The Huron Expositor, 1981-12-09, Page 1A CHRISTMAS PAGEANT — The holiday season was evident Sunday
afternoon as Sunday School students staged a Christmas concert at
Northside United Church. The nursery school and kindergarten classes
put on the nativity scene, complete with angels, shepherds, stars and a
couple of Christmas trees. (Photo by Ellis)
First woman heads Huron B of E
CPR .pays- 'Off- for lOcal man
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„ BY SUSAN WHITIRL
Orville Oke is a lucky man.
Two weeks and a few days ago he.itafi a
heart' attack, and his heart stopped at least
three times. That was Monday, Nov. 23 at
his Lions Club meeting in Seaforth and
today he's sitting in London's, University
Hospital cheerful, relaxed and Tery.-very_
grateful.
The fact that, Orville Oke is alive.
undergoing a multitude of tests that will
allow doctors to' control his arrhythmia
(irregular heart beat) is due to a number of
Seaforth people and, a process called CPR
(Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation). "Mr.
Oke is alive because of the action of the
people at that service club", sayd Dr. V.P.
Quinlan, a Stratford heart specialist.
Brian Nuhn. the :„Seaforh.t? veterinarian
who did CPR Chest maslagev Orville that
night (along with fellow Lioni'ntember
Gordon Rimmer who did the mouth-to-
mouth part of the procedure) says he was
sitting beside Mr. -Oke at the Lions dinner.
"."We'd just finished eating and I'd been
talking to Orville. He started to gasp and
stiffened up in his chair. There was no
warning, I'd just. been talking to hint."
Dr. Nuhn got him. down on the floor and
another Lion, local police chief Hal Claus
describes what happened next. "There was
no.panic. Anyone who didn't know anything
about it stood back." Mr. Claus went to call
an ambulance and Mr. Rimmer and Dr.
Nuhn kept working on Mr. Oke.
"We just diVided up the job and went to
it," Gord Rimmer remembers. "I don't .
know if I could have done it alone. It's hard
to know if you are doing it right...the
dummy (used in teaching the CPR course)
had a light which went on if you were
breathing properly. Orville didn't, have a
light." he jokes. While the two men worked
another veterinarian, Dr. Bill Thompson.
checked.,Mr. Oke for a pulse.
"The confidence and support front these
guys was terrific. If I'd been alone or just
Brian and I it would have been hard," Mr.
Rimmer 'adds.
CPR teaches a sequence of steps in
dealing with a heart attack, that are all
important. Brian Nuhn describes them. "I
slapped and yelled at him. There was no
response. no blink. I listened at his chest
and there was no heart beat. Everything
happened pretty quickly...The problem is
everything happened so fast. you just do
it."
CPR came to Seaforth last winter thanks
to the sponsorship of Seaforth Cnmmunity
Hospital and two dedicated people. Art
McNaughton. an ambulance attendant. and
Darlene Hetherington. a nurse. who took an
instructor's course and launched a program
called Heartsave Seaforth. Hearrsave has
now taught CPR to 230 Seaforth area
people. including high school students
,(Completion of a CPR course is nt%
compulsory in Grade 12 physical edut
tion).
As far as he knows, the incident with
Mt. Oke is the first time that knowledge
has been used here. The instructor says that
if one in fo.ur Ontario people knew how to do
CPR, 3,000 of the 8,000 Ontario people who
have a heart attack outside hospitals in a
year could be saved.
What CPR does is provide an oxygen
supply to the body's essential organs, the
brain. liver. heart and lungs. The body
shuts down circulation to non-essential
body parts, like the limbs, temporarily and
gets oxygen, a crucial 30 per cent of, what's
'normal, direct to the brain. Time is of the
essence if irreversible brain damage is
to be prevented. "You have three minutes
to get someone breathing again who's had
cardiac arrest." according to Dr. Quinlan.
All indications are that Mr. Oke has no brain
damage.
"Ten years ago. less. he would have_been
dead." says Art fvfeNaughton. It's just in
the last couple of years that ambulance-
attendants have been taught CPR. People
who work at most hospitals know it too. All
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r-w-inside this week
Santa stops in Seaforth
Santa Claus took time out
from his hectic schedule
these days to stop in Seaforth
Saturday and star in his
parade. And we've got pic-
tures coining out our ears,
See pgs,t A8. A9 and 18,
among others.
New computer
The Huron County Board of
Education has purchased a
computer System.tit a cost of
more than S45.000, which will
be available for its students
and teaching staff. See pg.
Al2.
Christmas cards arc not going
the way of the dodo, accord-
ing to SIMS, kids' columnist
Patricia itimmer, who says
Obsolete custom?
the care they represent
shouldn't be diminished by
the increased costs of sending
them. See pg. M4,
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The Seaforth and District Community
Centres Committee chose Ken Campbell of
McKillop Township as its chairman at its first
meeting at Seaforth town hall Dec. 2. Bob
Beuttenmiller of Seaforth is the new
committee's vice-chairman.
Ken Coleman represented the Seaforth
Agricultural Society at the inaugural meet-
ing. The committee will have one represent-
ative of the society, but its other 10 members
were approved and appointed by the five
municipalities overseeing the committee
earlier last week. Seaforth and the townships
of McKillop. Tuckersmith, Hullett and
Hibbert each have one councillor and one
ratepayers' representative on the committee.
"It's looking good and I think we made
considerable headway." chairman Campbell
said after the first session.
The committee is to investigate and
recommend to the five councils a community
centre project :andtive a detailed report as to
its construction. design. location. cost,
revenue, grants. public opinion. etc. The
committee is also to recommend to each of the
five councils a community fund raising
committee.
Mr. Campbell says the committee hopes to
have its detailed report "as quisikly as
possible." He adds the five ratepayers on the
committee have been made responsible for
organizing a fund raising subcommittee.
The committee meets again tonight (Wed-
nesday) at 7 p.m. at the town hall.
Robinson is
new warden
County council veteran, and reeve of
Howick Township, Harold Robinson is the
new warden of Huron County. Reeve
Robinson defeated the other contender,
Reeve Grant Stirling of Goderich Township
by a vote of 27 to 4 in Goderich Tuesday
afternoon.
The oath of office was administered by
Judge F.G. Carter. More details on the
warden's election in next week's Expositor.
Help us make this a
Christmas to remember
Dorothy Wallace of Goderich was
elected, as chairman of the Huron County
Board of Education at its December meeting
here in Clinton.
Acclaimed as vice-chairmaa l as Trustee
E. Frayne of AR3. Goderich.
Mrs. Wallace defeated trustee Bert Mono
who had been vice-chairman. She has served
the county board since its inception in 1909.
except for a couple'of years off. Initially. Mrs.
Wallace was hesitant about- standing for
chairman, but she told her fellow trustees
other matters had "cleared away". She was
involved in establishing a theatre in Goder-
ich.
No one hurt
as vehicle ,
empty bus crash
There were no injuries, but an estimated
$2,000 in, damages, hi a two-vehicle collision
on highway 8. 1.2 kilometers west of Seaforth
at 4:20 p.m. Tuesday.
Provincial police at Goderich say a United
Trails Inc. school bus was driven by Leo
Teatero of Egmondville. It was returning to
base in Seaforth, The other vehicle was
driven by Morris McLachlan of RIM Clinton.
Pollee estimate damages at 51.000 to each
vehicle.
Mrs. Wallace has served on all standing .
committees, and several ad hoc committees.
In the coming year. Mrs. Wallace would like
to see a session devoted to establishing a
Trustee John O'Leary of RR2Staffa was
elected chairman of the Huron-Perth Cotinty
Roman-Catholic Separate School Boatd'at .its
inaugural meeting at Dublin Monday. He is a
Six-year veteran of the hoard, who served as
bbard philosopny. to \determine the direction
the board is going. She would also like to
foster an image of partnership between
trustees and teachers.
chairman of its finance committee this year.
Keith Montgoinery of Wingham was
acclaimed to the position of 'vice-chairman.
and had been chairman 9f the board's billing
Keith Montgomery of Wingham was
The new chairman also expressed concern
for students who drop out of secondary
school. She said. "we are failing the kids if we .,
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acclaimed to the position of vice-chairman.
and had been chairman of. the board's
building property committee.
Former chairman Ron Murray received a
plaque for his work this year.
Christmas is a time for sharing, with our
families and friends and with those in need
through programs like Huron's Family an.d
Children's Services gift collection. I e
Christmas is a time for remembering: for
relaxing, anal, i g spreading laughter and good
cheer.
Again dila' Tear we at the Eatiositor are
asidogitaders to,iltarithetrtitilitinait
other readers. Our theme is A Christmas to.
Remember and,we're inviting readers of all
ages to send in- 'their Christmas art, stories
and poems. for inclusion in our December 22
Christmas issue.
Last year this request brought terrific
response; and thanks to readers' contribu-
tions, the Expositor's Christmas issue won a
national award for excellence.
Drawings should be in crayon or pen and
ink, about 8" x 10" in size.
The deadline for contributions is Tuesday.
December 15.
The best Christmas drawing will have a
Very special place. on the cover of the
Expositor's Christmas issue.
As well again this year Seaforth merchants
are sponsoring a Christmas essay contesvfor
senior. citizens. Tile winner will receive two,,
history books and the essay will be published
in the Expositor's Christmas issue.
We'd also like to hear from readers who are
making unusual gifts for Christmas, those
whb have interesting Christmastime hobbies
or family customs for some Christmas issue
feature stories. Call us at 527-0240.
We hope this year's Christmas issue will
ALL BUNDLED UP — Looking like snowmen In their warm su its,
Stephanie and-Natalie Dale watohed
Saturday's Santa Claus at file 46r.
The girls are Twin daughters of Dave and Terri-Lynn bale of .Owit
(Photo by White)
make, a contribution =to a joyous holiday
celebration for you and yours. Will you help
us do it?
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