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Vol. 114 No. 48 36 Pages The provincial Ministry of Transportation and Comm- unications has flatly refused to pay anything towards drilling new wells in Man- chester, despite a report from the Environment Min- + Fe gstry.that says road salt run-_. .MTC says no money for wells group of 30 Manchester homeowners Monday night that it is Ministry policy not to pay for wells contaminat- ed by road salt run-off. "We don't feel MTC is the real culprit in the well prob- lem, and MTC -is not in-a_ well with the Manchester homeowners present, and several vowed they would continue their fight for full compensation for new wells by going right to Transport- ation Minister James Snow, if necessary. - off is responsible for contam- " ination of some of the wells in that community. Dan Collins, a district eng- ineer with the MTC told a The municipal election - campaign is now in full swing, and the Scugog Rate- - payers Association. is sponsoring three all- -qcandidates meetings. The first was held in Blackstock on Tuesday night October 28, and the second will be held this Thursday evening October 30 at the Community Hall in Green- ® Tom was an ordinary barn __cat until Sunday, October-5, 1980. But since that morning when Floyd Beatty found Tom laying on a woodpile in shock, the cat has been pondered, loved and has found a new place in the ® Beatty's home. leg early that day, and crawled to the woodpile until Mr. Beatty found him. Care- fully picking her up, Mr. Beatty told the Star, "At first ® 1 thought maybe he had been hit by a car," but a careful examination of the cat's body revealed a bullet wound in the leg. . The Beatty's took the cat to Dr. Jim Bfown of Port # Perry and there learned that the leg had been completely shattered by the bullet, and could not be saved. Because of the damage to the bone in the leg, Dr. Brown said the shot must have come from a # high powered rifle. The Beatty's then had a decision to make. Will they have the cat put to sleep, or have the leg amputated? The latter was the decision, and now Tom makes his home in the Beatty house- ¢ hold. Although a three-legged cat may not sound all that agile, while the Star was at 4 position to pay for any new wells," said Mr. Collins at a meeting of Scugog Township council. That didn't go over very 'Candidates meetings ji final meeting will be held this coming Tuesday, Novembey* 4 at Port Perry High School on Rosa Street. There are 15 candidates seeking election to the Scugog Township council and Durham Board of Education, and Township voters will go to the polls on November 10. 'Cat loses leg from gun-shot the Beatty's, the cat had no _trouble--in- getting -around,- and in fact can jump onto a counter as easily as if he had four legs. --Tom-had-been shot in the i ' Magi yl? {4 Na Robert Switzer, 'who lives on the corner, of Highways 7A and 12 in Manchester, told the meeting his well water is so salty it is unsafe for drinking, and he's had to bring water in for the past couple of years from another source. A report on the well prob- lems by the Ministry of the Environment earlier this year found that14 of 33 wells in Manchester had salt levels in excess of recommended limits. The report says the high, salt concentrations "are mainly due to road salting operations and poor well construction." Mr. Switzer told the meet- ing that even new wells in the community are contaminat- ed by salt, and another -woman said the water in her 80-foot deep well is salty. Mr. Switzer suggested that the surface water with salt has seeped into water deep in the ground. Scugog area councillor (Turn to page 3) Tom is Neaking around on three legs since his front right leg was amputated recently. The cat was shot by a high powered rifle at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Beatty of Blackstock the same weekend a dog was shot and killed at Nestleton. Hallowe'en Clowns Hallowe'en is once again upon us, and this Friday evening hundreds of youngsters will be roaming the streets of the township looking for the traditional trick or treat handouts. Jill and Katie Ballinger couldn't wait, so when they went looking for a pumpkin, they dressed in the costumes they will be wearing this week. Parents should remember to dress their children in light coloured costumes and use make-up as a disguise rather than a mask. Let's make this a safe Hallowe'en! Police beef up patrols for this Hallowe'en Night Durham Region Police will be taking no chances on Hallowe'en Night this __ Friday. Staff-Sgt. John Kay of 26 Division told the Star that there will be extra foot patrols in the Port Perry, Uxbridge and Sunderland downtown areas and addi-- 'tional cruisers and un- marked cars on the roads throughout the evening. He said that there will be 34 officers on duty in the 26 Division area Hallowe'en Night, and if necessary, officers can call for back-up help from Durham Head- quarters. "We hope that there won't be any serious trouble, but we want to try to prevent the so-called pranks that can often lead to property damage or personal injury," said Staff-Sgt. Kay. He added that the men on duty have instructions to rigidly enforce the laws and lay charges against anyone found committing offences. Staff-Sgt. Kay said that police will be on duty Hallowe'en Night at the Sunderland-- office and the '"'store-front" offices in Uxbridge and the plaza on Highway 7A in Port Perry. Police in the Scugog- Uxbridge and Brock Township areas will be assis- ted this year by volunteer C.B. radio operators. The Durham Region Police emergency number is 579-1234. Scugog man treated after inhaling fume A Scugog Township man who inhaled toxic chemical fumes while working in Oshawa last week has been released from hospital and went back to work on Monday. John Code, an operations supervisor with Smith Transport was hospitalized for a day and a half for observation after inhaling fumes leaking from two cylinders of hydrogen celenide which were stored on a truck waiting shipment to a plant in Whitby. Three other employees who also inhaled the leaking fumes did not require hospitalization. Mr. Code told the Star on Friday that doctors say he will have no lasting effects from the toxic fumes which made him sick to his stomach, caused headaches and brought on a burning sensation in his throat and chest. The truck containing the two cylinders was parked in the Smith Transport yard on Centre Street in Oshawa. The Oshawa Fire depart- ment is investigating the incident, and Chief Frank Stacey wants to determine the cause of the leak and how much of this kind of gas is veing transported over major highways