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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-05-05, Page 23;they back a week; io ki bk as wig: fling, i ed at hej mike °meat Irticip led Your °flat NX a' OeN 10 troit Marine Historical the lakes, a chapter • ofnumcrous. r• Canadian marine history f. Although satisfactory pril edition of my came to an end. Some forty- arineHistorian", I 'tts.o'floatingcigars' performers, the pigs' never urine Detroit Marine gars' were attained the expectations of Society will holds launched between 1888 and their originator, They $ocie in Goderich 1898 at Duluth and Superior possessed distinct disad W This meeting will isconsin•. Sevehteen of these conjunction with were self-propelled; the upcoming Jubilee °guilt ers cnba1896 by the eaAmerican Steel Barge was suggested byPen- Company at Superior, the canon, John Ericsson always worthy proposal, g retained her original name. will add a further of interest and The design of the to the inte'stivities. 'whaleback' was the brain- ngton's suggestion child of AlexanderMcDougal, me to submit the a ship's engineer who im- migrated to Canada from aterial. Scotland in the mid 19th ograph was taken century. He sailed the lakes north„ pier of the and became a master in 1864. harbour sometime His thinkingwas that a ship early 1950's. It is that two "round in the belly and s� or `pigs' are shaped like a cigar" Would e vessels, John offer least resistance to wind nd the* Barge 137 and heavy seas, A barge, the. first ship constructed, was d by upper Lakes, Company, were christened 101 and launched isitor to this port, on June 23rd, 1888. The odericbuys ex• Rocckefellets came to be seatimc aboard interested in McDougal's design, Financial backhitg was provided and '`vhalehacks' became he Ericsson was attire service on vantages. With rounded hulls, they were unable to carry deck cargo, and had small hatcttes making them, relatively difficult to unload. Crewmen risked life and Iimh, moving from cabins aft to the bridge forward, during any kind of a roll at sea. It is interesting to note a comparison between the John Ericsson of yesteryear and today's maximum -size laker Quebecois, owned by the same company; The port of Goderich wa s officia11y opened by the Quebecois. in April of this year, John Ericsson: length 390 feet: beam 48 feet: depth, 27 feet; cargo capacity, 180,000 bushels. Quebecois; length 730 feet; beam 75 feet; depth 39 feet.: cargo capacity„ 950,000 bushels,. The John Ericsson had many eventful—days during her f,, year lifespan. Even in kr Jrl )O sex i001 RE' el ship admired • riks and Christina Lovett of St. Mary's School were fascinated with this model Ip that was part of a science project on the history and development of ships by rd. (staff photo) t'Sd Pcd' SPECIALTY CHEESE & COLD MEATS At Popular Prices -Great for Wine & Cheese Parties Excellent Selection of your glost,. rorite Cold Meats and Cheeses: neat Lunch'Sparkers as well" Ing red rays ICCcrf Mean - •r rl GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY; MAY 5; 1977..:3 society to meet in .Goderich the twilight of her career, she faced excitement, suspense and adventure. In 1963, Upper Lakes Shipping Company, broke away from the powerful Seafarers' International Union (S.I.U.) headed at that time by the iron -fisted, tough - talking Hal Banks. It was a bitter, violent struggle. Dockworkers in Chicago refused to load any vessel owned by Upper Lakes Shipping. Another company ship, the Howard L. Shaw waited months but received no cargo. In late September, she suffered damage' when bombed while waiting at dockside. Crippled, the Shaw left Chicago empty. In early October, the Ericsson moved in to take her place. Dockworkers refused to 'load her. Waiting until the end of November, she too cleared Chicago light and sailed to Fort William (Thunder Bay) for her winter storage load. This was her last cargo. The city of Hamilton in- tended to make a marine museum of the Ericsson. Even though" the ship was given free to the city, this idea proved .too costly and was abandoned. The following year, the gallant old lady of the lakes fell victim to the wrecker's torch. Only one 'floating cigar' remained, the. American tanker Meteor. When the John Ericsson went to the honeyard, tlip era of the Canadian 'whaleback' ended.. Yours truly, Glen I. Gardiner Scarborough Sources of reference: - Great Lakes Red Book Toronto Daily Star,(Shipping News) - Along The Lakes by Doug Garrett Ship -Shore News, (Employees"Digest) Goderich Jubilee Committee Mr. Harry E. Worsell, Chairman Dear Sir: I received your letter of January 1, 1977 regarding the 150 Jubilee of the founding of Goderich. My father, Mr. William Clucas was born and raised in Goderich- and while he was living, our family spent many happy vacations at the Sunset t Hotel. I. still get the Goderich Signal Star and both my ' husband and I enjoy reading it, I guess the paper has been coming to my home for 75 years. I especially enjoyed the article in the paper that Mr. W.E. Elliott wrote about MacEwans finding the salt mines, ,When it spoke of a man painting a picture df Mr. MacEwan on his boat, that man was my grandfather, Mr. Harry Clucas, and another place it spoke of a young man drawing pictures of steamers on the black- board, that was my uncle Ike Clucas. So the article was of great interest to me, I would like to go up to Goderich- this summer, 'but myhusband and I do not travel very far from home any more, I hope the Jubilee will be a success and everyone will enjoy the festivities. Sincerely, Dorothy Clucas Diocn some 1 0 hospitals in the province. The professional organization of nurses' in this province is the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO), The standard- setting body is the College of Nurses of Ontario. The union is at this very time engaged in a crucial contract arbitration that could affect hospital province: wide. 3. A key issue in that Lir- hitrution is the union's efforts to obtain greater control over workload, and therefore over the number of RN"s that hospitals must employ, 4 Despite budget con- straints, and the fact • that Ontario's RNs are among the highest-paid in the world, the most recent hospital statistics show no significant reduction in the ratio of overall nursing services to patients in Most of the allegations of "mismanagement" and "waste- made by the nurses' union actually tell a quite different story of the efforts of hospitals and the people working in them, to adapt to ' the demands on. their limited. facilities. If there, are any "horror" stories, I find them in a surprising lack of compassion shown by some of the nurses quoted, for people who look to thein hospitals for help, There is no question that pressures upon active• treatment hospitals and staff would he eased by creation of more alternative services, particularly for long-term g'riatric and home care patients. „ v. A word of warning, however. The public must not he misled to expect dramatic financial economies from such moves. The difference in average daily costs bears no relation to the money that might he saved by moving patients from ,acute-care to long-term hospitals. In fact, ,there is really no evidence that nursing a chronically -ill patient in an active - treatment hospital is .more expensive than anywhere cisc. The .important con. sideration here is not mythical dollar savings but he problem of placing patients in the settings best uited to their needs for • Dear Editor, Hospitals in many parts 01 the province are presently being made thb scapegoats of an orchestrated attempt by the nurses' union (ONA) to discredit health care ser- vices, The union's original brief contained some reasonable recommendations 'to improve health services, particularly in the circas of public wealth and preventive health care. Recent attacks by local iuiion officers upon their own hospitals for the purpose of publicity. are quite another matter. Are the(?te ()NA reprvscntatives really speaking for the riany 1housands irf trnfes?iional nurses working ,in° our hetspitais? '(;here are some important points the public s iuiuld hear in mind: I. 'i'he ONA is neither 0 professional association nor,t standard setting body. It is a certified trade union, with hal-gaining rights for RN's in treatment and rehabilitation. That's a tremendous challenge to any health care system in a constantly changing environment. Some significant efforts to improve long-term care arrangements have been promised by the government. Meanwhile, our public general hospitals remain un the front-line, coping with the needs of sick and ailing people. That's their joh. At one point, the Minister of Health was quoted as saying that hospital employees may come to him anonymously with complaints; Our association is glad to have received this assurance since, that he agrees with us that this would be both regrettable Lend unnecessary. If any hospital employee has sincere concerns about conditions in his or her hospital. there are internal channels available just as in any other workplace. The Minister, the public and hospital employees can have confidence in the ability and determination of hospital hoards and executives ,,to continue managing their own operations fairly and in the Fine form for fling Carrie Crawford, daughter of Bill and Donna Crawford, 'entertained with the highland fling at Saturday's children's fashion show in Knox Presbyterian church auditorium,' i A Special Gift For A Special Lady ON iO1hOf [Jay SUNDAY MAY 8th An Excellent Set e ection of Co-Ordinated Sportswear, Dresses, etc., -for that Special Lady at • 4.. �l • r r, • s 1*01ES wEAll LIMITED SHOPPERS SQUARE GODERICH best interest of the patients they serve. Yours sincerely, J , W . Ostler President Ontario Hospital Association. Trotters lose four Sired stakes 1,0 'rhe Goderich Trotting Association has lost out on four 'Ontario Sired stake races due to the cancellation of racing nights in the town, The cancellation came Lifter the condemnation of the grandstand Although the association plans to rebuild the grandstand and regain the regular racing dates next year they will lose out on the stake races in the 1977 season., The stake races, previously scheduled for Goderich will now be run at Frontenac Uown.s, July 10: Dresden, July 1 : Kawartha, August 11 and Barrie. August 19, The condemnation came after the Ontario Racing Commission requested that the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations in,- spcct all grandstands under its jurisdiction in Ontario. An engineering report from the firm of Morrison Herchfield,, ,,. Burgess and Higgins Limited of Toronto showed that the Goderich' grandstand was. structurally. deficient. The Clinton grandstand also felt into• this category, hut their racing dates will not he lost as anew grandstand is being constructed.. Just one suggestion from our Mother's Day COLLECTION OF FINE GIFTS Now at Squire Gifts A Mother's Day spoon For her, on her own special day. A silver plated spoon, 4'/2" long, with Mother's Day 1977 engraved in script. v;e also carry Cups & Saucers and China Roses for Mother the home of distinctive gifts. Sgrui'te %iiIis HIGHWAY 71 SOUTH GODERICH Monday to Friday 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Saturday & Sunday 90 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.