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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1981-07-30, Page 3NOTICE PAYMENT OF P.U.C. SILLS Due to the postal strike, Public Utilities Bilis will be available on August 5, 1981 at the Public Utilities Commission office, 17 Park Lane, Clinton, Ontario. The due date will be August 17, 1981. Kindly get in touch ,with the Public Utilities Commission office in person or call by phone 482-9601 to arrange payment. The P.U.C. office will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. It is your responsibility to pay the.P.U.C. billing. If more information is required, do not hesitate to call 482- 9601. CLINTON PUBLIC UTILITIES 6IMMISSIIN 1 1 Susan McKay of Clinton has not actually slit her wrists, this is only a realistic dramatization of a potential suicide attempt. Susan is one of 14 Clinton and Vanastra swimming instructors and lifeguards to take the National Lifeguard Course. An in- tensive first aid course, complete with emergency situations, victims and rescuers is involved in this 40 hour course. (Shelley McPhee photo) stuck in the middle shelley Y mcphee 1 It's only nine o'clock in the morning and. normally I can live, with that. There's very.little thatone can do with 9 am, except to try and wade through the hour. But one learns very quickly that aggravating the situation can only lead tb. headache, heartache, and, heart- burn. The wee morning hours should be left alone by normal human beings. Tey were only designed so vampires could retreat into their. dark, damp, dungeons - for others they are not to be tampered. with. But some of us fail to learn, we fail to accept known facts until it is too late and the damage has been done. I knew, I really knew from the very start that 5 am is no time to "rise and shine." At 5 am there is no sun to shine, at 5 am there is no logical reason to rise, well other than fora quick trip to the john. But logic has no meaning when romance is in the air, it has no place in a time of pomp, pageantry and glory - so I am told. There was no escaping, no chance to drift away into a sweet world of slumber and dreams. The throngs were at the door at 5:25 am - loaded down with champagne, English muffins and strawberry preserves, to celebrate the event of the year, the royal wedding. Eveningre-runs were simply out of the question for these true-blue monar- chists. Never before had I known my friends to have such love for England's royal family, and I still don't believe that their convictions are genuine. Their only loyalty is to a cheap bottle of Lubbly, . topped off with A&P orange ice. It is very difficult to put up a strong argument when one's eyes are still half shut. It is very difficult to turn the "friends" away when they are already settled down in front of one's color television. • . With little choice but to endure, one merely tries to con oneself. . Such promising words as, "Hey it'`s getting light out now," or "Man it's only 5:47 and I feel really good," momen- tarily offer some comfort _ and en- couragement. But no words, no possible remedy on this earth can lessen the pain and misery that 9 am brings on. The skin pales, the dark circles . surround the once lovely.eyes, the head begins to nod and the eyed involuntarily close. Fellow workmates offer little sym- pathy. They know that there's still a paper to print, and each one must carry their share of the workload come hell or high water. The employers do not believe that I've been stung by a strange tropical insect and I'm now suffering from the deadly sleeping disease. They. do not believe that my house burned to the ground in the middle of the night and I was left homeless. I ,simply can't sell them on the story that I've been striken with mononucleosis . and feel just toq weak to lift a finger. They know that 5 am was royal wedding time and they don't feel the least bit sorry for me and my cham- pagne headache. Ahh, but it was all grand, just like a fairytale come true And now this romantic -at -heart plans to re-enact her own version of famous fairytale....The Story of Rip Van Winkle! CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, JULY 30,1981—PAGE 3 meal -looking wounds help ire life paving course Make the Mazda 626 Comparison Compare our 1981 Mazda 626 with expensive European imports. Compare features. Compare ride. Compare handling. Then com- pare prices. You'll be surprised at how much Mazda 626 gives you, and you'll be delighted with the affordable price. THE MORE YOU LOOK, THE MORE YOU LIKE MW MOTORS LTD. 184 EAST ST., VOLVO-MAZDA /SALES -SERVICE GODERICH 524-2113 By Shelley McPhee The gaping wound, the rasping breath,' the perspiring forehead and paled skin, the gushing blood and the weapon, a sharp - edged razor blade, lying nearby looks all too real. But realism is the key here, this is a matter of life or death, and saving the life is of the utmost importance. More than an act, more than a demonstration, here the rescuers are preparing themselves for a real-life situation, like 'an attempted wrist slitting suicide. Through the re-enactment of highly stressful situations, 14 Clinton and Vanastra- lifeguards and swimming in- structors are learning how accidents can happen, how they should be treated and how they can be prevented through the National Lifeguard Course. The program, the best lifeguarding course in the nation, teaches first aid, pool chemistry, physical fitness and public, relations. It's the toughest lifeguarding course this country offers, but it gives graduates thehighest qualifications available, enabling them to work at any swimming facility in Canada., hr cliitr its highly rated nnality. the National Lifeguard Course, is still not the most popular to study because of its stiff level of difficulty. However in Clinton, where it is being taught for the first time, more than 40 area people registered for the course, which is limited to a maximum of 14 students. Elizabeth Thompson of Clinton is teaching the course, with help from London instructor Tony Kyle, and ac- cording to lKlizabeth, "Once you have studied the course,; you're really aware of what could go wrong in the pool." "Lifeguarding is more than just a summer' iob for students." she stressed. The National Lifeguard Course takes an in-depth . study of pool maintenance, prevention and treatment, from the proper ways to test water, to promoting the pool and its programs, to dealing with medical emergency situations. The first aid portion of the course is definitely the,. most visible, and most dramatic. Students at the Clinton pool have dealt with simulated emergencies involving broken limbs, electrical shock, smashed faces and attempted suicide. Appearing to be simple fun and games, the rirst aid situations clearly teach both the 'own Council notes... • from page 1 Applications to take part in the run are available until August 13. Chemical wastes under control A 'bylaw to control the disposal of in- dustrial waste in sanitary sewers has been passed by Clinton council. Drawn up by the ministry of the en- vironment, the bylaw authorizes what wastes can go into sewers. It is especially needed for industrial parks to control refuse and any wastes which may be harmful to sewage works, or dangerous to persons, animals, property of the en- vironment are forbidden from entering municipal sewage systems. The new bylaw also states that no roof, storm or surface water can drain into the system, and Mayor Chester Archibald admitted that this problem does exist in Clinton. The capacity rises slightly at the sewage plant when it rains or during the spring run-off tinge. Bylaw is ' evised Reiterating a bylaw set more than 25 years ago, Clinton council recently reviewed and approved a new bylaw to govern the costs of maintaining sanitary sewer lines in the town. The bylaw, which follows the previous bylaw, says that sewer blockage and problems that occur from the street line to the main line is the PUC's responsibility. , Problems that occur from the street line to ,a house or inside private propertyare the responsibilities of that property owner. Henderson backs boards At. the end of the 1981 federal -provincial agricultural ministers' con- ference, Ontario Agriculture and Food Minister Lorne C. Henderson said that farm credit, interest rates, . the cost -price squeeze., and marketing are the major concerns of farmers today. Itenderson had strong words for the Economic Council of Canada's recently released report on regulatory reform as it ap- plied to marketing boards. The minister said the report,lacks credibility. "The council's researchers seem to have consulted everyone except farmers and their • organizations in developing the report," . he said. He criticized the council's chairman for not staying at the Edmonton conference long enough to answer policy questions from provincial ministers and stated that the report hadbeen released in a manner_.t ,lt ensured max- imum adverse publicity for agricultural oganizations and marketing boards in On- tario. "Marketing boards have developed over the years to assist farmers in meeting a number of problems related to the provision of a wholesome supply of food," Henderson said. "As far as I am concerned, supply management and marketing boards have my full support. I cannot understand why the Economic Council of Canada are sd opposed . to supply management when it is clear that many producers of com- modities without such plans are facing serious economic problems. "If people want to criticize those boards, they had better come up with some workable alternatives," the minister concluded. Henderson said he was en- couraged to learn that federal government plans to present an improved hog stabilization program within four months. He, also commented favorably on the recently in- troduced changes to the Farm Credit Corporation Act which will expand the credit available to pro- ducers. victims and the rescuers the symptoms, the treatment and the possible prevention in serious medical accidents. "We should be able to handle anything that happens at the pool," Elizabeth stressed, "And by the end of the course, we should be able to give the students really difficult situations." "It's fun, but it's also quite frightening. You realize how much you didn't know beforehand," she added. The intensive course involves 40 to 50 - hours of intensive study, with weekly tests and constant evaluation. In August, the Clinton group will complete a written and practical examination and Elizabeth is hopeful that everyone in the Blass will pass. ,After two years, the graduates will have to re -qualify for the course, with another written examination or complete course study again. Along with Elizabeth, Gloria Workman of the Clinton pool is also a graduate of the National Lifeguard Course. Elizabeth, a four-year grad and instructor, hopes the course will be taught in this area again and she stressed, "Most cities want to make it a miniumum requirement for lifeguards, but not enough people have taken the course yet." E'l'izabeth supports, and highly recommends.\the course and explained that pool lifeguads shauld be prepared to. handle any situation "I just think how I'd feel if I couldn't help someone in trouble," she reasoned. Library may be sinking. • from page 1 floor. When B.M. Ross and Associates complete their study more definite an- swers will be known. The Library's History Often referred to as one of Clinton's most attractive historical buildings, the dignified Clinton Carnegie Public Library was built in 1896. When James Stavely, an English im- migrant and wealthy resident of Clinton died in 1889, he left his money to the government. In turn Clinton's town fathers appealed to the government for funds to build a library and in 1896 the provincial government offered the town a sum of $10,000 for the construction of the town library. The money built the red -brick •• structure and left $5,000 of an endowment which brings an income of five per cent per annum. In 1900, the Carnegie addition was built pnto°'the library. Money for this addition was bequeathed by a multi -millionaire from New York,, who was keenly in- terested in library work and left. large - sums of money to help improve and build libraries throughout the country. Today, the Clinton library is the home of the local branch of the Huron County Library and houses thousands of books, for children and adults. The library's second floor has been vacant for several years and is used as a storage facility and occasionally as a meeting place. At Seaforth Motors, we know low prices sell cars! When people ask us if we have a car at their kind of price we like to say YES! DEMONSTRATOR SPECIAL! r; - '.: ;;I Zug . -7.,,,wreeee .-. 10,1 1981 GRANADA - GLX - LOADED! Air Conditioning,, Full vinyl roof, cloth seat trim, split bench seat, white sidewall radial tires, conventional spare, electric clock, remote control trunk Ild release, heavy duty suspension, tinted glass, 4.2 litre engine, In- terval windshield wipers, automatic tran- smission, tilt steering wheel, power steering, speed control, light group, AM -FM stereo radio. List Price '11,892. YOU SAVE 1,412. 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