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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-02-03, Page 12• 07. 1 • •••,.^^ 0447 W.11 • vyr .RS • itGoderich and . tit N.sietehAttlevergiPlareaand • there- Were 'big #11e4tps o • cars over; They also • report a, number of Minor injuries *sit:4111'1g of a Very ser qua nature. Some PedeStrii4M!1110 say, were hit when ,they.- left their sus 60111-WCTIT6-'. Police Say •they were tur- Ping people back who wished to leave Goderich but adrift that they- cannot actually refuse to let them try to buck the storm. A spokesman noted however that drivers, without a good reason for being on' the roads in the storm cotild well face charges if involved in an accident. FUEL SUPPLIESiI Fuel dealers in Goderich said on Tuesday they knew of no rural residents who had run outz of heating oil though in some cases tanks were getting very low. Fuel oil deliveries to local agents were cut off from last Wednesday but trucks got through from Grand Bend on Tuesday ta replenish sup- plies. A spokesman for Edward Fuels said he understood one farmer had been forced to begin burning diesel fuel in his furnace and noted that farms with diesel supplies would be able to get by until delivery could resume. Diesel fuel is actually one grade above furnace oil,and would heat homes'well. One Edward Fuel truck was stranded in Goderich. Township for . more than seven hours on Saturday It tri. , ' •,,.: e Y-00 ,7,;,,,'• 5 . 4‘.42 ..0141140eolisho...,..,, t. Fuels OnnsantliTh and Goderlch said .Tuesday the -firm was unable toservice a number of heating . oll customers in ' Ashfield and West. Wawanosh Townships • and a ,number of houses were Twithout-fuel-altegether..--Sorn Several area snowmobilers are now trying to rig up a fuel tank thatcan be towed by the machines. The tank only. holds 35 -gallons but that is enough to keep the furnaces in most of the' older far- mhousevrunning for at least three days. Damage $45000 in Vanastra fire About 40 Vanastra and area residents woke last Thursday morning to learn they were out of a job following a $450;000 fire which destroyed , Huron Acoustics in the early morning hours. No cause has yet been determined for the blaze whichbegan at 1:45 a.m. and brought under control by Brucefield and Clinton firefighters five hours later. However, Brucefield fire chief Stewart Broadfoot said the fire marshall would be up to investigate the fire as soon as the roads are opened. - Meanwhile, Wilf Schneider, part-owner of the loud- speaker manufacturing plant, said Tuesday afternoon that he was still unsure if the plant would be rebuilt. Brucefield and Clinton firefighters arrived at the fire shortly after the alarm -was sounded,. battling near blocked roads, and • poor visibility to reach their destination. Mr. Broadfoot said only 10 firemen were able to reach- the station in response to the alarm. In Clinton, the fire alarm was sounded twice, after only four men .had been able to reach the station by the end of the first alarm, assistant chief Fred Loh!) Said. On arriving at the fire, the deep snow,.... sub -zero tem- peratures • low water pressure, as well as high winds created problems for the firemen in their "attempt to bring the blaze under control. ' "The fire started on the •- wind -side (west side) of the ,building and has broken through the wall by the time we arrived," Mr. Broadfoot said. • The firemen concentrated on keeping the 'fire from spreading and Mr. Broadfoot said It WaS 'lucky that there wereno buildings nearby. Although firefighting equipment from Clinton and Brucefield arrived at the fire within minutes of the alarm, Mr. Schneider said part of his building may have been saved if Vanastra had had a fire truck of its own. Huron Acoustics was partially burned in Nov. 1973, and since then, Mr. Schneider and several other 'Vanastra., businessmen have been trying to get a fire truck for the former base. There was little interest in the idea at first but it gained momentum last fall When the fire in- surance rates for the com- munp increased drastically. Regular meetings on the fire truck for Vanastra, have indicated ahnost unanimous' support Mr.'tchneider. said, but no solution has been reached as tb who would pay for its maintenance. Vanastra is situated in Tuckersmith Township., • f lIes In.- the .rIftse-teOves;'PelL"mailal oadg to Ow Alet•Ouchile: .since last Wednesd gasoline and 'diesekoll, the excepUon .of one tO.tOwnshlpgttrages to permlt on FridaY*POP, §1.r oWslOirefael and keep • He saidthet*h working. Colborne, Ashfield rural maildelivery- and !„West Wawanosh, town- .---Viednes4ay''.,;.li ship0 have all received loads delivery on Tuesday �f t of fuel this week to to keep their week. • ' loWsnperatItig, 6641)04 14. tw;I P4 it Sometimes STRANDED sort brings 444the ,' 10.ver. 30 out of town people and; aq'Ont4in members: Of the Bluewater residents •along.-lbe!,}49:- Shrine Club who had come to concesSion of " Goder c Goderich last Wednesday to Township such is " the case attend a special meeting for with KaSe Vanden Hei!Yek44 the Installation of officers Throughout the heightAnf found themselves stranded -the storm, and through here for at ,least one night. storms all, Winter,: They were Wen ac- township plows catd!.„' commodation at the homes qf through, he has plowed 11 in -town members. •two and one half mile portion DAIRYMEN DESPERATE omforronaicing9utaltroliwiingghwalOY'lL,4# Officials at • Gardiner's people to get out to work. Dairy in Goderich and the Mr. Vanden Heuvel then Ministry of AgriCulture Office made sure the road was open in Clinton both rep rt that so - each evening -so these siMe. far no farmers have had to people could get home dump milk because trucker- - were unable to reach their TOO MANY CALLS farm's. • -A •• Ministry of • 13e1) Canada reports.th Agriculture spokesman said storm stranded residentsaiid on Monday however that the travellers attempted to keep.. ituation was getting 'pretty in touch with the outsideesperate". world telephone circuits: "If, this doesn't let 'up in the became overloaded, causingext day or so,,some farmers considerable delays -`;:tn.. vyill likely have to start placing long distance Palle umping." • during the work of the storm. •.• e—p • of thefarm.„ ciaStenlere had switched to tractor diesel fuel e'to keep the furnaee running after their storago_tankkaren dry but seine had no diesel fuel and were without heat. ' The snokesnian said at least five customers were without heating.oil and two • had no fuel of any description. One of the houses has electric heat in one room and the people are managing to stay warm. At least 10 other customers were running • dangerously low and would be out of -oil if their roads were not cleared by,Tuesday night • or earlY Wednesday. Snowmobilers are helping the firm out and in one in- stance actually kept one of „the two fuel trucks oPerating. The truck was-inVolVed in an accident Sunday and damaged the radiator but snowmobilers md anaged to get a new rad and take , it to Dungannon and the truck was back on. the road less than 24 hours later. d MAIL DELAYED The storm badly disrupted mail delivery. Goderich Postmaster Mel Farnsworth • • . PIPES BURST High wind and drifting snow may have 'seemed like t*,..worst of the weekend • , Eligape raoSln' floore0 of reduirj thrQugh�ul The schi at tiOt •)'APJC On 1A -S14.4 414 tadcancelle B. , , , oll0 out '45 'minutes ldsh to i itbt 'itArt; #: .4 rthe 25 1 " ;., '411, 4I" 1155 P11141 rt 1:^ •az • 4 1 -444, rng ea. et • Ah, t46..,...k,e/'.'..,..S.., .,,,"4"1.64,,,, ...,' , •',44j}4i`t; The t ,40),f;', ?,7--tr-IP i iiii , A.r.-• series Of storms" ''...,::!:v,P.1!.,.• ,,,,r,,.,,,,,,,,,. joyible :som durin e...; ., -PY,....:,, e dangeretts.„;. • Is re ORIOLE SOPT I LB. TUB. • CORN. OIL MARGARINE WHITE SWAN ,t ROLLS • BATH fi PALMGARDEN100'4 • t 11 - WITH • PORK. eve de he sr WITH SPLIT TAPER BUSHINGS EASY TO MOUNT ANO REMOVE • F C). -' N 0 () D 3