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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-02-06, Page 19•eriC carman photography • 524-7924 , — PASSPORTS -11271:Zit .;-WEDDINGS. family -iiPORTRAITS- -COMMERcIAL. .-POSTCARDS— brochures* 011 • -FRAMING- „needlework • PHOTODRAWINQ ENLARGEMENTS' vaimmumm. aerial 'colour smalt children industrial 1c • • ' ) 1{, 4, Bus companies merge Promise customers' iniproved service Three companies4' with serving the Waterloo region, • long-standing operations in Paris, Brantford, Guelph, bus transportation , in Elora,. Fergus, • Acton and southern Ontario have. Milton. banded together to form 'a The new companx is v. new company, United Trails plannin-g- a major expansion Inc. in its charter bug' service Involved in the and package tour business. amalgamation are: Habkirk Between them; the three Transit Seryice , Ltd. of companies and their •sub- Seaforth, which operates in sidiaries carry 1.8 million the Huron County, Windsor passengers a year and their an,d ..Leamington areas; L vehicles travel about 4.5 and H Coachways Ltd, _of million miles a year. Simcoe, operating in Simcoe, Operations include charter Port Dover, Stratford, buses, inter -urban bus Goderich, Ayr. and Cam- routes, school buses, airport bridge; and Lishinan. Coach limousine service and Lines Ltd. of Kitchener, package tours. GEM DIAMONDS CONT... Part Three .. MINING AND RECOVERY METHODS In certain areas, volcanic mountains long since leveled by weathering have left , 'beneath the surface of the eatth deep feeder roots, filled with hardenedmolten rock. The diamond ,jiipes- of 'South-. Africa are •such •-volcanic /tots in the form of funnels that extend almost, _straight down for an unknown • distance. The pipes are filled with altered ignious rock known quantities of diamonds. , •, • More than 200 such pipes have ,been found in South Africa, most of which have proved devoid of diamonds. Only seven major pipes have so_ far proved worth the heavy investment their Mining requires. So often the yield is too small to warrant this expense. In contrast to, the relatively simple recovery possible in alluvial diggings, mining diamonds frompipes Js a highly, .elaborate and expensive operation.. By using the mining method known as "stoping", work crews tunnel around the pipe and tpward the center blasting the blueground. The loose rock i,s then loaded into empty carg and lifted to the 'surface- of the maip shaft. In the -early days', the blueground was brought to ,the surfacVit was spread on smooth, flat areas, to weather until it could be worked easily. Later, 'direct treatment processes ac- complished this purpose. When blueground is taken, to a direct treatment plant it is first fed across , a 5 inch coarse screen that segregates the large material from the smaller. Between the screens and" pairs of coarse rolls the blueground is refined and broken up into small pieces. Next the Material is passed through a washing pan or heavy -media cone, might destroy large diamonds. Actually diamonds separate easily from the kimberlite or blueground, and ' almost no breakage takes place. The ' heavy -media separates the diamond -bearing heavier material from the lighter material. This material is then,, pasged -over grease tables. It is a peculiar property of diamond, that no water film will adher4•to the surface, so they' adhere strongly to the grease. They are then cleaned by boiling and the diamonds are ready for sorting and grading. ' Even with the highly ef- ficient ,with of- mining, the yield is low in relation to eogts. The average- produc- ---tion44741n -a-tons.: 6f, -rained-- • blueground is 4.50 carat, of which only ' one carat stuitalile--for--gem purposes, the balance is industrias. Since the one carat (geln quality) of diamonds loses appr6ximately 50 percent in ctitting, the final yield is only about one-half carat 'weight of gem diamond. ' In many, areas of the earth ,alluvial deposits have proved, to be exceptionally rich sources of diamonds, and rarely requires the heavy' 'investment called for in underground mining. The natural weathering has concentrated .heavy minerals like diamonds ht the bottom of streams. However few 'alluvial deposits produce diamonds 'forany length of time in one area. For the most 'part, methods used in alluvial mining are seldom as efficient as those that hare been developed in the well, organized pipe mines. Contintied Part Four ... Next Week David C. Anstett G.G. 'ataduate GemolOgist ( G .1 . A . ) Clinton Transfer- of,, licenses to the new company has been approved by the Ontario • Highway Transport Board. • Matt Leidl of ,Simcoe is president of United Trails. Les Habkirk of Seaforth is *vice,president': -and - Ross Lishman of Kitchener is secretary -treasurer. His .brother, Nelles • Lishman, also of Kitchener, chairman bf the board: Mr. Huddle said low trans- , 14.98% , pave Huddle of Cambridge • is a director and also Atlantic charter flight price's • simple interest president- and ',managing n u m hers of E uropean • Cash availabte novV have brought increasing visitors to Canada, many of" : NuPo tb6oSni2dsMor hidden charges director .6f All Star Tours whom want to take sight- • Pay off at anytime • No preppyment penalty Ltd., a wholly-owned sub - Head offite 'is . at 41 , , seeing tours of Canada.a,,,rid • Enquiries Welcome sidiary. ' HOUCSorEp Fairway Road, Kitchener, now' the home base of the , • to many parts of Canada and ; y el -al res , predictedu ntihtaeto • ilnr •af .i.vse!. . ... the U.S. • HOUSEHOLD FINANCE oillaQtioLnDLiRmEitd117TY -.....Lishman, operations., ... . - ,, comPaPY-,' ,„, . , .. „: .. _..,,....,,,mrrtrotdreivithttre.mTergers,____Nelles_,„,uotr„,11.....s.6.14„....,the.„„..........------- -,---• --,---v----------- -rtrai-tar—Totir bus ineSs-.' win - -------". — the Unita States Corporation of Canada' - ,11 -4„v.„....., - Ph: 524-7383 ' O. •., A Directors of`United Trails Inc., a .new transportationlearnpany, pose with model of highway coach. They, are, left to right, Matt Leidl, Simcoe, president; Dave' Huddle, Cambridge -Galt, director and -president of All Star Tours Ltd..; Les Habkirk, Seaforth, vice-president; Nelles Lishman, Kitchener, chairman of the board and Ros's Lishman, Kitchener, vcretary treasurer. new colors of red and green on a white background has already started. Ross , Lishman said the owners of the three dom- panies decided on the merger to meet the challenge of competition from larger companies and provide economies in operations that result from a larger company. "The trend is for large operatprE to buy up smaller companies", he said. "We decided that we'd pool our resources ' rather than be swallowed up by an outside vehicles and the type of personnel that only a larger company can afford", he Said. Les Habkirk said he a- pects United Trails will enjoy a substantial increase in business, particularly in' charter operations. Coupled with this will be an expansion „ of tour operations under the All Star Tours. 4 Mr. Huddle said the package tours business has been increasing steadily, Tours based in London, England, handles tours • for visitors from Europe -a. business that has shown "considerable growth in the past' four years, from $10,0,00 in Y962 to $1.5 million in 1974, e ° GODERICH SI,GNAL-STAR, THIJRSDAY,.FERRVARX :tv MVCA announces gra 4 Saratoga areagets aid The , Honourable Leo Bernier, Minister of Natural • Resources; ' announces the approval of a provincial grant of $11,000.00 to the Maitland Valley Con- servation Authority for the Saratoga Conservation Area. This Conservation Area presently, comprises 357 acres land „in the TownShip ' of , Westsome of • Wawanosh,.County of Huron. In • keeping with Authority's established program of 'acquiring land in the Saratoga Swamp area, the Authority proposes to acquire an additional 100 acres in the Township of West Wawanosh for . the enlargement of this Con- servation Area,' The proposed acquisition is priniarily swamp forest with cedar, hemlock,' swamp maple Maple and sOme white pine comprising the bulk of the SECOND MORTGAGES ' Rates as low as 44.44. forest species: Sharp's Creek All member, municipalities traverses" the south-west will bear 'the Authority's comer of the property. share of the cost, • with tours currently offered will make United Trails the •bigger eorppan3,, with its All Star Tours, through a come from European largest and most modern larger financial' base, will working arrangement with visitors, privately -owned carrier in bring economies of ,seale and southern" Ontario, with 126 a more efficient operation vPhicl6c nrirl 1R5 omployees. • that mill result in better "And we're entirely ' service. . Canadian owned", hd`said. "Wecan have a central " The' job of repainting maintenance vehicles ir United Trails' - program, a larger pool of • • • P Audrey Beacom.models a pair of primitive glasses used by the Eskimos to shield the sun, wind mid snow ('staff photo) • , _ Come to FLORIDA" Get away from'the cold --- enjoy the SUNSHINE and 'Palm Trees Visit WALT DISNEY WORiD -- only, 20 minule's away Viri AnLiAfIlT OUSE MOTOR INN ON U.S. 441 AND 17-92 ORLANDO, FLORIDA St/ convenient to Disney World, the Kennedy Space Center, Sea: World, .CircusWorld-,•Cypress Gardens ...see them all (tour . buses stop at our door): Enjoy our private beach on Rock Lake, swimming pool, b.gating, fishing, water skiing. Suites, efficiencies, family rooms, all with free color TV, Re parking, direct dial phones, air-cOnditioned. Delectable wining and dining, The Abbey Restaurant and.Lounge,- 1%3V1 IUIA 111111NIISSEASURE Central host to the traveling man at rates the home office / loves. Meeting, banquet facilities fe'r up to 500 people. Send coupon for information or reservations. CALL TOLL FREE 800- 327-3670 • At ,• 040 YEAR ROUND RATES ' $12-iiiily.(2 in room) No charge fdr children to '17 in same room with parents ORLANDO, FLORIDA - "- r - - Parliament House Motor Inn 'Dept, 418 410 N. Orange Blossom 'flail, Orlando, Florida 32805 ' Name_• .„ , Address, t City, State, ZIP • I • • Telephone Talk by Jim Scott your Bell manager You may be aware that -Bell Canada is ini- tiating directory assistanctYchargingin the • Clinton exchange area, ,starting. February_i. 9th,"1975.. . . • I thought. it might be helpful torevieW,,\. the plan -and to stress that no one need ever , incur an unnecessary Charge. Most peopre. use Directory Assistance only asa lastresort,. when the, phone numher .they 'rieed is not • yet listed in their directory. These necessary requests will continue to be free, It's the unnecessary calls we want to discourage to ensure Peliable service for those wh-o realty , need it. • That's. why. beginning Jehruary 9th. 1975, there wi.11,be a 25 Cent charge for each -• phone number provided' by a - directory' assisiIiie" operator "when the requested . ntirriberis listed.in your phone hook, Every -billing month, the firm three such requests Made from your residence phone will he . free. After that, the Charge Necessary calls, for' numbers not yet listed in your directory, are still free, Afd whether the numher is;listed or notthere is n6 ehargaor anyone who has a disabilit that makes it diftiCult to use ,a directory r• for persons 65 years or over. ' If you qualify for, an exerription.jUst . 611 your 'Bell Canada .husiness' offici: and ask for a special,eNemption form. Also free are emergency calls and calls from, pav phones, hotel, motel and hospital rooms., In closing. :just like to repeat that you can avoid unnecessary directory assis- tance charges by looking in the hook before Calling. The number yom need is. probably listed. (In 1973', our klirect•ory assistance operators handled more than 220 million,- calls—more than 70 per cent of them were: for numbers already listed in the 'phone book.) It's,also a good idea to keep emergency and frequently called numbers up -o --date in the space provided in, the introductory pages of'vpur directory. Bell Canada .4# . , . ' We take all the time we.need to understand your complete tax 'situation . . . to make sure your' taxes are as low as they can legitiniately be. , . (HIGHWAY 21 Beside Presbyterian Church). 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