family and friends gathered to celebrate with the graduates at a dance and buffet held at the Victorian Inn. School study seeks input from parents The opinions of parents, trustees and students will be sought early in the new year as the Huron -Perth Separate School Board comes under review. Earlier this year the board approved a Co- operative Evaluation and Development of the School System (CEDES) study. At the board's Nov. 28 meeting it heard from Gaeten Blanchette, chairman of the local committee preparing the study. The principal of St. Boniface Separate School in Zut. outlined the aims and objectives of thgview and indicated who would be asked questions. Surveys will be sent to ratepayers, parents, teachers, principals, trustees, administration, students and parish priests in January. Mr. Blanchette saw a random sample from these groups will be asked questions on a variety of topics, such as school facilities, school system organization and the role of the principal. Three subject areas will also be studied and are the family life program, physical education and language arts. The subject studies will be limited to Grades 4, 5 and 6. Once the surveys are returned, Mr. Blanchette said the committee working with him will gather all the information and prepare a report. The committee is made up of teachers and administration from within the Huron -Perth Systeth. A similar study or survey will be con- ducted by an external team, made up of Ministry of Education representatives and other school board representatives from out of the Huron -Perth area. The Zurich principal said the external team will come into Huron and Perth separate schools in April and prepare a report from its findings. "You will never see the internal team report or the external team report, just it combined report," Mr. Blanchette told trustees. It Was noted that the Ministry of Education is paying the costs of the study which include teacher relief time when committee members are conducting in- terviews. 3