The Huron Expositor, 1976-03-04, Page 10TALKING .BROTHERHOOD - In the large .crowd art
Seaforth's annual brotherhood night, sponsored this
year by the local Legion were Joe Carter, left and
Arthur Wallace, both of Seaforth. Rev. Lockhart
Royal of Goderich was guest speaker. (Staff Photo)
McKi Hop horse sires
two leap year colts
Get your rear in gear.
'rake a Walk. •
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v.. 15.111. II 116. I.
A lot of vo-incidences happened
on eitruary 29. this leap year,
including a foal born in
\\'oodstock to 'all owner who's
birthday is also February 29.
-Arnold Campbell of Mcltiillop
had a share in this co-incidence.
His stallion . Scram was the
rather of the Woodstock colt and
also sired another Leap Year colt,
born the same day. '
.•Sfter a story appeared in the
I ondon free Press about the
Woodstock . 29 S. colt,
Mr. Canipbellshad a call 'fforiV the
owner --of horse called Lily
Nlarlene in Ripley. telling him
• (:By john D. Baker
Publicity Chairman,Branch 156
Legion Sponsores
Brotherhood Night
Thursday night. Brinch 156
was the host to representataives
of a number of service clubs and
organizations for Brotherhood
Night.
The Ladies Auxiliary served a
dinner to approximately 160. On
the menu was ham, sfitilloped
potatoes, 'peas and -carrots
1.7 tables
at euchre
Seventeen tables wer in play
when EdelWeiss Rebekah and
Fidelity 1.0.0.F. Lodge
sponsored a joint euchre
February 25. Winning prizes
v. ere: Ladies • most games, Mrs.
Ross Chapman. Kippen; most
lone hands, Mrs Thomas Carter;
Low. Mrs. Alfreda Lithgow.
Gents - most games. Charles
Eyre; most lone hands, Lorne
Dale: Low, Lyle -Haney.
James Keys was in charge of
games and .Mrs. Wilmer Cuthill
was Punch convener.
Dublin Mixed Bowling
IFeb.251
Team standings:
Team #5, 98 pls.; Team #6. 89;
Team #3. 83: Team #4, 82: Team
#1. 73: Team #2, 62.
. Ladies' high single and triple.
Joan Stapleton, 328. 691. Men's
high single. Doug Dietz, 268.
High triple. Frank .Kistrrer, 648.
Legion
PUBLIC SPEAKING
CONTEST
SEAFORTH LEGION HALL
TUESDAY, MARCH 9
at 8 p.m.
Auspices Seaforth Branch 156 Royal
Canadian Legion
The winner in each category in competitions
conducted by Seaforth Public School,
Seaforth Separate School, St, Columban
Separate School, Dublin School and
Centennial School, Brucefield will compete.
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND
WINNERS WILL COMPETE IN THE ZONE
C 1 finals to be held in Seaforth,, Saturday,
' March 13, 1975 at 1:30
-Admission Free-
GEORGE HAYS
R.V.WHITELEY
President
Secretary
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Legion. News
and Views
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JACKPOT $400 00 MGI OT
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26 Games in Total.
EXETER LEGION-MARCH 15
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ROYAL
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MITCHELL
In The
Crown Room
Friday
and
Saturday
March 5 & 6
Lincoln
Green
(By Jack Riddell, M.P.P.)
The Ontario Queen's Park
Government's present
programme of closing down
hospitals and hospital beds -
aimed at saving some $50 million
from the Province's Health
Budget - has generated a great
deal of . controversy, bitterness
and attention throughout Ontario.
In our -Riding, two institutions
have been slated for closure. First
the Goderich Psychiatric Hospital
was threatened with the Health
Minister's axe. After
considerable pressure from
myself, Stuart Smith and other
Opposition Members • not to
mention 'public outcry - the
government back-tracked on this
decision to some -extent,
permitting at least part of the
Goderich institution to continue
as a psychiatric facility. Now,
Clinton Hospital is,. according to
the Minister of Health, to be
phased out of existence. This
cannot be permitted, and I am
taking this opportunity to ask
every one of you to make your
feelings known in this matter ...
to.write to the Premier, to the
Minister of Health, letting them
know in no uncertain terms how
you - the people concerned, the
people affected - feel about this
outrageous and irresponsible
decision on the, part of the
Government.
When hospitals are closed and
hospital beds are taken out of
service it is an admission of poor
planning - an admission that
somehow we ended up• with more
hospital beds and facilities than -
required to service,, the
about the second colt.
Mr. Campbell joked that maybe
both colts will be able to race as
two yeark olds for four years in a
row.
az Dance!,
for
Ruth Ann
Finkbeiner
and
John A.
Thil/TiernIanS
[bridal couple]
•-Friday, Mar. 12
PINERIDGE CHALET ,
HENSALL
. Music by
Roger Quick
Lunch Provided •
Everyone Welcome
•
Word was received Wednesday turn, can teach the poor of the
of last week by Mrs. Lea Deitner, country.
Brussels, of the safety of her
sister in Guatemala.
Sister Madelon Graf phone her
Motherhouse in Hamilton to
clarify her safety. She- stated that
the tremor was so severe she was
unable to get out of bed during
the initial quake. She said that
conditions after the quake were
unbelievable.
Sister safe in Guatemala
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at the hospital here. Clayton
Lotibs. chairman of the hospital
hoard said of ter a hoard
management meeting on
Tuesday that the hospital would
"not in any way reduce the
quality of patient care."
Mr. McKenzie said the letter
informing him of the budget cuts
arrived "hand delivered'' On
. Thursday, Seaforth Community
was picked for staff cuts when the
health ministry took a look at all
hospitals of the same size and the
number of paid employee hours
per patient day, he 'said.
Seaforth's vt,as high. and they
were told to make cuts.
The administrator said he will
be asking for suggestions from
hospital staff on hew' to _sake,
ltes-. 4.4s - friUtiey. There are 69 full time
employees and 15 part time jobs
at the hospital. -
Mr. McKenzie called the local
staff "a good group of people, the
hest I've ever worked with."
surrounding community. It is our
belief that in certain parts of the
province we have too many beds,
while in others there are too few.
Clearly something must be done
to equalize . hospital facilities
throughout Ontario to some
extent. The problem cannot be
solved by arbitrarily. and
unfeeli ngly closing down
hospitals - selecting thr victims
with no real justification or,
reasonable explanation. By so
doing, the ,Government is,
apparently, unconcerned that
they are removing vital health
sery ices from communities which
may, as in the case of the people
in the Clinton area, have to travel
a great distance to a comparable
medical facility. There seem to be
no clear cut criteria or objectives
in the gov ernmem 's hospital
closing programme • no standards
hich must he met', no
community• heeds taken into
consideration, Surely a more
sensible approach to reducing
hospital overheads .,could he to
decrease the number of beds in
the larger hospitals. and increase
ov er•all,hospital efficiency.
• For some years now, it has
been es ident that the , Provincial
Gas eminent has made no attempt
to follow a clearly-defined or
logical course for the
development of an effective and
progressive health care sery ice
for Ontario. Enormous amounts
of money have been spent
building hospitals 'and) „hiring:
doetdrs, and, support staff. No
differentiation has been made
beos eon the 'efficient and the
inefficient, to concentrate on
quality- rather than on qua ntity.
Correction
In a photo of winners in the
S.P.S. public speaking contest
last week Debbie Carter was
incorrectly identified as Susan
Ball.The • Expositor regrets the
error.
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connection with tests which are
ordered for patients and the
utilization of medical facilities.
Finally, we shall discuss each one
of the proposed hospital closings
-and our suggested alternatives in
each case.
Our paper will attempt to
present a commonsense approach
to the question of health costs.
Abov e all we are concerned -
deeply concerned - vvith the
impact of these major decisions
on communities and people
throughout Ontario.
The Government's decisions
have been announced outside the
Legislature.' and the elected
representatives of the people
have had no Opportunity to debate
them in the House .The fact that
theke announcements began the
day after the Legislature
adjourned can certainly not be put
down to coincidence, and clearly
indicates the . attitude of the
Government to the Legislature.
and the people of this Pros ince. It
is our strong belief that such
important matters muer be fully
debated in the Legislature and I
intend to raise questions in the
Hou se about Goderich and
Clinton, as soon as the house
reconvenes on the -9th March.
I have repeatedly' asked for an
appointment with the Premier to
plead the case of Clinton
Hospital, but at this point I have
been unable • to obtain 'a
commitment front, his office for
such a meeting. I shall continue to
pursue this matter, and hope fhat
it will be possible to meet with the
Premier before the House
reconvenes. If nor. I ain sei:ionSly
considering calling for an
emergency debate.
In 'this Riding we arc all
concerned about the future of
Clinton. .1 personally ant
determined to do erything
possible to • keep our hospital
open, and once again.l ask you - to
dO your part • by, intOrMing the
Provincial Government in no
uncertain term s just how )o11 feel
about this important issue.
Draw's• hard
worker wins
Nobody works harder distribut-
ing' and selling -tickets- - on the,
Seaforth arena renovation fund's
monthly 50.50 drays than Lloyd
Haggarth. He volunteered
months ago to handle this. part of
the fund raising campaign's
operation.
It was only fitting vv hen Lloyd's
ticket was picked-out of the barrel
at the.50 50 draw at the arena on
the weekend and' he was named
the winner of $143.82. •
Lloyd had left for a vacation in
Floridabefore the draw was held.
But he'll come hack to more thao
his job as 50 50 co-ordinator.
,he'll be $143.82
CASH BINGO .
Legion Hall, S4 01001,
March 5
8:15 p.m.
15 Regular Game's for $10.00
THREE $25.00 GAMES
$75.00 JACKPOT TO (:(I '
- TWO DOOR PRIZES -
Admission $1.00
Extra Cards 25c or 7 for $1.00
(CHILDREN UNDER Pi N.('1
PERMITTED,
-Proceeds for Welfare WOrk-
Auspices Seaforth Branch 156
Royal Canadian Legion, Seaforth
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section of Guatemala City. Sister
Madelon, who is a teacher, has
volunteered for a five year term in
that area. The sisters plan to
teach the native people, who in
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10-THE HURON EXPOSITOR, MARCH 4, 1976
„Jack's Jottings
Riddell says closings wrong
CONCERT'
presented by the ,
WOODSTOCK CHORALAIRES
• -Sunday, April 4th
• 2:30 P.'M.
FIRST PRESBYTERTAN CHURCH
SEAFORTH
Tickets - Adults $2.50. children 12 and
under 51.00 available front members or at
the doter.
cabbage salad, rolls, and for
dessert, tarts and cake.
.Rev. Father 'IT:J .Laragh gave
the blessing. After dinner George
Hays welcomed the large crowd
and introduced her worship
Mayor Betty e Cardno. also the
various heads of the different
organizations.
Mayor Cardno in her remarks
said. "that she ,likened brothe-
hood to a family unit where,
differences could be discussed
and resolved. She also said tahi
she thought that brotherhood
should be carrried out all through
the year not just for the one night.
Cleave Coombs the Zone
Commander for Zone Cl,
introduced the guest speaker,
Revs Lockhart Royal. .
Rev, Royal said that brother-
hood was the greatest subject that
he could speak on. He went on to
say that in spite of the different
doctrines and dogmas. members
of so many different organizations
could get together- and treat each
other like human beings.1-te said
that we should he more personal
rather than impersonal. 'He said
that the little things. like being
kind meant so much, and vet
very seldom kindness was
forthcoming.
Archie Dobson thanked the
guest Speaker and , presented
him with a token of appreciation.
The evening ended with a
social get-together and cards.
In the case of Clinton, the
Province has chosen to close
down a hospital with the lowest
average cost per patient. Average
length of . stay for patients is
comparable with three other
hospitals in the County and lower
than a fourth. The generally low
occupancy rate does indicatethat
there may well be too many
hospital beds in the County, but
we believe' that a reasonable
approach would have been for the
'Government of Ontario to have
sat down with representatives
from all the hospitals in the area,
to inform them that - as a result of
poor planning in the past - there
'are too many beds and the
number must be reduced,- it
would then have been up to all the
hospitals to decide amongst
themselves how best to reduce
beds and budgets. This viould
ha ?e been a more open and'
democratic procedure. InStead,
the Minister of Health came
marching into our , small rural
town with his group of advisers
and handed the hospital
administrator the death warrant
for our hospital. „. e
The Government must realize
also that a hospital becomes an
integral -,and 'vital part of a
community - the place where
people train and work. People
move into „communities because
of a hospital: lives 'are organized
with the local hospital as a focal
point. You cannot close down
. hospitals in a haphazard fashion.
making no provision for present
or -future patients.. or for those
who have chosen' a specific
hospital as the -centre of their
professional lives.
The Provincial Government has
absolutely no'right to sacrifice
much needed Ifospital facilities in
an effort to put the brakes on
rapidly rising medicare costs.
Any reduction in the Ministry of
Health's budget must be carried
out with every consideration
being given to the prime
importance of the needs of the
community.
In the Liberal Party we are
presently preparing a major
statement 'on health ° costs in
general. This statement will
-attempt to givewhat we believe to
he a rational, and fair alteraatke.
to the government's current
unfair and unreasonable actions.,
It.. will deaf •with -ways of.
measuring efficiency in hospitals.
suggest methods of improving
effe liv eness. The question of
laho
c
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will also he
examined.. aswell as methods of
reducing-lab. expenses. We shall
suggest means of ensuring that
doctors exercise restraint in
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Friday, March 12
to
Country Entertainers
at
SEAFORTH COMMUNITY CENTRE
Sponsored by Canadian Foresters-
St. Patrick's Pub Night
Friday, March 12
9-1
Featuring the fabulous
Dublin Corporation
Stratford Fairgrounds
Advance Tickets-s4.00 per person
$5.00-et the door
18 yrs. of age and older
Tickets available at
The Huron' Expoitthi4
the
O OP store
ANNUAL MEETING
BANQUET
AND DANCE
Wed., March 10
at 6:30 p.m.
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM
DIRECTORS OR AT THE OFFICE.
Seaforth Legi?n Hall
on
to be held at the
We like to know our customers
byname!
SEAFORTH FARMERS-
CO-OP •
Phone 527-07.70 Seaforth