vr WKrm 28 the oxamlnor Wodngnciayigct 28 1977 Sharing laugh before convocation Prime Minister Forbes Burnliani of Guyana nd the presidents of no Lanadian uniwrsities recehed honorary degrees Monday from Dalhousie Lniuisit in Halifax Sharing laugh before com txation ceremonies ere left to Homey atmosphere on lake freighter If JRIl1llS Businth Editor ABOARD FREIGHIIIH HIII MAILIANXIC Captain Otto Hookey 33 is im mild iniassuming man foundlander ho has sailed the Great Lakes and St ltiltlltt Seawa system since he as iii Now as his ship the lake lreighler Hilda Maryanne plied l1t pttli of the Thousand Islands chain ill the St li rence Rn er she as eilakeii by Sister ship the tanadzaii Hunter Both are wood by tp per Lakes Shipping In of 11 main Ihe capl ain was not pleased tine day earlier the Hilda Marianne had unloaded halt cargo of coal about loom was at the docks oi lioiiiiiiion Four dries and Steel llll She it running empty to Port aitier just belou Sept lles Que Ill the Gull of St Laurence to take on iron ore Iler Hamilton depaiture had been delaytxi six hours because of iiiallunttioning boiler Then hitllllttlll out of llam iltoii boiler gasket burst causmg another ftllllllfilll delay and ltltillltl the ship screws to in ltlA ATSrTtvullilltilh per llllll uteor painfully shut the miles an hour across 11 Lake Ontario before the trouble as fixed SCREWS ulili in this mp the Ma lar jannes top speed we ahoti In knots or 01 RPM nwauw of damaged screws Her normal top speed ahou To ltll onxerted lLiIlgtt true Hilda flla to ne irtrratiozi Shit Lil7lll ip Grate tutu llfli wa ter tour or pjlo and llrf1 attend to 106 further iirla The big alli slou going througl tlr lurk lne next dag llffllkv aflrr hayiig to ll up his llip at all seven locks because of the long wait for rlearaiirv grointh that he had lost least eight hows litmuse the Hunter ha not let him enter the lot1 firt SKIIIIJLS HIITCIIL Hookey is one of group of captain whose ships pig the worlds IBMbe and most im portanl inland waterway carrying cargo vaiuwi at $10 billion annually fine of these long lovt bulk rariiers can carry enough grain to freight trainiive miles long There is keen rivalry among them as the encounter with the Hunter shows But once ashore past rivalries are forgotten These are working ships not luxury liners and guest is struck by the lack of hard rules the casual homey atmosphere that exists even between of ficers and deckhands Its relaxed working at mosphere said Hoy Bourgeois 20 of North Bay Ont iidtfl who joined the ship July His only previous ex rience was the three weeks spent on Canadian de stroyer out of Halifax when he was navy cadet Theres always people on your back in the Armed Forces If you put the onus on people as is done here they are going to art lot more responsibly than if you keep telling them what to 10 SRO8 DANGTLTUII Along the sraway the ships operate in narrow lanes where rock shoals can create hazards particularly in the trotkvnlr Ont area and the American narrows through iwlmsliurg and Massena in upper New York State As the Hilda Marianne slip WW LMA¥ put into the Iroquois lock below Iltstoll tlll llmikty ieiiiaiiiul ileit eeii though he has had years ot experience na igatiiig these systems Here again no are working Ill very confined areas here oti have cement 1ll on both sides ol you entering lock group of tourists uatelied in the bright siizz prompting cadet Bourgeois to ltllltl teel like iriozlke in Alli Mth ship feet ltlt and hi ltKlb lit eet you will hau tzte too riearaiite xork till Hooke eoiitiiiiul giiir its no ieal prolileiii Ls tar as experientul lllltl ire toiieeri ol Hu thei es lots it lawyer to ltillllld Hill 15 llllt Illttlt tbll the St lsiiilieit lock ill Montreal Hookej let he bridge for the firs Illit Ill 14 houn turning llilt lillv oilr to Marvel totiet the pilo lli l1tl tits hun pii alumni The Dominion Alillltt tiLir ation llltll represents liieat Lakes shipping iirms has llttli lobbying to have pilotite sort ice provided as an opor legal IEtllllllilitli llllilll Elfilil Ill lIll tltll lilk age charges to iliv loaded ship ort ta llftvlJl Wesl and and St ltltt gt wks tents ltlot tllilLt add that HIS Later as the Hilda Iiraiino sailed sz HI t1tt Iaiii iigiiat he liltl iiiaH dmd litfuli liist tintser of Hill Llil alone do light TTll Whoi hr in sigh of 16Illitjti7 Dom ilia=ilt on ne orl lore lll river ll Sovn tor lunt Iiilll and El llill llrtlill lgtT1iTTllXil aha lib lioiiie IJi in he widt on the flUf edgi hi wife and tau rhillrir maxed hawk MATTEL BARBIES ROMPER ROOM WEEBLES TREE HOUSE $999 WHILE THEY LAST SUPER VALUE OPEN MON TUE WED 106 THUR FRI 109 SAT 106 OVER FT LONG DREAM BOAT I975 DEPT STORE ATALOGUf PRKI H3 99 MATTEL BARBIE MARX HEAVY GAUGE STEEL TRUCKS HALIFAX CP Chester Grimm hadnt seen Russian for three weeks No tight little knot of serge garbed briefcasetoting seamen haggling over the price of new pair of jeans nobody offering to swap bottle of vodka for pair of cutoffs no selfconscious rummaging in the Jockey shorts bin Grimms tiny downtown clothing store did about $25000 worth of business mostly in Jeans with the 18000 or so Rus SIan seamen who passed through the port last year But anadas 200mile limit has putnew restraints on Soviet trawlcrs off the east coast and the number of Russian fishing vessels visiting Halifax this year is expected to be half the 170 that called in 1976 IATHT people like Chester riniin are beginning to feel the pinch Weve had as many as 20 or tn Russians in the store at on ee he said Weve done as much as $1100 business day With them Some days they are all the business we do but we havent seen any for three weeks now Nineteen Soviet fishing vesi sols and about 1710 Russian fishermen visited Halifax in right Dr Morga Memorial University of New foundland Dr Henry Hicks president of Dulhousie Dr Burnham and Dr Regg University of Saskatchewan both July and August but as Photo new fishery quotas took hold cunnrrv BEHEIII SIMCOE RESCUE SQUAD PRESENTS CHARLIE FARQUHARSON dx CATHERINE MCKINNON SPECIAL ADMISSION $500 SAT OCT291977 700 PM AND 915 PM at CENTRAL COLLEGIATE BRADFORD ST BARRIE ALL PROCEEDS FOR RESCUE WORK HELP YERSELF YOU WONT REGRET IT TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE MIN m0 um lulu mum Amos WWI him Grl luv 911 on mi 5m rim unimm In hm Inflow that Suiu Cm shim Inco sq Valery Pin ham mu one Ihcu Indian 10 lustm union in TI 000 Mm hut In OPARKER BROS MATTEL OCOLECO °ROMPER ROOM ODAISY $599 MATTEL SUNSHINE FAMILY VAN WITN PIGGYBAUt SHAOt I975 DEPT STORE CATALOGUE PRIU $13 99 $799 MATTEL BIG lIM OLYMPIC SKIRUN $499 1975 DEPT STORE CATALOGUE PRICE $14 99 AURORA PENDULUM POOL LITTLE LADIES PC COSMETIC SET 99¢ WHILE THEY LAST WITN STAND AND MUSK $899 SUGG LIST $21 l97STATONSA1AIOGUT Kl Til 199 SUPER VALUE SAILBOAT ilél $499 MILTON BRADLEY BOARD GAES LAYAWAY NOW E01 CHRISTMAS 129 DUNLOP ST BARRIE ONT Fewer Soviet shi 25 visit Halifax only one ship with crew of 90 called in the first two weeks of Sept ember Alexei Volkov Soviet fisheries attache based here said quotas for squid silver bake and argentine were met by the end of August and the fleet moved on to waters off northern Newfoundland for capclin The fishing fleet will not call in Halifax again until January when retailers and ship chan dlers will once again try to mat ch or exceed the more than $2 million spent here by Russian fishing vessels in 1976 The 25 Soviet flour freighters that visited the port last year left an adiitional $24 million or so in the port not including crew spending fuel and repairs The Russian presence in Hali fax has not gone unnoticed by the RCMP either Sears Great Boys on boys wear Waterfowl down Parka 99 Reg 3798 aGenuine waterfowl down filled body waterrepellent nylon outersbell Dryclean only Navy Dk Gr XL 40R 003 669 Save life toque 29 Reg 279 c100 acrylic Assorted colors One size fits all Fluorescent 40R 056 1880 Value Terry hooded robe 899 0100 cotton Machinewashdry Navy or Camel Contrast trim on front sleeves SMLXL 40R 051 0758 SimpsonsSears Ltd Sears Barrie Georgian Mall 509 Bayfleld St Rog and Was refer to SlmpsonsSoarl Ltd prlcu 7264451 200mile limit pinch being felt member of the RCMP se curity unit here says the R15 sian vessels are under close scrutiny while in port The Russian KGB agent whether he exists here or not has become almost as much part of local folklore as Angus MacAskiIl Rib Knit turtleneck 99 Reg 487 Marnewasher LH 00 acrylic 49 Rog 899 dCotton tlannalette Elasticized waist Assorted prints 10 12 14 16 18 40R 096 064 Low priced Cotton Flannelette pyjamas 499 fLonu BIUUVHH Hutton front timtlt waist Anal tedprlntn In AtllttltititltiQll Store hours MUN IIlI Yellow Brown or Naturai t5 78 12l15it416lt8 40R0736108 neck pullover pyjamas tAl ll ltt it lit to ti 30 pm Wllillllllllillllllltlnllllt9130pm than Auto Conn open wattde mm Canal 12 251310 DMO ono Wont