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Clinton News-Record, 1969-12-11, Page 2DAY WEAR NIGHT WEAR SLEEP WEAR . O IL PERHAPS SOMETHING FOR THE HOME TABLE CLOTHS LINEN OR. LACE BEDDING - SHEETS BLANKETS & BEDSPREADS Er' FILL U7 Nov TRUCKh7 TRACTOR DRIVERS DONT DESPAIR, JUST OWE US A CALL AND WE'LL BE THERE SHELL CHEMICALS OF DIAMONDS ill For the set in .14 carat gold ORDER YOUR CHRISTMAS FOWL • W, A ll Grade "A" TURKEYS GEESE DUCKS tA Capon CH ICKENS ART COLSON and GRANT IRVVIN 16 King Street Phone 40,3834 'S..4tA*WSS&'s'AXiimOt(swYfs:MactlaVaMtixtzriA3MtE. 4.4 • di to• To All! CLINTON MEAT MARKET a4 tbo Season's Greetings OPEN WEDNESDAYS DURING DECEMBER .Clinton ,NPY07RepPrct, Thursday, December 1969 FARM FEDERATION OWRC stalls sewage plant wear it' She will love it" week-end Special 20%OFF ALL CARCOATS & DRESSES FREE GIFT WRAPPING FOR MEN • tLiN tON Ladies' Wear and Dry Goods HENSALL Howard B. Henderson of Owen Sound, Lions district governor, visited the Clinton Lions Club at its regular meeting Tuesday evening. LIONS Continued from page 1 Mr. Henderson closed his remarks by saying that Lions the world over are always striving to help those persons who are less fortunate than themselves. The speaker was introduced by Maynard Corrie and thanked and presented with a pen and pencil gift by Ken Flett. Other guests at the meeting were the Rev. A. J. Mowatt and John S. Parker. Mr. Mowatt, who was local chairman of the Canadian National Institute for' the Blind funds canvass this fall, thanked the Lion canvassers and announced that $953 was collected in Clinton and district. President Ted Davies, who was in charge of the meeting, announced that $1,669, was realized from the Lions Grey Cup draw. Clayton Dixon won the regular draw prize. CHEQUES Continued from Page 1 the bulk of the inquiries being received is coming from tenants who moved earlier in the year and have not yet received their payments. "We suggest that a tenant who has moved during the year and has not received his entitlement should contact his former lancliork immediately to be sure the landlord knows, where to sOnclAe'-reduction." Mr: McKeough said that tenants who moved out over 30 days ago and have not received their 1969 entitlement after advising their landlord of their new address should contact the Subsidies Branch of the Department of Municipal Affairs for assistance at 801 Bay Street, or telephone Toronto 363-7501. Mr. McKeough said landlords cannot withhold the tax reduction from a tenant to compensate for real or alleged damages or losses. However, if a tenant is in arrears on his rent, the tax reduction may be deducted from the arrears, he added. Generally tenants of separately assissed residential properties, such as duplexes and apartment buildings, are eligible for the tax reduction, but tenants in flats and basement apartments in houses may not qualify. Roomers, for example, are not eligible. Continued from Page '1 "Huron County," the retiring president said, "is one of the few left in Ontario with an active organization... this has bothered the OFA and now, of course, is going to bother us too." The directors last week discgssed and referred to committee for further study a resolution which proposed that all farm implements which travel on highways be covered by liability insurance. It was said this would protect not only the equipment owner who might be sued, but the operatoXs of cars and other vehicles who might suffer a loss in an accident. Passed by the Huron group was a resolution urging the province to provide hospital insurance coverage for chronically ill patients released from hospitals into nursing homes. Hospitals lack space to care for these patients and must move them to nursing homes, it was said, but there they no longer receive the benefit of their Ontario Hospital Service Commission insurance. Bruce Shapton, chairman of the insurance committee, was directed to prepare a brief on crop insurance to be, presented to local members of parliament at a conference in Clinton Dec. 29. In discussing the matter briefly at the meeting, Mr. Shapton termed the present operation of crop insurance a "farce," but stressed that the concept of crop insurance is a good one. "I haven't heard of anybody in the Exeter district satisfied," he said, remarking that only five per cent of the Ontario farmers Provincial police from the Go derich detachment investigated 10 auto accidents in the week which ended last Saturday. Only one involved an injury. Last week's OPP report, as it appeared in this newspaper, said that Thomas Morgan of 50 Mary St, Clinton, was the driver of an auto which crashed on Highway 4 south of Brucefield Nov. 28. It has since been learned that the auto struck a cattle beast on the road. The ,News-Record regrets the error. On Sunday Nov. 30 on Highway 21 south of Goderich, Gerald Eggleston, RR 1 Dungannon was involved in a single-car accident resulting in $1,000 damage to the vehicle he was driving. On Sunday Nov. 30 on Highway 21 north of Bayfield, Emmerson Erb, 210 Walnut. Street, Goderich, was involved in a single-car accident resulting in $700 damage to the vehicle he was driving. Passenger Anna Erb received injuries. On Sunday Nov. 30 on Highway 4 south of Londesboro, Hector Hamilton, Gorrie, was involved in a single-car accident resulting in $250 damage to his vehicle. On Sunday Nov. 30 on Highway 8 east of Holmesville, Lenore Watt, 207 Jones Street, Goderich was involved in a single-car accident resulting in have crop protection, He outlined a number of shortcomings" in the present system, George Smith -said'he -.did not think the -Crop. Insurance Commission was. "doing it on '.purpose," He said he helieved they want to make the insurance work, but "not enough of us are raising Cain about it." It was reported that Conestoga' College officials have visited Canadian Forces .Base Clinton and studied its potential as .a satellite campus of the Kitchener-based regional community college, as urged by the federation earlier this year, - The college, according to Mr, Hunter, helieves the base to be far too big for Conestoga alone, but thinks that some space can be utilized if it becomes available. ' The president was directed to attend the December 16 meeting. on industrial development in Clinton. and to contact the Midwestern Ontario Regional Development Council to see what other action is being taken so the federation can decide what course to persue. An entertainment committee headed by Mr. Smith was established to hold fund-raising dances for the county federation. It was pointed out, at ThurSday's session that the province is expected to make changes in laws governing the Humane Society and treatment of animals — changes proposed by the Huron federation. Former county president Charles Thompson, it was reported, has made several trips to Toronto to argue in favor of the changes. $560 damage to the vehicle she was driving. On Sunday Nov. 30 on Con. 9 and 10, Goderich Township, south of County Road 18, Lenus William Yeo, RR 3, Clinton was involved in a single-car accident resulting in $125 damage to the vehicle he was driving. • On Sunday Nov. 30 on County Road 31, south of Con. 1-2, Colborne Township, Herman Genits, RR 1, Clinton, was in collision with a parked vehicle owned by Henry Vos, RR 1, Varna, resulting in an approximate total damage of $75 to the vehicles. On Wednesday Dec. 3 on 9th and 10th Sideroad, Ashfield Township, north of Highw4T 21 Eugene Frayne, RR 3, Goderich was involved in a single-truck accident resulting in $500 damage to the vehicle he was driving. On Thursday Dec. 4 on County Road 1, north of Highway 8, John James Maaskant, RR 2, Clinton and Ronald John Bishop, Sarnia, were involved in a two-truck Please turn to Page 9 "If she can SHOP NOW WHILE SELECTION IS STILL GOOD plans "Consequently we are now working on another alternative (outlined above) ... This proposal is somewhat at variance with the maximum discharge allowances of 250,000 Imperial gallons per day previously specified, but if adequate treatment and screening of the effluent is 'provided, 'it may be less harmful to the receiving streams and lakes than a lagoon discharge." ARENA (continued from page 1) asked for more sidewalk on Princess Street and that proposal will be considered when next year's budget is drawn. —PLANNED for a meeting in the town hall Dec. 16 to discuss industrial development in the district. County and municipal representatives from across Huron have been invited to talk r with representatives of an Ottawa consulting company ,ut the 8 p,m. session, Isn't it Time You Too Rang Out Bell (0(1k PRONT DOOR 13E1,1, Mr IS) Harry Williams .482-6633 CLINTON Distributor for all , Spell Oil Products ANSTETT JEWELLERS LTD. Clinton Seaforth Waikerton Peter Worthington, right, a Toronto Telegram newsman who has reported on the Nigeria-Biafra -civil war, gives his first-hand account of the situation in'discussion at Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton Monday evening. Others are, left to right, John Cochrane, county director of education; Dr. Charles Mayo of Seaforth, a Rhodesian native; Huron MP Robert McKinley; Brig. (Ret). G. L. Morgan Smith of Bayfield and the Rev. Donald McDonald, minister of North Street United Church in Goderich and moderator of the student-sponsored program. Ben Wicks, a Telegram cartoonist, participated with- Mr. Worthington in an afternoon student assembly but had to return unexpectedly to Toronto before the evening meeting. — Staff Photo Town officials have been trying for many months to find a way to alter or expand the overloaded sewage treatment system, but seem to be making no more progress than if they were running on a treadmill. The town council complained Tuesday evening when it learned that the Ontario Water Resources Commission has changed its mind since June and now will not approve either of two plans it recommended to Clinton. The OWRC recommendations were the basis for study over the last' several months by a consulting engineering firm retained by the town — study which now appears to have been wasted. The June proposals called for using both the present plant plus a large lagoon or abandoning the overworked plant and using a 43-acre lagoon alone, but the OWRC now says neither system will remove the phosphate nutrients which encourage algae growth. It may take four or five years to find a way to remove phosphates in the lagoon treatment system, the engineers told the town in a letter read at this week's council meeting. Under study by the engineering company now is a plan to refurbish the present plant and replace the existing pumping station even though the result will put more treated effluent into the Bayfield River than is considered desirable. The engineers say the excess effluent may be less harmful than the phosphates which will end up in Lake Huron. The letter from R. V. Anderson Associates Ltd. of Toronto, consulting engineers, said in part: "You will recall from our progress report that at a meeting with the OWRC on June 12 ... we were advised of the limiting capacity of the Bayfield River to accept more than the 250,000 gallons per day of sewage plant effluent without the expensive addition of tertiary (third stage) treatment, and that as alternatives we should consider, quote "a proposal to split the sewerage system between the present activated sludge plant and a new lagoon. A second alternative would involve treating all sewage in one large lagoon with the existing sewage plant taken out of service." "This we have done, and found that the one-lagoon proposal had a capital cost of some $100,000 more than half a lagoon and continued use of the present plant, but that when operating costs were considered there was little to choose between the two over the long run. "The construction of an 'entirely new plant at the present plant site would not cost much more than a single lagoon initially, but would be more expensive annually due to slightly increased operating costs. "We felt 'uneasy about the one-lagoon idea (some 43 acres) for several reasons, but mainly because of the fact that treatment of sewage in a lagoon does nothing to eliminate phosphates... "Although the lagoon would be closed off from river discharge in the summer months it would all flow out in the fall and again in the spring, and the impounded nutrients would flow out too. What the effect of these nutrients will be on the Bayfield River over the long term, and subsequently to the Great Lakes system, is not accurately known, but enough is known to cause concern.- there is as yet no known practical method ' for treating phosphates impounded in lagoons. "We did not wish to submit a report ... recommending a lagoon system of treatment if it was going to be later turned down by the OWRC and consequently we asked for another meeting ... "... the conclusion of the meeting was to go slow on any lagoon construction program, either half or a total lagoon, until the question of nutrient removal and phosphate treatment • is more fully understood and .,agreed,,npon. This may require tom ,or five-year OriOdui„,„,•,,t I OPP reports I