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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1955-05-05, Page 12reitit THE TIMES..:AWWO . TER EXETER, ONTARIO THURSDAY •MORNING, MAY 5, i - ouse Sund izens To View New Equi,..ment, Major Irnprovement PLAN HOSPITAL DAY SUNDAY—South Huron Hospital will hold its annual open house on Sunday, May 8, when dis- trict residents will have an opportunity to inspect it. —Doerr Special! '54 Meteor Hardtop Two-tone Embassy brown and Tahiti tan, 7,000 miles,a, power -steering, windshield washer, oil fil- ter, whitewall tires, chrome discs, radio fen- der skirts, tinted glass, '50 PLYMOUTH SEDAN with everything on it but the kitchen sink. '50 METEOR SEDAN, just like new. '41 PLYMOUTH SEDAN, good condition. '50 AUSTIN SEDAN, dark.. green, excellent condition. '36 P'ONTIAC SEDAN, $75, OK for police sticker. "52 MERCURY 1/2 TON, excellent condition. South End Service PHONE 328 Russ & Chuck Snell EXETER ipostoragaisystom ore Than dust A Nice Building... South Hawn. Hospital will hold its annual Hospital Day open house on Sunday, May 8. The lo- cal hospital will be open for pub- lic inspection front 2 to 5 p.m. Residents o2 the area will have the opportunity of seeing the new equipment And improvements which have been added to the hospital. During the past year, the board spent over $20,000 in .capital expenditures. "Unique feature of this year's observance is an essay contest among public school children in the area to describe the service the hospital rendersto the com- munity. Contest winners will be announced at the hospital on Sunday when presentation of prizes will take place. Winning essay will opener in The Times- Advocate next week. During the open house, mem- bers of the South Huron Hospital Auxiliary will serve tea in the Auxiliary Rooms in the base- ment. Importance of a local hospital and the progress which hospitals have made in recent years is not- ed in the following article from the Ontario Hospital Associgtion: Called "Sentinel" Your local hospital, ever watch- ful over the health of the come munity, is aptly termed the "Sen- tinel that Never Sleeps"—which is the theme that the 200 hos- pitals of Ontario have adopted for National Hospital Day. While the "district slumbers, the hospital is awake; muted footsteps tread the corridors, operating rooms bustle •with quiet efficiency over an a ni e r g b n c y operation, many of our brand-new citizens welcome the world here in the wee small 1►ours. Comfort- ing indeed is the thought that Just around the corner is the hospital . -- au ever-present, ever wakeful friend to relieve pain and suffering, If one could goback in time --- say only 25 years—one would be amazed by the progress made by hospitals and medical science' since that time. Even some of to- day's more common methods were unknown; penicillin, sulfa and other "wonder" drugs were. un- discovered; blood transfusions were lengthy and complicated— the blood bank was a thing of the •future. Little progress had been trade in brain surgery, and hacl the "cobalt bomb" been men- tioned, even the most skilled and learned physicians would have. thought it was a new and power- ful weapon of warp Matter Of Course Today, however, "early ambu- lation"—getting the patient up soon—is a ;natter of course fol- lowing many serious operations; diseases, which 25 years ago meant ;death or permanent dis- ability, now often require only a comparatively short course of in- tensive treatment for complete recovery. Ten to 14 days were required for an appendectomy; now, the patient is often up and about the day following the operation, and home in a week. These advances have not just Huron MP Raps Gov't For Deficit Budgeting Criticism of the federal govern- ment's method of reducing taxes was levelled this week by Elstqn Cardiff, Huron M.P,, in his "Re- port From Parliament." Mr. Cardiff charged the govern- ment was creating a "false econo- my" by•budgetingfor a deficit so that personal and corporation taxes could be reduced. He advo- cated cuts in government spend- ing to lower the costs of admini- stration. • "While everyone welcomed the reduction in taxes, not many ac- cepted the idea of borrowing money to do it," he said. "Had we been able to lower taxes by Government saving then every- one would have been happy and we would have* thought we were advancing, but to lower taxes by creating a deficit is false economy in the opinion of people who exercise thrift." Mr. Cardiff said the uneven balance of the economy has af- fected adversely the farm popula- tion. "Unless a change takes place whereby the national economy becomes more evenly distributed, we are headed for trouble even more difficult than war." Excerpts of his speech in . re- gard to• the farm situation follow: The 1954 farm income was less than it has ever been in regard to parity. The population who comprise the group known as farmers, are being compelled to take less than their share of the economy, .and are besides, com- 1 BREWERS SINCE 1832 Your South Huron Hospital represents. much more than a fine, modern building in your community— it renders a very valu- able service to the people in this district. Inside its handsome exterior the hospital provides the finest fa- cilities and scientific medical equipment and trained personnel to assist doctors in their efforts to restore the health of the sick. You1• hospital is your doctor's '•'workshop", designed to help him protect your health and the health of all in the community. South Huron Hospital provides the most mo- dern facilities and the best service .possible. See for yourself --visit your .hospital on Hos.. ppital Day, :Sunday, May 8. Space, Contributed in lit the service of the Ce n "unity by doth Labatt t',iinited. i pelled to work long hours to make a living. Why? Because other groups are clamouring for 'more money with less effort. Take the average wage rate, for instance, higher now than it has ever, been, and regardless of the value of the dol- lar, it will buy more food to -day than it has ever bought. Yon can't say the same for other commod- ities. No one group is responsible for the condition we now find our- selves in. Take the manufacturer. The government has taken the cream off in taxes, and he is caught between high taxes and high wages, the result being that the price of his product is so high he can neither export it nor can he sell on the home max- ket. His stock is piling up, and in too many places he is forced to close down, throwing more people out of work. It matters very lit- tle if you get $1.00 per hour or 2.00 per hour if you are unable to get .a jab to keep yourself employed, The farmers are still the back- bone of the country, and the econ- omp is balancdd according to the ability of the farmer to produce. 'Remember, he doesn't have to produce at a loss. He can live himself in spite of any other` group. That isn't the ease in any other line of endeavor. The coun- try has to have food, and the only way you can get food is to get it from the . farmer who produces food. It won't make any differ- ence how much you earn. You, can't eat it, We are dependant one on the other. Don't forget that. You are your brother's keeper, and when the country gets into the place where you force the price of,,food down below the cost of produe- tion, then there is nothing left facing you only starvation. We are all forced into this pos- ition by circumstances, and unless a change takes place whereby the national economy becomes more evenly distributed, we are head - .g for trouble even more diffi- cult to handle than war. The Federal Government must lower taxes not Eby borrowing, but by cuttl�g government spend- ing. Farm the years 1948 to 1953 government spending has risen to 18.1 per cent of the gross na- tional product. In 1948 it was 11.5 per cent. We could have low- er taxes without loss of govern- ment revenue. "Lower corporate taxes would attract more ven- ture capital. More venture capital would mean increased producti- vity and lower prices. Lower pric- es would mean increased sales, and increased sales would offset, and in all probability, more than offset, any loss of government income. This would simply mean that although the rate of taxation would be lower, the total income from taxation would be as great, if not greater. This would mean the same thing in respect to per- sonal income ,tax, The people would have more money to spend, and the income, so far as the government Is concerned, Could be increased. The trouble, as T see it, is this. The government seems to think they are the only people who know how to spend baloney, and everyone will agree as to just, how 'stupid that is. As a matter; Of fact, .govertment business Is the only big ;business where vol- lime doesn't cut costs. If you et. pard in any ether business, costs are cut. But not so tri the goy. eminent, The ;bigger it gets, and the longer in power, the more costly It becomes. That has' been proven time upon time, during. the years. "happened". They are the result of continuous research, painatak- tug experiment and methodical planning; neither time nor money has been spared in the task of prolonging human life or improv- ing chances of recovery. However, the advance of medical science has increased materially the num- ber of hospital employees. As many as 52 separate employees, many of them highly skilled, can enter into the admission, treat - anent .and discharge of one stale patient. Naturally, this means a larger payroll --about .60% of hospitals' operating cost repre- sents salaries and wages. Cost Not Higher But, although the daily rate is higher today, the patient's chances of recovery and continued good health are equally high; the quick response to new drugs and techniques -- considerably -reduc- ing the length of hospital stay— often permits the discharge of a• patient from hospital with a cost of little or no more than that of treating the same illness several years ago. More than three-quarters of a million Ontarians will have been patients in our public general hospitals before the end of the year; too few of these will, un- fortunately, realize that behind the operation of every hospital lies the efforts and hopes of a small band of citizens—the Hos- pital Board. These men and wo- men, giving freely of their own time and money, seek support in the work they are doing. They can turn only to their fellow citizens for the moral and active support so sorely needed. The hospitals observe National Hos- pital Day as an opportunity to say "Thank You" dor the help they have received, and to inter- est the countless people, whose health they guard, in the per- petuation of their trust, the furthering of medical science, and the contribution they make to- wards the health of the nation. Don't miss the substantial bar- gains on quality furniture being offered in Hopper -Hockey's sen- sational sale. BRIDES -ELECT! See the "Personalized Service" albums at The Times -Advocate. Do YOU Realize .. The Excellent Facilities, Equipment And Services Provided By Your Hospital? No community should take its hospital for granted -24 hours a day, every day of the year, it. nurses the sick and treats the injured to reduce suffering and prolong life.. South Huron residents, particularly; should be proud of the exceptional facilities and service offered by its Hospital. Ours is regarded as one of the finest of its size in the pro- vince. In addition to the modern equipment provided when the hospital was built, over $20,000 has been expended during the past year to increase the facilities. You have an opportun- ity to inspect these improvements during the open house on -. Sunday. Visit Your Hospital Sunday, May 8 This Advertisement Sponsored In The Interest Of The Community By J. W. Weber - Ltd. Canada Packers Ltd. .....sem • You Are Cordially Invited To VISIT YOUR HOSPITAL During Titeinntwil Open House • Sunday, May $ 12 From 2 to p.m. 7 Members of the South Huron Hospital Auxiliary will serve tea in the Auxiliary rooms in the basement during the open house. 1 Presentation of prizes to the winners of the essay contest among public school children in the- area will be made at 3.30 p.itn. r 414 6