Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), September 7, 1949, p. 5

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the pony that replaces a team with the introduction of the tony tractor masseyharris xtended the advantages of power fanning to practically everyone who makes his living from the aoo liters are thousands of farmers an ma gardeners whose acreage does not justify the btveetment in largesize tractor equipment bach men were barred from die use of power machinery until the peary came into the xdctnre today it is hejptag them to increase their farm output reduce jnoductkm ooeta and oliminate oldfashioned arndgery the pony is an outstanding example of the faxmmmdod en that 4ies behind every masseyharris maohine indos1gmng the tony masseyharris engineers were not content merely to build smallsize low- cost tractor they studied the kinds of work that a small tractor would have to do in practical farm use to give satisfaction to its owner and they rslnilstad the require ments of power traction weight and en durance that such work would call for as a result the masseyharris pony outweighs outpuus and outworks every other tractor toots class it will do more work than a team and muthmon work than a little walkbehind tractor going further masseyharris engineers designed an assortment of quickmounted tools for the pony exactly the right size to yield the maximum amount of finished work per hour of time and per gallon of gasoline with these tools the pony not only does more work than a team but does it better faster and cheaper masseyharris tsrauisw 1847 toaomto com momtmal toakton momctom wm ctmifnt siamoon idmontom latkatoom vancouvu see the a pony tractor in stock at tractor service taylor farm implements carlings conservation corner georgetown jbcy aaalata in navy reactoe csmetdouglos latimer son of mr donald latimer of town had a thrilling experience and a rear taste of the sea recently when ms ship hjucs iroquois participat ed in the sea rescue of a crippled panamanian freighter doug who will enter second year arts i at toronto university this- fall is spending tho rummer n training with the hcnvh the following article which appeared lh ths halifax chronicleherald tells the story of his experience winning a runnlnr fight against mountainous sias and a 40-mlle- anhour norwester the hmcs destroyer iroquoucundcr command of lfeutcomttr t c pullen ar rived in halifax laio saturday af ternoon a few hours before the disabled 4200 panamanian freight er evgenla who had called for as sistance friday afternoon due to rudder trouble whhe 75 miles off halifax the iroquois rocontly commis sioned as the rcn cadet training ahlp replace hmcs magni ficent had just anchored south of georges island shortly after 3 oclock friday afternoon after completing a flvcday training cruise to provlncetown massa chusetts when she received the terse navy signal to proceed with all dispatch to a point 75 miles off halifax to aid the disabled craft fortunately under lieutenant art blackie dartmouth chief engineer all warnn readiness for a quick start in less than holfanhour the iroquois was on its way back to sea slipping along at 25knot pace and aided by the 40mile gale for tho 80odd cadets of the royal canadian navy who were aboard the training cruise sud denly developed into a race which could have meant human lives less than an hour after- leaving halifax the iroquois wireless room under communications offi cer lieutenant hank sprott of toronto had established contact with the crippled freighter which at that time was believed to be drifting at the mercy of the 40- mile gale ond the heovy seas the evgenla had hoped that the sleek canadian tribal class des troyer would be along side to supply aid before darkness settled down around 7 30 oclock lieut comdr pullcn brought the iroquois to the position where it was thought the fvgenia should have drifted during the four hour race during that time contact had been lost with hatltax and the dis abled ship was unable to provide anything resembling a corrected bearing as darkness settled down ths navy destroyer continuing at a face better than 23 knots covered the area bcachlighta played the skies rockets were fired the destroyer captain then de cided on a new bit of strategy however before leaving that posi tion he decided to fire another i rocket that was at approximate- ly 9 33 p m almost a halfhour later the evgenla reported that she had seen a white rocket a few minutes later that was the first break in the long search for two hours it was strictly hideandseek anxious eos scanned the dorkened skies as of ficers members of the ships regu lar company and cadets hoped that they would be able to reach the distressed freighter before she was in serious danger then around 11 40 the hide-and- seek chase bejan to bear fruit for the patient iroquois captain his strategy plus the sharp navigating of navigation ofliccr jitk farqu- har oakland road halifax be gan to pay off tile radar oper ator rcpoi ted that a boat was lo cated about 28000 yards oway a- louqd the uu degree mark co- the georgetown herald wednesday sefrt 7th w49 rqhbnldn royal tings s dominion royal ttreaj i yours now lor wrlor drtvlnep youtil ilk our pro ra sarvlca donaldsons garage norval brampton phone 32712 we specialize in generaf repairs general haulage sand gravel fill cement blocks cement crtaivles hancock phone 113r7 mcnallylanecoltd contracting lumber building supplies shingles yajlnoarrj plywood siding cement gyproc lath tile and hardwood flooring elgin street phone 18w inciding with this report came the announcement from the bridge by oriicer of the watch lieutenant barry brisscnoen of kemptvllle a queens university student and a number of tht rcn reserve that a faint light vns seen in almost tlit same position lamp signals were flashed falnt- 1 thlj were returned the des- l s your wife the tvpe vmho would 6ey vou in her laundry tub while smoking in the front room flrnd does her inherent fear of fire compel her to gu p a fire extinguisher rfccar granpa vnho always smokes his cigarettes until 1 they awe out of sight a ew hundred years of natures handiwork can be destroyed in a few hours by a thoughtless or careless smoker forest mrs cost canadians over 4000000 a year in limber alone and most of them ari started through human carelessness trees are among the matt valuable assets wo havo lets net destroy thorn needlessly cm carlings tni emilo lltwtllll ttiltii till mtiil on to i trover began to move in near the disabled freighter mmost an hour later uie distance had been cover ed nnd the nav destrover still battling the high winds and rough sta- was alongside due to ocean conditions it was decided that in un of the high winds and sees am effort to put n tow line aboard would be left till morning as it was then know that the freighter was in no immediate danger at this time the freighter stated thai by using the hinch to support th rudder they v ere able to proceed t approximately five knots over ait erratic course this was the route for the night the iroquois at about nine knots loafed along side the ship ready to give help in the case of emergency early in uk morning a sharp change in u ind almost tossed the disabled traft to the bow of the destroyer and collision was averted by a qufck full astern movement throughout the morning the iro quois actually could have filled the bill of an escort ship the freigh ter moved slowly ahead and with information supplied from the des troyer was able to place itself on the incoming lane of halifax this continued until around 130 pjn when the evgenla signalled that she could proceed on her own several hours after the de reached halifax the evgenla made port and remained in the stream this morning she wjll berth at pier 7 where work on the rudder repair will be started the heavy seas which at times was accompanied by a driving rain took its toll during tho night tho big waves which carried over the bow of the ship and right op over the front guns toanag spray over the bridge drove aaa of list dinghies against tho iron rail of ttal hip splintering tho snail aat pisces 735

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