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Motorists arned STRA_TFORD / ~ONTARILO /<~THURSDA YJ ANUARY 26 / 1978 By Thelma Morrison a.m.. today. police . were. . inâ€" . held tomorrow instead. and a similar situation on staff reporter vestigating at least 10 accidents. Apranksterâ€" caused. some . Inverness Street. caused the A storm featuring an unusual., Police also reported a number alarm _ this morning â€" by. power to go off in one house,.. combination of high winds, rain â€" ofâ€" false. alarms overnight, _ spreading a report that_school . Most of the city experienced and snow descended on Perth probably the result of the high crossingâ€"guards were not on . minor power failures overnight County today closingâ€"most â€" winds and rain. duty. A Perth County Board of because of icing problems on f roads and schools in the area. In Stratfordcity <buses" were ~Educationâ€"spokesman said the . Ontario Hydro lines. y At 8 a.m. today the storm had _ pulled off the road about 9 a.m. ~report was false. School prinâ€" _ Most «city industriesâ€"were dropped 14.4 mm.â€"ofâ€"rain and 3 andâ€" city <plowsâ€"and garhage «cipals were calling parents to _operating with slightlyâ€"reduced em. of snow on the city. A wind â€" trucks were also taken off the ~reassure themâ€"andâ€"to= inform â€" staff this morning but some had warning is in effect with gusts of â€" roads. Gray Coach buses were them of plans to close at noon, plans to close if the storm up to 85 kmh predicted. Weather _not running although â€"CN â€" Theâ€"storm also caused some _ continued. City postmen started forecasters are calling for. reported no problems with power failures, the worst of their rounds today butâ€"soon another 15 em. of snow andâ€" trains in and out of the.city. which was a twoâ€"hour blackout _ returned, unable to see or make temperatures are expected to All rural schools were closed _ in the east end of the city around _ their way along open stretches drop this afternoon. and only inâ€"town school buses in the Stratford Mall. It began of road. Rural delivery was Highways in the area were St. Marys were running. â€" about 4 a.m. when high winds cancelled. described as slippery with Stratford schools were open this _ caused a television antennae to Bell Canada reported no % visibility poor to nil. The onlyâ€" _morningâ€" but closed at_noon. fall across a highâ€"voltage line. A _ serious problems except a delay road officially closed was Highâ€" Exams scheduléd for today at tree down on Charles Street in dial tone caused by way 8 toâ€" Mitchell butâ€"the. secondary schools in Stratford, _ about 8 a.m. caused a 40â€"minute â€" overloading of circuits,. Area ministry of transportation and © Mitchell and St. Marys willâ€"be~â€"power failure in several homes . manager Jim Scott said. too communications was. warning " . a motorists not to drive. - a ma;{xy pei;)ple :\‘flere trying to ‘ Area police were "rushed off S » ; STOP make calls at the same time. ¢ ‘ their feet‘ this morning dealing nO WStO rm. o .o _â€"â€"‘"So many of our lines are f with a rash of minor accidents» buried now that these storms ‘ SebringvilleOPP were too busy are not the nightmare for us C today toâ€" give out accident By Betty Steckley that they used to be," Mr. Scott h i reports although a corporal staff reporter said. "If the storm continues | there said a number of cars had 7 agg more ige does form u(;g slid off roads in the area. § 18 y aboveâ€"ground wires we co ) Woodstock and Lucan OPP o bng)ltstornl.e EY ETE have problems then. The difâ€" _ pulled its cars off patrolâ€"this . sSnowstorms may go ficulty there is that in this _ morning because of zero Remember this citizens weather we probably couldn‘t i‘ visibility> while~«the New=â€"â€" Tir=bertant Lo blow get out to make repairs." Hamburg detachment reported * e beginning of the blow _ Most serious were conditions a serious accident. near. the in the county. with visibility ~ Baden cutoff on Highway 7 and Alth BE the‘s J : close to zero. Most. county 8 (See story page 3). Listowel | Although the.store ROurs. _ residents were stranded. at OPP was not as hardâ€"pressed. A . Have been extended home. (S)Elgkrilsi?)l:rnat(}:]:iileegi pefledonls, Our weatherman here In Stratford, city policeâ€"re Hath the merchants offended ported a string of multiple car * accidents, especially on Highâ€" 3 g peea way 7 and 8 east of the city. An <â€"For last night was the beginming ‘;/fmde“t, abouiins$:30mni. 1t uied When merchants hoped you‘d shop f cKone‘s Corners near the i\ y * eastern city limits resulted in a _ ; But the weather intervened f L k > pileâ€"up of cars but no. serious And brought all traffic to a STOP. enc akeside News injuries were reported. At 10_ 7 * 8 4 _ oommummmammmmmapmeciommnmanmemmmrinemmanes e ~ £ In spite of the bad roa * Anansusktminnt o nommer cenritants Sunday morning there Vs:sog » mpâ€" m earunepermenrmnmees their Annual skating party good turn out at the United ¢ on Sunday afternoon at the Church service and specially oo < Lakeside rink. There was a good attendance at Sunday U rc terrific turnout. of children School: Next Sunday, Feb large and small and all had a 5th,.the Sunday. school â€"hour C good time. A lunch of hot will be from 10 a.m. to 11 U rnout es | e dogs and cold drinks were a‘m. and church service will _ served by the mothers, Many be at 11:15 a:m.â€"Rev: Brown e thanks to the menâ€"and boys + will be on vaen ionrandoki who shovelled the snow from : Russell â€"Tusau will beâ€"guest tO r ms the roof of the rink for speaker. « &f safety‘s sake.