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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-10-25, Page 15Lucan Ana uistricr News , .. ...................................................................................................... Recreation Head ii_:s*. Winners Mrs- McLurg Speaks To Club J Yy ,nners -....................... The Men’s Club of the United Church held its opening fall meeting in the church parlors last Wednesday evening with the president, Mr. Alex Young, m the a chair and Mr. Clarence Lewis in charge-of group 1 in. .the absence of Mr. Will McComb, jtetiiogram and refreshments, cliff Culbert led in the de- fJKnonal .and Marsha and Jo- WSySn Ribson sang duels. a iThe guest speaker was Mr. Harold Ribson, new recreation al director, at the Lucan Arena, who .spoke on his work here as well as his work in Sudbury be fore coming to Lucan. Candles, Ferns Wedding Decor In a setting of lighted candel abra and ferns in the Lucan United Church the Rev. E. J. Roulston on Saturday, October. 20 at 3 p.m. united in marriage, James Thomas Tubb and Eliza beth Anne Hodgins. The bride is the*daughter of Mr. and 'Mrs. Wesley Hodgins, Lucan, and the groom, the son of Mrs. James Tubb and the late Mr. Tubb of Mitchell. Given in marriage by her father, the bride was clad in an ankle-length gown of nylon tulle. The tapered bodice featured a petal motif arid accents of il lusion. It .was topped with a matching jacket with stand-up collar and petit point sleeves. Her finger'tip veil of nylon, fell from a' tiara of sequins and pearls. She carried -a white Bible crested with’ small red rosebuds. The maid of .honor, Miss Mar garet Beck, of London, niece of the britle wore a pastel blue ny lon lace and 'net gown ovei- taf feta with matching headdress. She carried a cascade of yellow' roses and white carnations. Miss Audrey . Copeman of Belmont and Miss Rose Marie Earle of Woodstock, also nieces of the bride, were bridesmaids. The former chose an ensemble, of yellows nylon lace and net over taffeta and the latter, yellow taffeta. They each wore match ing headdresses; white gloves and carried yellow roses and White carnation cascades, Mr, Lloyd Robinson of Mitchell was. best man and Mr, Elmer Gordner of Mitchell and Mr,. Don Hodgins, brother of the bride, were ushers. Mr. Howard Kew, church organist, provided traditional wedding music and also, accoriipanied the soloist, Mr. Percy Vahey, who sang The Wedding Prayer by Dunlop i and How Near to God by John son. • At a reception held in . the church parlors, /the bride’s mother received in navy nylon sheer with navy and white ac cessories and corsage-,of yzhite roseS. She. wgs assisted1 by the «soirijs mother ""’Wild1’" chose*.' a tfe brocaded taffeta ensemble th rosewood and hlack acces sories. She wore a corsage of I white roses. . j For . a honeymoon trip to Northern United States, the bride changed to a grey nylo- sheen gabardine suit with navy accessories and a corsage of pink roses. * The young couple will their home, in Mitchell. Lions Club NfeWs Last Monday night thp Lions Club entertained ladies to a dinner and program at Armstrong’s Restaurant, Exe-. ter, The guest speaker was Mr. A.' J, Sweitzer of Exeter who spoke on Lionism. Mr. Howard Kew of Lucan , gave several instrumentals and al?o accompanied Marsha and Jo-Anne Ribson, small daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ribson. In PS Meet I Lucan Public School staff took ; advantage of last Wednesday’s ideal weather to hold the school’s annual field meet. Winners were: Juvenile . boys (~ dash, Paul Young; high Ward Hodgins; running • jump, WarcT Hodgins. I Juvenile girls—50-yard ;Ann George and Ruth T j(tied); high jump, Nancy Wat son; running broad jump, Ruth Frost. Junior boys (10-11)—50-yard dash, Gordon Young; high jump, Gordon Young; running broad jump, Don Coughlin. Junioi’ girls -50-yard d a s h, Judy Haskett; high jump, Mar ilyn- Culbert; running broad jump, Joan Whitehead. Midgets—dash, Albert Hoos and Judy Schram. Interriiediate boy s—100-yard dash, Bill Darling; high jump, Jim Drennan; running broad jump, Jim Drennan; softball throw, Barry Black. Intermediate girls—Joan Young won all four events, ( Senioi’ boys—100-yard dash, Carl Rummcll; high jump, John Ribson; running broad jump, softball throw and half-mile, Carl Rummell. Senior girls—high jump, Mar lene MacDonald. On Friday, October 26, schools will compete in. an Area Field Day, the events to be run off at the rear of the Lucan Arena. Schools competing include Park hill, Ailsa Craig, East Williams Memorial, McGillivray Town ship, West Williams Township and Lucan. . * Saturday Bride Displays Gifts Mrs. Wesley Hodgins, George , St., Lucan entertained last Sat urday at a trousseau tea in hon or of her daughter, Elizabeth Anne,' prior to* her marriage to James Thomas Tubb of Mitchell on Saturday. Mrs”. James Tubb of Mitchell, mother of the groom assisted Mrs. Hodgins and the bride elect received the guests. Miss Margaret Beck of Lon don displayed the wedding gifts, Mrs. Elmer Gordner of Mitchell the linens in the afternoon and Mrs. George Henderson of chell in the evening. Miss ■ rey Copeman of Belmont played the trousseau, 0 At a lace covered table, (8-9)—50-yard , jump, broad Mit- Aud- dis- s I (Dies In Hospital Mrs. Hanson McLurg who pas- 1 sed. away in Victoria Hospital, I lay at rest in the C. Haskett and Son funeral home. Lucan, till 2»p.m. Friday, October # when I the Rev. George Simpson, con- j ducted funeral services. Inter- ! ment was in Medway cemetery, i Pall-bearers were Gordon Mc Pherson, Malcolm McPherson, I Wes McGuffin, Neil Parkinson, < Robert O’Neil and Thos, Dick- I Wes McGuffin, Neil Parkinson, Robert O’Neil and Thos, Dick inson. Mrs, McLurg, the former Mab el E. Bilyea, was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Bilyea. She was born on Con. 14 London Township and attended 1 Mr. Blll have return ed home from a p.lanc trip’ tu Saskatchewan. Mr. and Mrs. Normari P.QWd- tree and three children of Bol ton spent last" weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Richard Davis, Roundtree remained over three-weck visit. Mr. Joe Hodgins of Owen Sound spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs, 'Wes Hodgins and Misses Margaret Beck of Lon don, Miss Audrey Copeman of Belmont and Miss Marie Earle of Woodstock were Friday and Saturday guests. Miss Catherine Stokes of Tor onto was a weekend guest with Mrs. Kay Egan. „„„ R the Lucan High School. After her i- marriage, she lived on Con. 2 ; London Township. Her husband • predeceased her 7 years ago. | She was- a member of Centenary (! United Church. • . She is survived by one brother H Percy Bilyea and a number of ' nieces and nephews. !■ I jwday Miss Naney Holmes was I family who kava’ moved from I guest of honor at two miscel-! Brantford to Kitchener were ...... ... . . . . ‘ ’ ' TJW3 Mrs. for a Ianeous showers, at the home oft Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mi's. M. Eizenga and at,. Will Haskett. her own home. I Carolyn Hardy, Susan Hardy, Miss Florence * McMillan of Windsor spent a fpw days last week with her sister, Mrs. S. Chown and family. Mrs. U. F. Stanley, who ha.s ben visiting her daughter, Mrs. ___ .............. . ____ _ G.^A. Moore and family at Kel-jpf Boyaltjj at the moring^serv- for the past seven weeks, has Sunday, returned home. | T,.................... Master Billy Park of Petrolia | Mrs, spent the weekend with Master Ward Hodgins. Mr. Carolyn Hardy, Susan Hardy, Gordie Hardy, Jerry Freeman,; Janice Freeman, Andy Hardy* and Robbie Elliott have com-} pleted five consecutive Sundays ? at church and received their but- j tons of enrolment to the League ■ leher, and other Western friends ’ ice in* Holy Trinity Church last Now Open COME AND EAT AT THE SNACK BAR IN CREDITQN EAST returned home,Weekend visitors with Mr. and: Wm. Aylestock included i , Mrs. Aylestock’s sister, Mrs. and Mrs. i Mabel Hisson and three sons of I Murray Hodgins and family look; Listowel, and Mrs. Ada Rayner ~ ’ r. land two daughters of Guelph. jhim home on Sunday. Under New Management Mrs. Susan Nedza, 'Prep. Develop Port Franks Area . * ■________________■_________________________________________________________' Throw Cabbage Through Glass Except for one incident, pre Hallowe’en pranks weren’t ser ious in this area, police report. Tuesday night a cabbage 'was thrown through a window in a house occupied by Mrs. John Taylor, Nelson ' St. Said Mrs. Taylor: "You’d think they could find a better use for cabbage than to.throw it through a wo man’s window” Several farm implements were moved across town but no damage of a serious nature was reported. Call For New Tenders Forester Plants 45,000 Trees Plans for establishment pf *■ Ausable Authority roadside park in the Hensail area have' been shelved for the present, Secre- tary-I’ieldman H. G. Hooke said this week. The parks and recreation ad visory board have postponed the project because the land select ed for a park is not available* The board authorized further development of the Authority’s park at Port Franks, Additional landscaping will be undertaken and 30 new picnic tables will be added to the site. “This park will be one of the nicest in the area next year, Fieldman Hooke predicted. It is located on both sides of the river, west of the bridge on the Bluewater Highway. H. H. De Vries, zone forester for the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests, announced this week t?*3\t 45,000 more trees have been planted in the Author ity’s land in Hay Swamp. The varieties include red pine, white pine, spruce and European larch. The authority reforestation board recently accepted options on 600 acres jn Bosanqupt and West Williams Townships for re forestation purposes. Ausable River Conservation Authbrity officials said this week they would not be able to make a second call fpr tenders for construction ,of the Morrison Dam until the end of November, Secretary-fieldman H. G. Hooke said he would have to wait until the Authority held its annual meeting, tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, Nov ember 28, before getting per mission to call for tenders again. He felt, however, that the de lay would not adversely affect the project since he had been advised by engineers that little construction work could be un dertaken until next spring, The engineers also advised him that the Authority would probably get more tenders if it waited until contractors had completed their fall work and were making plans for next year.1 Exeter council and public utilities commission, at a special joint meeting Wednesday, "flatly rejected the • latest bid- from Toronto Contractor R. A. Bly th and requested the Authority to make another call for tenders immediately in the hope that a contract could be let in time for work to be started this. fall. Town officials felt that if the contract was given to a firm in the district it would be able to clear the land and do other pre paratory work before winter sets in., Town officials were unanimous in their rejection of Blyth’s lat est offer to build the dam for $201,000, almost $40,000 more than the amount of .his original tender which was submitted in August. They felt the bid was too high, and contained condi tions which were not satisfac tory.The Blyth tender would have raised total cost of the dam to $225,000. Of this amount, Exeter would pgy $93,000. PUC' Chairman L. J. Penhale sparked the . move for another call for tenders. He felt that xvhile new tenders might be higher than Blyth’s, it would be worth the gamble to see if low er bids could be secured. Mayor R. E. Pooley and Reeve William McKenzie thought it would be possible to get dist rict construction firms to bid on the job. Once again, officials express- and raise local water tables; it would” reduce pollution caused by wastes from the town. The Ausable chairman told how costs had risen from the original estimate pf $141,000 to the latest figure-of $225,000 in side of a year. Attending the conference from the Ausable Authority were Andrew Dixon, Exeter; C. P. Corbett, Lucan; James Pater son, Hensall; Roy Bell’, Tucker smith; John McPhee*, Bosan- quet; John Manore, Grand Bend; M. M. Pennington, Parkhill,' and Fieldman H. G. Hooke. ed strong support for the vital water supply project. Commissioner W. G. Cochrane felt the expenditure on the dam was justified since the PUC had already spent $10,000 trying to find water wells without suc cess. The dam, he said, would, guarantee the town a supply of 40 million gallons. It was confirmed again that Canadian Canners Ltd. is pre pared to make a major addi tion to the local factory as soon as it is assured of sufficient wa ter. If more water isn’t provided the local plant may be closed in favor of an addition some where else. Deputy-Reeve Chester Ma- whinney said:' “We’re trying to get new industry but I think it’s more important to hold what we've got,” ARA Chairman Tells Problems Future of the Ausable Author ity’s dam in Usborne township “remains in doubt,” Chairman John Morrison - told the Con servation authorities conference in London Wednesday. “If Exeter -feels that the dam. and reservoir is still the most economical source of water the Authority will undoubtedly pro ceed with the work. If, on the other hand, town council feels that its share will involve too great a tax burden, the author ity will probably retender -early .in 1957 with the hope that a morp reasonable bid may be re ceived at that ‘time.” Mr.; Morrison was. reporting on the problems of the Ausable dam to provincial conservation ists who attended the three-day convention " marking the tenth anniversary of the passing of the Conservation Authorities Act. •Mr.' Morrison said construction of the dam and reservoir would be justified for four reasons: it it would assure a supplement ary source for water supply for Exeter; it would provide a measure of flood control; it would increase summer flow Wl Sponsors Ni Last Thursday evening was the Lucan Women’s Institute family night when' 32 members and their families were present at the arena to enjoy a tea and a good program. An original table arrangement, to form the let ters W, I. was an unique and’j novel innovation. '■ ; At the head table, besides the I officers, were all the non-mem- > bers, who had assisted on pro grams during the year, as well as Mrs. Stanley Mollard, dist rict president, MrS; William- Rit chie, -president of Cloverdale ; W.I., 4he guest speaker, “Cap” : W. A. Sutherland of Parkhill, clerk of Middlesex County and Mr. Harold Corbett who intro duced Mr.' Sutherland. ' Following the supper, Mrsl Dave Park led in a rousing sing- ( song. Miss Judy Haskett gave i 'two tap dances and Barbara, Nancy and Betty Park sang a duet and trio, after which the I children retired behind the stage ! curtain where Mr. Alex Young ran the projector and Miss Mar- | lene Bevington read the script i for movies,- ‘Mrs. Mollard then brought J greetings and congratulations ] from the district W.I.. ■ In introducing his friend ’’Cap” i Sutherland, Mr. Corbett said he was a graduate of Queen’s Uni versity and reeve of Parkhill. In his address whiyh followed, Mr. Sutherland congratulated the W.I. on the wonderful wonk they were doing. He urged each member to do her part in wel coming new Canadians, to . be proud of Canada and ever keep it in the limelight and never forget "I am a Canadian of no mean country.’,’ The evening closed with a short business session, when $10 was again voted for the annual Hallowe’en party. All members, were reminded to bring jam, jelly or toys to the November, meeting for the War Memorial Children’s Hospital. Mrs. Erie Young was family night convener. Her assistants included Mrs. C. H. George, Mrs. Jack Lankin, Mrs. 'George Paul, Mrs. J.1 W. Smith, Mrs. N. Wasnidge, Mrs. Ira Carling, Mrs. Cecil Robb, Mrs. Erwin Scott-and Mrs. Wm. Cochrane, Personal Items • Mrs. John Park is recuperat ing at the home of her sister Mrs. Jack Lankin after her re cent operation in St. Joseph’s Hospital. • Mrs. Wilson of. London, Lucan public school nurse, visited the school last Wednesday, She will be back November 20 when the children' will be receiving polio vaccine. , Mrs. Eleanor Emerick and girls, Miss Gladys McRaijn, Mr. and Mrs, Cecil’'Neil and Janet spent last Sunday in Bothwell, •visiting Mrs. Maude Emerick and.Mr, and Mrs* Walter Em erick. Rev. J. P. Fresh and Mr. Ken Clarke attended a dinner meet ing at the “Y” last Thursday and heard an address given by Bishop Del Mel of Ceylon. Mrs, Sheridan Bevington and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Revington "attended the funeral of Mr. H. Welbourn of London, last Mon day. Mrs. Allan Scott held a Stan ley Brush demonstration at her home last Tuesday. \ Mrs. Walter, Gibson Of l&miL ton is spending a few days .with her Lucan friends. More Lucan On Page 10 J CNIB Needs $250 Fund-raising campaign for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind is still $250 short of its objective in this area, Chairman S. B. Taylor said this week. Total collected to date is $513.30. Last year nearly $800 was raised. 1 Contribution totals by conunu nities at the end of the week were: Exeter $381.15; Centralia $65.00; Crediton $35.00; Dash wood $23.15; Woodham $5.00;- Granton $2.00; RCAF Centralia $1.00; Kirkton $1.00. Hospital Nurse On Baby Course Mrs, Marion Learn, of South Huron Hospital, is attending a sixbweek course on baby care at the School of Nursing in Toronto this week. The course is sponsored by the Department of Health as post graduate training for nurses in hospitals which specialize in ma-” ternity care. South Huron Hospital was one of a -limited number of hospitals in the province permitted to send a member of the staff to the course. The hospital has also been notified that it will receive grants from the department more nursery equipment. Lights Of Car Fbil Yeggs? Police believe the headlights of the car of CNR Agent Bruce Joynt, who went up-to the Cen tralia station' to check the fur nace, frightened away thieves who removed .the safe from to depot Sunday night. The agent discovered the break-in about 9.45 p.m. when he went in to fix the fire in the fur nace. The thieves gained entry through a window. Police found the safe, which contained about $200 in cash, in a patch . of 'weeds about 50 feet west of the station on tlie oppo site side of the tracks*,# was un damaged, OPP Constable Cecil Gibbons estimated the. safe could have been carried by three or four .men. Constable George Mitchell as sisted in the investigation. Youth Class Stages Quiz ■ At the-Sunday eyenng service in James St. . United Church Mrs. M. C. Fletcher and her Sunday school class "Learners of God,” provided the program. A Bible Quiz similar ■ to: the Twenty Question program was. participated in by the entire class with Mrs. Fletcher as in terrogator and Marilyn Penhale and Beth Sims as .announcers to the audience, Jane Farrow, president of the ■presided;Michael Farrow.at'the organ and Marilyn Bissett at the piano. Helen Down, class secretary, read the Scrip ture and Iris Tomlinson, class treasurer, led in prayer. The class members occupied the choir seats and sang the anthem. Musical numbers included an accordion solo by Marilyn Bissett, a quartet number by Jeanette Taylor, Marilyn Bissett, Bob Fletcher and BUI Batten, a piano solo by Michael Farrow and an offertory duet with Michael at the organ and Marilyn at the piano. . Mr. Carfrey- Cann explained the class project: .“Money for Lepers,” arid the .offering for the same was taken by the ushers: Misses Wilma Coates, Lorna Tay lor and Joan Batten, Messrs. Bev erly Sturgis, Bill Pollen and Hugh Rundle. Bill Batten, in place of Don Welsh, past president, made courtesy remarks and bespoke support for the new president of the class, Jane 'Farrow. . Following the Service the class met in a social get-together in the church parlors, Rev. C. W. Down conducted the morning service, in the ab sence of the pastor. Rev. H. J. Snell, who is conducting, a preach ing mission at Pilot Mount, Mani toba. for At a lace covered table, cen tred with pink and white asters, and pink and white candles, Mrs. Albert Copeman of Bel mont and Mrs. George Hender son of Mitchell poured tea in the afternoon and Mrs. Milton Rob inson of London and Mrs. Elmer Gordner of Mitchell in the eve ning. Serving in the afternoon were Mrs. Arnold. -’Morley and Miss Audrey -Whitehead of "Lucan and in the evening1'' MiSS * ‘Betty” Lou Fortey of- London and Miss Gladys McRann of Lucan. Assisting in the kitchen were Mrs. Jas. Thompson, Mrs. Viola Young and Mrs. Ralph Smith. Bfrthday Celebration Ward Hod'gins, 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Hodgins celebrated his birthday last week with a theatre party in London followed by refreshments at his home. His guests were Billy Park, Rodger Black, Gary Bev ington, Wayne Culbert, Paul Young and Bob Hardy. Shower For Bride-Elect .Miss Beth Hodgins of Lucan' iwas guest of honor at a miscel laneous shower last Friday night when Miss ■ Audrew Whitehead entertained 15 of Beth's Lucan friends. During the evening a cake contest was conducted and won by . Miss Sheleigh Ewen. make Lucan their PEDDLER'S STEEL AND ALUMINUM ROOFING ON HAND Experience^ men to put your roof on. •’ • # PEDDLER'S HAY CARRIER AND ■ STABLE EQUIPMENT See us before i ou buy your baler or binder twine, SCOTTS ELEVATOR LTD. Phone 63 ■ Lucan, Ont. s E s = s | s z S’!I s Z • Juniors Debate Farm Groups Huron junior farmers’ debating team Will tackle Waterloo ora tors in an inter-county prelim inary competition on Nov. 23 in Seaforth high school. The juniors will argue over the question: “Resolved that a re duction in .the number of farm organizations in ■ Ontario , would be'in the, best interests of On tario farmers.” The Waterloo affirmative team will meet the Huron negative team in Seaforth while the Hur on affirmative team will travel to Waterloo DOBBS DODGE For The Best In Town ’53 PONTIAC SEDAN ’52 METEOR COACH Automatic ’50 DODGE SEDAN ’S! PLYMOUTH SEDANS (3) ’50 METEOR SEDAN ’46 MERCURY SEDANS (2) ’39 DODGE SEDAN . ’50 ^CHEV 1-TON TRUCK DODGE SEDAN DODGE SEDAN ’51 DODGE SEDANS (4) ’50 PONTIAC SEDAN ’53 ’52 *49 HUDSON COACH ’46 CHEV SEDAN ’39 CHEV SEDAN ’54 DODGE .1-TON TRUCK 4 UC Laymen [Attend Rally Dr. L. H. Craig, of Hamilton, in addressing a rally of the men’s council of Huron Presbytery at Wesley-Willis United Church, UClinton, Sunday evening, saiiri: pit is important to realize that the church is not. our creation. It is God’s plan, His creation. The church is made up of. a company of God’s believing people. Christ is the head of the church. The church is the body by Which he continues his saving grace in the world.” “The church is not the building, it is the people, and goes beyond the local congregation. We Have the Church to preserve the gos pel but the most important job W its members is to share its ^evangelism by bringing in others ilto share its fellowship,” said the speaker. ! Speaking particularly to a rep resentative group of elders' he ’Said: “The session is a group IWithin the church whose respon sibility it . is to have the over- i sight of the congregation, Tem poral things are essential,' but are not the heart Of religion. The session should’see that the work, under the guidance of the min ister, is fruitful.” Elgin McKinley, Zurich, presi dent of ihd ipen’s council, was in the chair. Fred Dobbs,PHONE 200 i...........................:,.... EXETER they nd longer have any xisd for. Thes Value of old Canadian coihs is increasing gradually be cause of this expanding interest of American collectors who are i reaching further afield to add to their collections. , Several hundred of Mr, Sand- ihi-a aftiw. .-AM t— niuj. To Debate Entry Into OH A Loop Public meeting will be held in the town hall Thursday night to decide whether Exe ter Mohawks will apply/ for entry in the' district OHA , Senior "B" league this win ter. President W. G. Cochrane, who called the emergency meeting ..Wednesday ..after noon, urged all hockey sup porters to attend. Officials began considering the senior league when it be came evident Mohawks will have difficulty in getting competition in. the WOAA. Details appear on page four. Lack of accomodation and shortage of nurses were cited by South Huron Hospital As sociation as major reasons for its decision to" postpone the ad dition of major surgery, facili ties to the local institution. In a statement made public this week, the board said the hospital is taxed 'to capacity and the addition Of surgical pa tients might require the con struction of an addition. It said the present nursing staff, already overworked, is not sufficient to handle surgery and that specialised nurses required for surgery are difficult to ob tain. Additional quarters would be necessary to accomodate more staff. ^The board also said the cost of providing surgical services 'would incur operating deficits which would have to be met by .subscription or taxation. Explanation of the board’s de cision was made public this week to answer criticism of, its failure to provide the facilities requested by several local doc tors. Reports, not confirmed, in dicate that at least one doctor is planning to leave town be cause major surgery is not permitted here. In its-- statement, signed by Chairman Elgin Rowcliffe, R.R. 1 Hensall, the board said it welcomed the "progressive spirit” of the medical profession but it asked doctors and the r JEW 1 k z:x HALLOWE'EN WINNERS—Winners of Costume prizes at Exeter Legion’s Hallowe’en party Tuesday night were: back row, left to right, Bill Higgins, Mrs. Tom Mac Millan, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Darling; front row, Mrs. Jack Cutting and Mrs. Hubert Sdhroeder. Over 100 members and their wives attended the party, organized by Past Presidteflf, Mav Harnr>«g. Ra«c .dnortfh^».. TiAfA of Costume prizes at Exeter Legion’s Hallowe’en public “to bear with us while we work out answers for our problems.” “We cannot promise their im mediate solution,” it said, “but will work diligently in that direction.” The statement' read: Public Report Now Due . “Your hospital has now been in operation for several years and the board feels that a report to the public is now due. When the people of this area were ask ed to subscribe until it hurt in Order to raise the large sum necessary to build the hospital, the board at that time promised that it would endeavor to so operate the hospital that no re quest for a mill rate from the municipalities would become necessary. Careful administra tion on the part of the hospital staff has made possible no de mands upon the taxpayer to date. “When the hospital opened the medical association suggested to the board that only minor surg ery be permitted in the hospital and that policy has been follow ed by the Board up to the pres ent. There are a number of reasons for this policy. The initial reason is, of course, the difficulty in a small hospital of obtaining a qualified nursing staff to make major surgery safe for the patient, the doctor and.the hospital. In other words, the Obtaining of trained surgical nurses in addition to the present staff. No one is unaware of the shortage of nurses throughout Ontario, and indeed, apart from the surgical nurses, oUr hos pital has been operating with ft minimum of Registered Nurses and has only been able to cope with the heavy occupancy by overworking our s.taff and by the employment o f nurses aids . trained by Miss Alice Claypole and her staff, who have given invaluable service. Occupancy Rate High “Our dccupaiicy rate in. the last four months Has been Very high and has occasioned a short* age of bed space on a number of occasions. This occupancy rate may be abnormal and may drop by a substantial figure but it has been consistently ’"'high:' now for soihe toe. 'We w have a number df Ohronie jMteto who continuously occupy bed space.. Apart from our moral duty toward those elderly Wo- pie in -our community, wft «aw a legal obligation under to