Valve breaks at pumping station cause water pressure drop
A valve in the auxiliary engine at Canton’s main pumping station failed Thursday night, lowering water pressure 20 pounds below normal and threatening a water shortage. Over 1,000,000 gallons above normal pumped to avert a shortage. Lawn sprinkling blamed. repair parts rushed from Massillon with a week delay. Ohio Power Co. supplies current during outage as Tod pump operates. There are about 1,000,000 birds on Africa ostrich farms with exports valued at $15,000,000.