HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1940-12-26, Page 3THURSDAY. DECEMBER 26. 19
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TIIE SEAFORTH NEWS
PAGE THREE
Battle With Snow
in Huron County
The County of Huron has, for tin
past few years, kept ripen for motor
vehicles nearly all of its 39(1 miles
of roads for most of the time during
the winter months writes T. R.
Patterson, County 'Engineer of the
County of Huron, in the recent issue
of Engineering and Contract Record.
As in other places, the sentiment of
the public towards snot), clearing has
changed greatly, the practicability
and utility of the work is more gen-
erally appreciated and now the do-
mande are for more and .better ser -
Vice. The county equipment has also,
from time to time, cleared township
reads and during the coming winter
several townships may arrange to
keep clear all of their roads.
Twelve townships in this county
Early, Next Week
Because of the holiday, all
news and advertising Intended
for next week's issue of The
Seaforth News should be sent
in to reach this office not later
than Monday, night. Thank
you.
are located in an area having a lfigll
average snowfall and we have severe
eonditlons generally, Snow condi-
tions last year were the worst with
which we have had to contend. Plow-
ing commenced about Christmas and
continued until nearly the middle of
April, No thaws occurred to lower
the snow and almost daily storms
necessitated piling the snow in high-
er and wider heaps along the sides
of the roads, while the traveled por-
tion shrunk to narrow trails,
At such tinges users of the roads
are subjected to much inconvenience
and, at times, hardship, but most
people are very reasonable and we
receive very few unwarranted com-
plaints, Although such a winter is the
cause or many headaches to all hav-
ing to do with snow clearing, it is 0
source of satisfaction to be able to
look back and realize that which We
most be prepared for, and when
milder hinters occur there is the sat-
isfaction of knowing that the extra
service given during each years n(oh'e
than compensates for I,he bad condi-
tions of the bad winters.
Open winter roads have improved
living conditions greatly in the coun-
try, It is common practice now for
wealthy city business and profession-
al men to acquire faros in the come
try on which to establish ]fomes.
The farmer has many of the advan-
tages which these men are endeavor.
Golfing
Riding:/
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Mokor
ALL YEAR
ROUND
verfireen
PLAYGR0I1ND
1't
mountains
maintain a moderate temperatu in
which all outdoor sports take an
invigorating newness.
Plan now to' visit Canada's EVER-
GREEN
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GREEN Playground—for rest or play,
the ideal place for a thoroughly
enjoyable winter vacation! Special
H
Winter rates at hotels. The new orcl
Vancouver's spacious rooms an de-
lightful accommodations will add to
the pleasure of your stay in Vance ver.
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ASK Ao1.TaQr1ClE5
CAH 1.O
DOES YOUR
NOSE FILL UP,
$PWL SLEEP?
3 PU POSE
MEDICINE
If your nose fills
up, makes breath-
ing difficult, spoils
sleep —put 3 -pur-
pole Vicks Va-tro noi up each nostril.
Va-tro-nol does 3 important things
for you: (1) she nks swollen mem-
branes; (2) soothes irritation; (3)
helps flush out nasal passages, clearing
clogging mucus, relieving transient
congestion. It brings more comfort,
makes breathing easier, invites sleep.
When a Cold
Threatens, use
Va-tro-nol at first
sniffle or sneeze.
Helps to prevent
colds developing. VA'TRO-NOL
Ing to secure, and with cleared roads
during the winter on which in oper-
ate cat's, life on the farm becomes
much more attractive. With open
roads medical aid can be secured
much more quickly and surely this
advantage alone is of enormous
value.
In daysgone by this county has
expended as much as $7,0011 in a
whiter providing roads for sleigh
trafficand clearing snow piles from
the road in the spring. About double
this amount of expendituretwill keep
them clear of show for motor traffic
during the average year, while the
advantages are enormously greater.
Assuming that roads aro covered for
three months of Ilte year. the month-
ly cost 01 maintaining a mile of coun-
ly road during the 511010101' May he
Placed at t.10,(0. If snow ideating
cost 93101n per mile for the winter,
Ilia monthly cost would he $12.110
iter mile, so that relatively the whi-
ter cast Is 11111('11 less than daring
the summer. I have not observed
that snow clearing causes tiny ap-
preciable increase in the mainten-
ance cost of road surfaces.
One of the chief advantages r0snnt-
ing from reconstruction of ono roads
is in connection with snow 001110001.
Narrow cuts through hills are a
source of trouble. ns they fill quickly
and the space for the snow plowed
out is limited. Narrow grades do oat
p0rntlt of flat snow being Pushed
hockasfar as it should he, and the
plowing units are frequently in
date•r 111' dropping over the shoulder
hon the ditch. A realization of these
circumstances will hasten the regrad-
ing of township roads as well its moil
math:.
Thr roads to he kept (1pon daring
any year should be determined early
in the ,,anon in order that adequate
equipment may hp provided and so
that plowing may he done from the
time of the first snowfall. and no
snow he permit ted to become packed
of frozen on the read. Such ;;new
and ice: is the Pause of mile]) trouble
to plows, and It is oat. difficult 10
realize that loose, newly Fallon snow
is much easier to remove. Whenever
practicable we leave about two or
three inches of snow on the roads
for sleigh traffic.
The Caunty of Huron owns seven
plows—all of the V type, ane of
which is kept In reserve to do the
extra work that usually develops.
This year it is our intention to se-
cure extra snow plowing fittings so
that a truck requiring repair may be
quickly replaced and the plow be putj
hack to work. II
These plows ore propelled by a
crawler tractor, one tandem grader,
one rout' wheel driven truck, and
rear -driven trucks. The truck plows
clear away the loos snow during
slid immediately atter a storm, and
the crawler and grader units are
Particularly necessatty for heavy
work and to assist in pushing back
the balks of snow on the sides.
Ordinary (.rucks of -three-ten capaci-
ties are now powered with as much
as 1 O 11.11. and will do a surprising
amount of work. Admittedly snow
clearing i:5 the cause of 100.0 111'',
pairs than or'dinar'y summer work,
hut. repair .costs on such trucks are
relatively low. Chains are the cause
of increased impact on 1(1(140 plow
trucks so that we use the snow type
lug tire, wi111001 chains, and replace
them in the summer, ns such tires
are not satisfactory for high speed
summer work. None of our truck
wings are of the full hydraulic type,
but the purchase of that type of wing
is to he recommended, as there are
so many obstructions to be met with
that much time would be saved to
the outfit, and more comfort pro.
vided for the operator if such wings
were ((110(1 It is our practice to pro-
vide heavier plows than that recum-
mended by 1he manufacturers s0 that
there will be no need to take th0(1! 30
the shop for reinforcing 00 repair.
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prate sntinfaetorily in sleeper .snow.
Our plows are operate! day ,utcl
Bight when titre is plowing t.,
the past we hlln• Used only two
shifts of operators. but the work is
strenuous. and this year we tire r,Ab
Mitering three shifts. The foreman in
charge of each unit is recent., -d 4,,
telephone lay oliice en•h clay
report progress and eenditiuns and
receive any special instrucllons.
Whore practicable, heated gulag,'
acennnnoda11011 is provided blit 1c11
of our mots are seldom 2011-hin rea,11
of a home garage and (114 (00 big u,
be accommodated in tit local garage.
sn that they must be strvice0 urn-
side, often in a storm, 11peratnr
Knelt plows iiia work of hardship
and endurance, alai it ig ilu,tbttul if
111111ty who used the open 101,11 Ih the
winter re1(11130 (.hat it is made pos.-
ible by leen 0110 carry oat 110)11
as greasing a tractor durin0
weather storm, in the
snowdrift.
Attacked By Mink
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Val received a nasty t9((, Ll :1,
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