The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-04-23, Page 31 :
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Describes trip
Through the Panama Canal
(This is thetext of a letter docks for the ocean liners to
Unload cargoes. Colon is on the
Caribeaa sea where: the liners
1 It is very hot froni. Omit 11 a.m.
until 4 p.m,,about 80 to 9.0 de
thenc
grces, yew et to ahqut.
' 60 degrees at night. Not rhad. at
all:
!milled from Archie. Noakes
who, with liks wife, is vending
the winter in Panama.)
This is about a, little trip. we
took one day through the canal
and the locks 021 the Atlantic
side. I might say that Gamboa,
where we are, has repair docks
where the barges,. ,cranes and
river boats are repaired. We are
about 25 or 30 miles from Colon
where the locks on the .Allantic
side are, and 100 miles from
Petri aligtial where the locks are
on the Pacific sidr
Colon is a big city with big
Order five
pay parents
Five young men who, in the
Opinion of Magistrate Dudley
Holmes, "have a lot of spare
time arid do not always employ
it to best advantage," came up
on remand Thursday on charges
of wilful damage in connection
with the burning of an unoccu-
pied house in Usborne township,
March .22,
All were placed on suspended
sentence for two years, and
each must pay into court $5 a
week toward repayment of the
Property loss, The house was
owned by Allan H. Berry,
The five, who had been on
bail, are Charles R. Keller, Lon-
don, and Donald L. Nies:ilea,
Fred W, Keller, Frank W.
Cooper and Beverly L, Keller
of Stephen township. Acting
Crown Attorney C, V. Laughton
of Exeter had no recommenda-
tion to make to the court,
Said defence counsel James
Donnelly of Goderich: "I do
urge that the crime was without
malice and in the nature of a
prank, All are working and have
been steadily employeal, and in
considering penalty I would ask
your worship to take into con,
sideration that restitution has
been made in full, and that these
are reasonably steady citizens
in their part of the country,"
"I do not view it -as in the
same category as premeditated
robbery and theft and that sort
of thing, said his worship.
"Regular payments to the par-
ents might make the punish-
ment fit the crime."
"Gilbert and Sullivan," mur-
mured Mr. Laughtom
anchor to wait their turn to get
through the locks.
It costs these big ships 90 cents
per ton to go through the locks.
about $3,000 to $4,000 each, toll
fees. In January, 628 ocean-going
boats went through the canal.
The canal is all run by electric-
ity.
This is now the dry season.
From January lo April there is
no ram, the grass is burned up.
"They have stood the test of
time," agreed the magistrate.
"1 do not see, he continued,
"why these Young men should
indulge in a prank that costs
their parents a lot of money,
and at the same time do no-
thing to repay them, They have
a lot of spare time and do not
always employ it to best ad,
vantage."
Learning that two of the young
men own a car jointly, making
a total of six for five, his wor-
ship suggested that they "get
rid of thehalf car anyway."
"I am going to place you on
suspended sentence, with proba-
tion', for two years," he decided.
The only reason is that I do.not
think your attitude in the mat-
ter was the same as that of. a
man going in to rob a hank.
This was half fun and half frolic,
and yet criminal, and I don't
see why your parents should be
hit. You will enter into a bond
in the sum of $500 to keep the
peace,' and make regular pay -
/tents into court of $5 a week.
Cost of the prosecution must be
paid within 30 days."'
simEsserimm.isMnss.ms.i.
We are up on the ridge and
there is always a nice breeze as
the trade winds are from the
north this time of year.
Everything in the canal zone
is ren strictly by the US army.
There is also a navy base at
Ammador on the Pacific .end 01
the canal,
A river empties into the canal,
About 10 minutes walla from
where we live, a big bridge about
350 feet long runs parallel with
the canal for the road traffic to
cross, 1 spend a lot of time down
there with a fishing rod and
watch the big boats come through
the cepal. 1 never seem to get
tired of watching them,
I must tell you about the boat
trip we had: There is a train
which comes from Panama city
4 to Colon,
I' The first train is a freight
with one coath. It picks up
whatever the natives bring in
from the interior, such as fruit.,
sugar cane, charcoal and what
have you. The train leaves Pan-
ama city at 4 a.m. and gets in
to Gamboa at 5:15 a,ni. where
we got on it,
It reminds us of the "Butter
and Egg" train that used to run
through Hensall a few years ago;
it has coal oil lamps and bumpy
wheels.
We got off the train at a little
place called Mount Hope, about
7 a:m. We had previously made
arrangements to meet Captain
Little on the S.S. Atlas at 7:30
a-. .
The Atlas is a 500 -ton crane
Lug with a crew of ten -captain,
wheel -man, engineer, two crane
operators and five, native labour-
ers. They repair docks, pile driv-
ing etc. There are. two decks,
spic and span -clean as any-
thing could be. It is sometimes
used for passenger service also.
They had been repairing docks
at Colon ail week and were on
their wayhome to Gamboa.
Everything was up•to,date. We
wer_ served coffee as soon as
we boarded. One of the crew
members took over and explain-
ed the workings of the canal and
locks.
They have a ship to shore
radio' and everything is run on
schedule, All the ocean boats
are booked 24 hours in advance
to go through at a certain hour.
When they come in, they wait
out in the Carribean Sea for their
turn, when they will be called
by radio.
• When • passing through the
canal, orders are all carried out
by radio and signals. Nobody
talks. There are three donkey
engines on each side of the ships
with cables to guide the !ships
through.
The man told ur there is 46
feet difference in height of the
sea level from the Atlantic to
the Pacific ocean. . •e Atlantic
ocean is 36 feet .lower than the
Panama canal, So there are
three steps (or locks) on the At-
lantic side.
We sailed into Lock 1 with an-
other freighter which not too
big (about 25.000 ton). At sea
level the mark on the side of
the lock read 41 feet deep.
The big gates are closed, at
the same time the big manholes
are opening at the bottom. The
water from the canal pours in
and raises the boats 10 feet or
more.
It sometimes takes an hour for
Lock 1 to fill because the Pana-
ma Canal is fresh water and the
ocean water being salty is much
heavier. P. takes some time for
the two to mix, I watched over
the side and I could see the salt
water pushing the fresh water
around, but there is such a tre•
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mendous weight of fresh water
That in time .3 takes. over.
I might say that the ganat is
fed by a large river (whose •
name I can't recall at ,present)
Whieh. is -dammed up at different
places for five miles back in
order to have enough water to
fij the locks.
I forgot to mention there are
two locks -side by side so that
boats -corning front the Pacific
use the right side and those
corning from the Atlantic -uto the
left side.
As the ships pass through the
three steps, the -water is let out
into 'ocean': That is the rea-
son they must have a big re,
serve of water held by the dams.
And so we sailed out into the
canal, What a pretty sight it is,
miles and miles of lakes, islands,
palms, rocks. Words can't es.
press the beauty of such a pic-
ture as this. The canal is by no
means straight but its course is
marked by buoys and illuminat-
ed at night.
Next, time I shall write a.
travelogue about our trip to the
interior of Panama and about
natives who live appily without
money or any worries,
Bell Reports
Phones Up
Over 175 new telephones were
installed in this area by the Bell
Telephone Colnpany during 1958,
W. W. Haysom, Bell manager
for the region, said this week.
In the Exeter -Centralia -Credi-
ton 'area, the ddition of 172
telephones brow 1 the total in
service to 2,039 at the end of
the year.
Hensall added five telephones
10 bring its total to 297.
Mr. Haysom revealed this in-
formation in connection with the
annual report of the company
which reported record income
at $39 million..
The report states that net
income was $2,862,120 higher
than in 1957. Earnings per share
amounted to $2.15,- the same as
in the previous year, as there
were more shares outstanding.
The regular dividend of $2 a
share was paid and surplus was
increased by $2,718,860.
The increase ef 186,465 tele-
phones brought the total in ser-
vice at the end of the year to
3,140,349. Some 75,000 colored
telephones were installed during
the year.
Construction expenditures of
$183,000,000 were made in 1958
to improve service and to serve
new customers. "We have made
steady progress in our efforts to
extend service in country dist-
ricts and to improve it," the
report states. "By the ,end of
the year, some 14,000 more tele-
phones were in service in rural
-territory and an additional 7,200,
customers formerly served on a
rural line basis had been provid-!
cd with urban service."
Referring to the increase in,
productivity, the report notes
that more service was provided!
for more customers than ever!
before and that this progress!
was achieved by fewer employ -
JUNIORS PREPARE VARIETY SHOW -A vaudeville -type
concert featuring comedy, lively music and even a kick -
line was presented by South Huron Junior Farmers Friday
night in &der arena, Above, from left, are Ray Miller,
and .Ed Skinner, who present the "Chipmunk Song";
Barbara Ann Morley and Marilyn Morgan, two girls in
the kickline. -Doerr photo
Hensall doctor on staff
of Red. Cross hospital
(The following story, taken , ing by the Red Cross, With Dr.
from the Western Ontario page: C. G. Bell its first physician,
of the London Free Press, tells: and Miss Gladys Lawrence its
the story of an outpost hospital !first superintendent.
in the Bruce Peninsula. Dr!! During the early years, the
Norma. Hopkinson referred to in: superintendent was also public
the story, is the former Normahealth nurse, and in addition to
Cook, of Hensall, and daughter t examinations of district school
of Mr, and Mrs. N. E. Cook.) 1 children also carried out pre -
Properly scaled to size for natal and post -natal care.
this tiny Bruce peninsula com- Present superintendent is Mrs.
1 triunity is the Red Cross, outpost
hospital which has served resi-
dents for the past 34 years.
With a total capacity of three
adults and four infants, it is one
Percy. Shouldice, who replaced
Miss Gladys Wiles, of London.
Staff nurses are Mrs. Thomas
Shouldice, Mrs. Beulah Stewart
and Mrs. William Stoddart. Mrs.
of the smallest in Canada. Jenny Reid, the housekeeper,
i But size is no criterion of ef- looks after cooking for both pa-
ficiency, and the people of tients and staff.
Lion's Head are justly proud of ' Medical. attention is provided
iIi fl..tinv by a husband -and -wife team -
structure and its staff have.' doctors Mervin and Norma Hop -
served the needs of the com-
kinson.
munity.
1 Financial support of the hos-
t Founded in 1925, the hospital pital is diversified. Grants come
has A locted since 1931
convertedhouse, which also pro -1 by
and Bruce County; special aid
vides living quarters for staff. ! wayof extra equipment and
Materity cases -make up the'emergency needs is provided by
bulk of the hospital's admissions' the Owen,ian Red Cross; and salaries are
Sound branch, Caoad.
but some medical cases are also
treated and surgery is under-, paid b.the Ontario branch head
taken on a small scale. office at Toronto.
1 Last year the institution treat -
In emergency situations, 'the ed a total of 84 patients, compar-
bed is removed from the de-, ed with 112 in 1957. So far this
livery room and an operating year, 23 have been admitted.
table set up. The number of ac-
cident i
cases takessharpu•
ward swing during the huntingBAPTIZE CHILDREN
and fishing seasons when city- Four children received the
weary n i m r o d s and anglers rite of 'baptism at the Sunday
swarm to the Georgian Bay area.: morning service in James Street
The greatest need at present, 1 United Church, They are Ca th a -
accordirig to staff members, is rine Mary Walkom, daughter of
another room with two beds, in Mt. and Mrs. Arthur;.Walkom;
which male patients could be ac- Paul Emmerson Gunning, son of
commodated. !Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Gunning;
Despite its pocket-size dimen- Lori Ann Bodeins. daughter of
sions, the hospital contains mo- Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hodgins and
dern equipment adequate to cope Ronald Wayne, son of Mr. and
, with most emergency situations., Mrs. Roy Dykeman.
A few years ago the lives of
two small boys suffering from 1
carbon monoxide poisoning were
saved by the hospital's oxygen!
tents and masks.
A ,two -pound baby born at. the ee-
outpost hospital is a healthy 15-1 l•
lg., ,,.:. , ..I
year-old today, thanks to an in.' ._
cubator hastily improvised of .c.,.;-.1"
1925 by the Federation of Wo- esarl'O'
The hospital was founded in
\DWI
hot water bottles and a basket.
men's Institutes in co-operation
with the •Canadan Red Cross,
with the Women's Institute pay -1 a _
jog bills and upkeep. ..a
-` .• 1.6
In 1931. the institution was ,.
taken over in its present build- You connected it to the fuel'.
oil tank . . :' •
ces - 39,321 men and women -
' than were required in either of.
the two previous years. Wages
and salaries paid during the year
amounted to $154,611,767.
At December 31, shareholders,
numbered 157,724. .Ninety-eight
per cent were resident in Cana-
da and they owned 92 per cent
of the stock.
Will ban trinkets
from windshields
Trinkets such as kewpie dolls,
baby shoes, boxing gloves, toy
kangaroos and other similar ob-
jects will not be permitted as
windshield decorations under an
amendment to the Highway Traf-
fic Act which was introduced
recently in the Legislature by
Highways Minister Fred M.
'Cass.
The new amendment will pro-
hibit hanging of any object ob-
structing a driver's view. The
existing prohibition against
plastering windshields with stick-
ers is to be maintained.
Other amendments have been
introduced to reinforce the safety
provisions of the, Highway Traf-
fic Act. One will compel use of
headlight low 'beams at night
when 200 feet behind another
car. Penalties ''for overloading
are also to be increased; the
minimum fine for the first of-
fence will be raised from $10 to
$50, and for further offences
after a second conviction from
$50 to a new maximum of 3200.:
from the Ontario Government
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Times.Advocahi,
Name roses The
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SUotehere i Insurance number
ci
•It is natural that Canadian
In selection of rose varietiea by ey to hospital plan
gardeners Ahould be influeneed
the great bulk ,of advertising -
Amerman periodicals. HvgrY
garden magazine One picks up
sings the praises of roses patentin-
ed the United States: White
Knight, Pink Lustre, Peace, Per-
fecta, Golden Masterpiece.
Ail .of these are worthy hybrid
teas but a gooij many of them
originated in Europe, White
Knight started in Europe as
Message, Peace was originated in
Prance as Mme Meilland, Per -1
festa was originated by Kordes
in Germany as well as Gail Boh
den.
These Europeans Were patent-
ed in the United States because
they stood up so well under
American conditions. There are
other European varieties . that
have stood up well under Ottawa •
conditions that should be more:
widely used in Canadian gar -1
dens, according to the Depart.'
Merit of Agriculture, Ottawa.
Confidence, originated by F.
Meilland, won the Bagatille gold ,
medal in 1951 and is a favorite
of Warren Oliver, horticultur-
ist with the Canada Department
of. Agriculture, as a large flower-
ed fragrant pink.
Dr. Debat, also bred by F.
Meilland, is a large, fragrant,
fully double, deep pink to coral
that won the National Rose So-
ciety gold medal in 1950.
Mine, DieutIonnia another F. '
Meillancl origination, Is a fully
double, long pointed bud. The,
color is vermilion with gold re-
flex. Growth is vigorous and
bloom profuse,
Altesse is a vigorous, free'
flowering rose. with double, glob-
ular, strawberry red flowers. i
Magali, originated by C. Mal-
leri of France, is a vigorous, up-
right, free flowering hush, with
medium sized cochineal flowers.
Tzigane has quite large clip-
ped yellow and red flowers in
profusion. The plant is upright
and bushy with leathery foliage.;
All these have been outstand-
ing and hetter suited to Canadian
climate than many of the Ameri-
can introductions.
OES nets $150
in library bazaar
The Exeter Chapter, OES, held
a successful tea and bazaar in
the library basement on Satur-
day afternoon. WM Mrs. Elgin
' McKinley was hostess for the .
afternoon.
People attended from London,
1 Parkhill, Appin, Blyth and Sea-;
forth .
Proceeds amounted to $150.
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