The Wingham Advance-Times, 1973-12-20, Page 14;) 157(
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No problems
Ely Dick VskerGd
tiff you %vete pluaunuling to drive to
Merida or etl er parts of the
5cnaern United States this
winter, a suggest yen slick to ye ,.r
plans and go ahead.
a recently drove from WauaghQua
to ct=iearwate>r each, Fiad, and
hack and didn't experience any
dalcullty cmtaaanamg gasoline and
oraiy c aneeananten d one state cvatk
reduced speed Ilnmrnit,
F0Uowitng cans recent soneenall
edition, Ticket to Travel, in the.
Crossroads section of this Aews-
papeu' Wee. nth) and in the p ht
of considerable caution f; Ym
naany sources about auto travel
in the unit r States,1 would like
to further inform many•vacataoYn-
ers amd other travellers of the
real situation.
'We left Wi , , : liana Friday, Dee,
' th at 7:30 a.m. and drove to Sar -
Ma, where we entered Michigan
I
and headed south. We picked up
encountered
a terst'ate 713, the surer highway
that runs right threi0, We states
iunt. t Fie, ids, setath oi De4reits
Prom Detroit t, Clearwater
V �awej�cj'hi,t��I^}Flaer„„
t�S[]G1�C ./�Tw�'Tt� �n,.[r1��1iry1. abn:['t
experience
any difficulty with truck drivers
b➢oedl img highways, gasoline sta-
tion operators rationing gasoline
cr state troopers forcing a to
drive at relived speed limits.
While we were in Florida khat
particular tate introduced a new
speed limit of 55 m.p.h. for all
vehicles. We were told th off -
fenders Cv s o d wad
ticketed—but they weren't.
rand new red signs dot the high-
way through„ Ohio cautioning
driven about an energy shortage
and a suggested speed limit of 55
m.p.h. but all traffic, including
more than one policeman, did not
observe this suggested limit.
We did hear that gasoline was
rationed to some extent, in the
I�
ea ten states but did not experi-
ence ani rationing at all ;Jowl
and back up i415, ` We talked to.
several station :operators and
also some frankest and their ex-
perience
c4perience Cas essentially ooh.
like MAKS•
and yeup there aM stricter
regulations go erning the sale of
gasoline In $ante of tthese states
(M.aclaagaraa Ohio, Kentucky. Ten-
Ilnessce. Georgia and :Florida) on
Sundays but if you have a full
•taunk More 6 or 9 p.m. Saturday
eveunin9, your can drive until
empty on . Sunday.
li would suggest that any of you -
folks litho have cancelled your
plans after hearing, reading grid
Cvatehing various reports about
the gas and speed situation, re”.
consider, just avoid dr'i'ving on
Sundays and allow a little more
time to matte the trip. '
There is plenty of aecormoda-
tion available throughout Florida
south
tias winter and a hear -normal
amount of traffic on Interstate 76,
the main north,sauth auto route.
The situation C-Qal charge as
we get further into the winter, but
as of last week, tat°s the way we
found . it.
iNeekly e ciire
° l LGRAV — Nine tables of
euchre were played at the con -
amity rooms .lastWednesday
'evening with winners bei sir
follows:
High lady, Mrs. James. MC -
Taggart; lovflady, Mrs, Kenneth
Wheeler; novelty lady, Mrs.
Ethel Wheeler; high d an, James
McTaggart;: low man, 'Lawrence
Taylor; novelty Man, .Clarenee
ulna.,
The next euchre will be on
Unitary 9 with everyone` wet
-
come.
•
Bluevale
Skits Conine Mand or Toronto
spent the prat work with her
mother,. Mrs. Noss ila-nn, Harvey
Mani* spent Saturday with them
Fire completely destroyed the
home and belongings of r” and
Mrs, Carter and family. on So -
day. The house was owned by.
Black brothers, Donations for the
.Carters may be heft at Mather's
store.
Rev. Ostrom of Wirth*rn was
an hinge of the service at Blue-
vale Presbyterian church on
Sunday while Mre Freeman is'
busy with exams. The choir an-
them was "Silent' Night", Mr:
Freeman. will be back next week
with service at ;11:30 as usual.
We want to :wish everyone a
very. Merry Christmas -and ' to
thank all 'those who have helped
us with .news during the. past •
year. We• hope, you will Ball us
again in 'O..- Marie and ,. Eileen
Walker.
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The %Vinghamu Advance -Times, Thursday, Dec.'20, 1973
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