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Orono Weekly Times, 10 Jun 1954, p. 5

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"In rural areas that are flot re- -4tricted these signis can)not be over 53 fret hi- length, 15 fret in height and must be three feet above the grounýid. If 10 fret or undi'er inleng3rth' they must be set back- froi): the,,bou- d4ary of the hijghwýay7 at least 75 feet; if from 1(I to 25 feet in leng-th they must be placed 175 feet fr-om t1he highw-\ay;ý and those b.etw,ýeen 25 and 50 feet may be 110 closer than 2ý75. fret. "Mroeno sigi-l may be placed within less than 1,000 fret of aimother Sggu of this type regardless of -which, Side of th1-e ighl-waý-y it is sýituated; nor1 can one be ereeteýt nearei than U800i feet of an intersecting road orral way.» Than]ks to thiîs control the high- 'ways of Ontario are mecfly free- of the slgns so commnon yasao and stili commun i corne provinces-1 whieh-blockç scenic vistas and can create a. hazard to public safety by obstructing the view of huls amd! curve2s or by taking the attention oif the driver frorn lis whee'l. Most sig-ns now are in the munici- palities, where sometimes it happens that. the contre] hy local counils, isf far les restrictive than the regula-! tions of the Sign A,~ Building, Per-' mlits Branch Of t'he provincial de- partme -nt.1 Mr. and Mr-S. W. C. Crossley spent SuInday with Mr. and Mrs. 'Wm . Hen- derson and Morton ait Morrish, COMING EVENT Xirby ChurchAniesrJn 2th. Guest Preacher: Rev. Roy Rick- ard, B,A. Services at -3 and 7:30 a-p SUNDAY, JUE 3th, 195>4 ORONO sunday Sechool at 10 servid* a4t Il Noe evening service3 SunIday Schiool at 2 Service at 3 Preacher: Rev. R. M.Seymnour Anyonie sigtomak-e arrange- mients to tent the Twsi Hall, Orono, mayf do son y contacting WV. BIRTH STAPLES-4'reýofessor ýnd Mrs. Mii- ton W. staplë+s of Gu ',phl are -pleaDsed to ann-ounce àle birt of thieir daugjh- ter, Mary Bel on nday, Many 3 1954 MercLiýy 1/ ton Pick Up, Red heýýtër, icensed, newi truck guarfàntee ...........$65 1951 Chev.jSedan, light blue $1 0 1950 Studq aker coach', twuotoe econ miy itself----------$'95,00j 1950 Ponitf:c coeih, smooth, ruin.g car.............. $950 1946 Ford 'ouP'ù, a steal ,Jat $395.ý0 STnW'S ROCK BOTTO SPVECI ALS 1951 Meteo,ý cu.-torn seÀ an, two tone, ready ýto go........$1095-00 1949 Meteor ,,Custojf sedan, smart imetalie $695........ýq.410 1949 Mercury eoach (marooni) lots of miiles left i this on,fr confirst served.$9î. 0 0 .Auomoile LieAccidnt nd Sickness, Plate Glass, Liability, Fire, Burglarýy, Hospitalization, Livestock, Boiler, Wind, Pojio-, -Hall, Fidelity Bonds, etc. 1 JACK REID, Orono's Licensed Auctioneetr and Valuate' SPe cialize in àarm and NOID W1IN ÀSRE..Y LYD Y~uUa HYdRO itaro sAilanes, 'i day . ..toniglit, airpianes wing their way along, the airlanes of Ontario, Iguided surely on. their course by beams of electrical waves. A dependable supply of low-cost electric power Iias been a major faîctor in making air transportai ion, in Ontario, safe and economiîcally sound, Electricity supplied by Ontarffo H ydro powers ail major installationis In the ProvInce's airports. It operates the transmitters that bring ]iast-mr'inute weather reports, the radar and direction finding equipment~ that eniables the crew to '"see ini the dark", _ ad theitiodern, airport signal and guide \ _ lightinga that lias helped to reduce hiazards to a minimum. It is another- example .of. ONTAIRIO HJe ulYDRO%ÊJ' 1 ~AT WORK FOR YOU AND YOURS, Information oncerning Ontario Hydro can be obtained bywitn tw your Hydro Chairman, 620 University Avenue, Toronto. -s'mm

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