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The Huron Expositor, 1977-02-03, Page 7anywhere in Ontario on , . RESIDENTIAL INDUSTRIAL • COIVIME•RCIAL and FARM PROPERTIES • .Interim financing on new construction. or land development..' ..REPRESENTATIKEA IN YDUlR AREA PHOls,lt• An inspirational booklet: . Get out of your chair and call or write me for it: 1st and 2nd Mortgages -Bead QTficer56 Weber Street, Kitchener,-1519 144-6535 Branch .Office : 504 .Tenth Street , Hanover 15191 364.3121 WE BUY EtISTING MORTGAGES FOR INSTANT CASH Arnold J.. Stintrissen I l7;Goderich Street E. Phone 527-0410 • • :7- TtiE..HUFKON..:EXPOBLY0.11, FEBRUARY 10977 n ' rn saved (By Wilma Oke) A small barn in •Dublin owned by Hugh Benninger was saved by the Mitchell giep Fire Brigade when fire broke- 6:if:Thursday morning •at 8:39. In spite of poor visibility, thige-foot drifts and eight al,andoOdtars on the thad-(they' helped push a 'couple of drivers, out of drifts) the firemen arriVid in time to put out the fire, It was caused by a heat bulb that felt against a board, The embers from the board ignited bales of 'straw. ,' Fire Chief Murray Dalrymple said the fire loss was minimal but there 'Was some concern .about &moke inhalation to several beef cattle and 'a number of rabbits in the barn. Chief DalryMple expressed his thanks to neighbours for 'the coffee supplied to h is men as they worked. - It • was appreciated", he said. STUDYING THE HURONS — Seaforth Public School students had an interesting day, Thursday, before the., storm closed ....the school, Margaret Tyndall, above, right and Betty Swalps, from the Ministry of Culture _ and Recreation in Midland brought programs on the Huron Indians 'and New France 1650, to the senior students who've been studying Ste. Marie among the HUi:onS.: Students, ab .ove, were encouraged to h andie authentic artifacts which ranged:from 17th century French axes to Indian masks. The ladies, who are billpttest at focal:homes to save money, travel all over the province with their program,and according to SPS vice' principal Paul., Carroil,'Inched their way home town by' town and, got back to Midland Friday night, (Expositor Phcio) SNOWED IN BUT OPEN ---,The show, drifted around the St. ColLimban• General Store tells the story of what the area's' five day storm was like. I-4ighway 8 from Dublin to, Seaforth was blocked from Sunday to late Tuesday by a huge drift that two large snow 'blowers couldn't get through. ESsential Vehicles travelled from Seaforth to Mitchell via Grand Bend. By prep. time Wednesday; one lane wasiopen on Highway 8 in that area. (Expositor Photo) . -The benefit cosrof Branch. A of the StOnernan drain • in Hibbert township was -reduced by $2,500 at' an appeals session in • the', -township • -4anttaty • • Charles Friend Said. . . The reduced-benefit cost will mean those paying, the benefit levy will pay•$21',500..towards the cost of the drain . while outlet ratepayers will, be assessed $5,400. . Benefit ,„,, rate payers ' pay aceerding; to the benefit' they derive from .-having.the dram run • through • .their :Otoperty, FrThiend, said, while • outlet, :payers .. pay a propOrtion...aecading to. the benefit they will' receive • from baying. the :drain -installed. Their • assessment "is based on' how mueir • water drains. from their land tcc• the drain. The 'drain does not necessarily have to pass through their land, mr. Friend said: The two , appeals had the aSseSsMents lowered $1,400 and $1',100firespeetively.- .. The total 'cost:cif .-the.„ drain . is Appeals on the new cast 'sharing are- still ; open. ONLY YTEN SECONDS LEFT Brian IVIcGavin tries to beat the clock in performing a.nurnber _Of .tr-icky tasks. He carne close, but the second hand was the winner ,Inglis attempfatthe SPS Fun day. (Expbsitor Photo) We ViiiinCio71141) of our r apteak.4hito helping to fight .5oViti'Ve sloshed everything by 2(r.,, in every store sif C,i,Fiattefrom"Al) ;11 /17to Fel) !i177 incloVvo Noss the Hine to get the stereo. C.EI o any of Ihe elertro niocitiels'you need the inoteNdu huy Ihrmore.y0t1 &Aye, SHACK ITfMS'0,141Y . . I 'S A STRIKE! De Ise Morey shoiNs'Ole,Style Of:, , .. , a champion at`4116 bowling alley- In The .SPsIdytfl.-ts .' '..-thet*, a Iddal •team who 'could Use A heI0Ing handl . There wera'a of strikes toned over the lupdh:hour at the fun day last W'eak, . .%,poSItOt Photo.)„...