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WILL RECEIVE GREATER USE — Operating • room at South Huron Hospital, which
has been the subject. of controversy for several months, will -be put to grater use
soon with the announcement Tuesday night that the board plans to extend 'facilities
for surgery to include more extensive operations than in the past. The provision for
additional services follows a request from •the medical staff in October which. the
board turned down at that .time because it did not feel it was prepared to provide
proper facilities. Over 400 minor operations were performed in this room last year.
Split On One Night Open
Hensall Stores Open Two
•liensall ierhants, deadlock-
,. ed between -174day and Satur-
day night opening, resolved their
daferenees at a meeting Tues-
day rapping by „yopig to stsy
Open. both nightid close on
Mondays.
•This new schedule for hoUrs—
first of its kind:: in this a.roa—
will come into effect on April 1,
Stores willbe:open Friday until
9 o'clock and Saturday until 10
o'clock.
Hensall Chamber of Comrnerce
president, It H. Middleton, said
Wednesday the new hours were
approved unanimously by 19
merchants after they had split
on Friday or. Saturday night
opening.
Could •Reach No Agreement
Tho vote, he said,was 10.9
for Friday night and it was ob-
vious 'that there could be no
agreement among the business-
men on one night opening. The
two -night opening was passed
15-4 and the four opposed agreed
to co-operate.,
Set Target
For Cancer
Objective for, the Perth -Huron
unit in the APril campaign of
the - Canadian Cancer Society
C will be $25,000, it was announced
Thursday night in St. Marys is
An increase of $8,000 over last
year.
Target for the Exeter and dis-
trict branch, which will be con-
ducting its second fund-raising
canvass this year, is $3,500, $500
more than last,year. The Exeter
group topped its first year ob-
jective of $3,000 in 1956.
Mayor R. E. Pooley, cam-
paign chairman for the Exeter
branch, saidplans are in pro-
gress for the house-to-house cap-
• vass In this district late in,
April. •
'We again want to express our
Appreciation for the excellent en -
operation We received from' dist-
rict organizations in the past
and we hope they will extend
that help again this year,” he
Said,
Letters are goingout to Ale
participating organizationt re-
questing their asiistande,
Exeter Legion, Lions and
Kinsrodo conducted the canvass
in EX et c r. Federation units
covered the townships and see -
vide clubs the urban centreS lb
the area last year. A similar
program Will be organized for
the coming campaign, which
will, be held the fourth week in
April.
Plans for the Campaign were
discussed at the unit meeting in
St. Marys, at Which delegates
from Exeter attended. John
Stratton, Stratford, presided.
Fred Dobbs, president of the
Exeter district branch, presented
the repOrt of the special gib.
comMittet on unit Organization.
Mr, Dobbs pointed Out that the
rapid growth Of tent activities
had necessitated a ember of
changet inthe unit Strutture.
The major recominenclatioes,
Which were adopted by the Meet-
• ing set up executive Ore-
mietee consisting of the unit ex-
ectitive and the presidents of
each of the nine branches, Whe
will Meet in the alternate months
to the Unit board Meetings.
This tottielitted IS to go into
action imMediately with the
first Meeting to be held in Eke -
ter eft Wednesday, April 2,
Vail eintintittees on education,
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The, new hours, which came as mean that merchants and their
staffs. will not get the five of-
ficial holidays now scheduled
for Mondays. -However,. they feel
every. Monday off. will, ..rnore
thaconippnsale 'for this,
The new Hensel hours will
cater to both schols of shoppers
—those who have always shop-
ped §aturday night and want to
continue to do so, and those
who .like the trend toward Fri-
day night buying.
Mr. Middleton said part of the
problem 'was the competition
faced by small towns from shop-
ping centres in cities, whose
•trend is toward evening hours.
The suggestion of Monday
closing and two -night opening
was proposed by Mr. Middleton
•at the area meeting in Exeter
a surprise to other merchants
in the area, defeated the attempt
by Exeter Businessmen's As-
sosiktien to. cgetoi4,„retail. stores
in Ille district operating on the
same hours. Following the four -
to -one vote for Friday night at
a district • meeting here last
week, Exeter and Mitchell mer-
chants decided to continue Fri-
day opening.
What will happen now is not
known, Exeter merchants . will
hold a regular meeting this Mon-
day at which time the problem
Will probably be discussed.
The two -night opening was
what some merchants had.. fear-
ed when the move toward Fri-
day nights ! was inaugurated.
Members of their staffs, they
said,were already working the last 'week but it was not dis-
maximum hours allowed by the cu ssed at length.
department.
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Eighty4ocond Yoir
Plan New
Expand .0
Operating Facilities
Available By May 1
FXIETOR, ONTARIO, MACH 21, 1107
Surgical services at South Kul tion, suggesting the lives and
ron Hospital will be extended by health of the patients would
May 1, the board of directors an,have been endangered had the
nounced at the annual meeting medical request been granted.
of the associationTuesdaY night. Mr. Bell read the letter froill
Reports by officials indicated the doctors which said: "It is
the board has taken major steps firmly believed by the medical
during the past few months to staff that such a service could be
prepare for the expansion. A put into operation with the pres-
qualified operating nurse' has ent staff at the hospital or if
been hired and $1,400 worth of necessary with the addition of
surgical instruments purchased.. one registered nurse.
This announcement, along with Still AQuestio
revelation of plans for construe- "
tion of a new wing and nurses' It is still conjecture whether
residence, climaxed the hoard's
the surgical facilities will be
reply to public criticism over its used even when the hospital
refusal last year to allow the board makes them available in
medical staff to perform certain May. The doctor who was to
operations which the doctors said have performed theoperations
were possible ,without major ex- locally, Dr, Ross Lewis, has since
penditure. moved to London following the
Director C. S. MacNaughton, board's action in October. Wheth-
who made the announcement, er any of the other local doctors
said the board's plans for ex- will render this surgical service
tended surgical facilities were is still not known,
"beginning to crystalize" and
that the services the doctors had
requested would be available.
around the first of May.
Both he and Elmer D. Bell,
Q.C.; chairman of the board's
administrative committee, Said
the reasons for the board's delay
in meeting the doctors' request
was that it believed it should pro-
ceed cautiously into expansien.
This has been the board's policy
in all its undertakings, .they ex -
Would Have Endangered Lives
Mr. Bell, reporting at length
on the surgical question, said the
board felt it would have endan-
gered the lives and health of the
hospital's patients because of its
inadequate nursing staff had it
agreed to the, doctors' request •
erations Servic
Issue Features Three -Ward Addition
Fashions, Farm
Two special features in this
week's Times -Advocate her-
ald the corning of spring in
different ways.
One introduces new fash-
ions—the other presents new
farm machinery.
On pages six, seven and
eight, community clothing
stores display "Fashions In
the News for Easter," high-
lighted . by photograpbs of
local models and stories by
apparel buyers.
Besides covering the spring
clothes for ladies and child-
ren, the section features new
shoe and hair styles.
On pages 10 and 11, The
Times -Advocate presents new
models in farm implements.
New tractors feature more
power and greater operator
convenience. Balers 'stress
gentle handling of baY and
faster output,
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or Elderly
Board of directors of „South
Huron Hospital announced Tugs- -
day night plans for construction
Of a Durso' residence • and
wing in the near future.
A delegation from the board
has already interviewed the On -1
tario Hospital ,.Commission and
sketches are expected to be sub-
mitted for preliminary approval
soon:
.Announcement of the projects
was made by J. A. Traquair,
vice -.chairman of the board and
head of the property committee.
He said plans were at the stage
where the..board was attempting
to determine what grants would -
be .available from the Commis-
sion.
It was not revealed whether
or not a 'public ;subscription or
grants from municipalities will
be necessary. Costs of the two •
buildings have not been.estimat-
Patients
or
four beds each. Bitterly .10.ersona.
Are expected to be housed in tho
two wards on the east end. .
The wing will also contain a•
surto= which later can be
transformed into a ward with
five or six beds if future _expel],
.sion is neeessary.
The nurses' residencewill bs
erected on the south side of Hu.roo street, opposite the main en-
trance -to the hospital, on a lot -
purchased lett year from Dr. andMrs. E. S. .Stemer. •
The residence will contain 14
private remits for nurses as Well.
as a suite for the superintendent
and the house mother. Under the .-
Commission's regulations, nurses
cannot be grouped rooms but
.must be provided with private
_quarters, Theregulations also,
state that the, superintendent be
furnished a suite,
ed yet.
cumulated a reserve of $46,500, 113W I
I 0 Litlines
Mayor R. E. Pooley submitted The board; however, has ac -
in writing three questions which Dashwood • Man which it has earmarked .for ex
he said had been asked him by
taxpayers. One requested an ex . 1 •
pension.
Boa ,
planation of why the board had : Still Serious Mr. Traquair said the wing
rd Stand
not, provided certain sUrgical . will be constructed on the south -"I will confine this report to
services . which had been prom- Carson Matte, 30, is still in east corner of the hospital and
ised when the hospital was being serious condition in St. Joseph's will contain wards to • take care
three problems, which are the
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subscribed for; another asked Hospital, London,, as a result of
who was responsible for setting an, accident at Ciandeboye Fri.
the hospital policy—the board, day night.
the superintendent, or a combina- Hospital authorities :said he
tion of both. • • had improved slightly" since
In answer to the latter, Mr, he was admitted in an uncon.
Bell stated emphatically that the scious state.
board, and the board alone, set 1 Carson was one of two Dash -
the policy for operation of the wqod men injured when their
hospital. It did, however, seek Pickup truck hit a pole after it
the advice of the superintendent, !left the road on a curve.
who was trained and qualified to 1 His compainon,. Russ Kirk, 2s,
administer the institution. escaped with lacerations.
Mayor Praises Board
of elderly patients. This will re- rnajor ones, lor laCK 01 tirne.
Zieve the main section of the hos- These problems are expansion of
pital for surgical and emergency bed ..space for patients, accorn-
cases,modation for additional nurses
Elaborates On Plans and nurses' aids and expansion
of surgical services.
'Ulric Snell, a member of the
planning committee and chair-
man of the original building com-
mittee, elaborated- on plans fol.
Maybe I should give you
some background. Our hospital
is four years old, one of the
Youngest hospitals in the Prov -
lowing the meeting. He said the ince. When it was built donors
wing, as proposed now, will face were promised that it would be •
the south and. extend 90 feet. operated with a view to having
It will contain three wards of it pay its own way if at all pos-
sible...Up to date it has done so.
Mayor Pooley. did not elabo-
rate on the questions but he did
say that the reports by board of-
ficials "have told us much more
than we 'knew 24 hours ago." As
chairman of the nomination, corn-
made in October. • . . •
Members Of the board, obvi- •
ously, were well prepared for
any criticism they might have
received and, in fact met it be ' •
hurches Organize
fore it was even voiced.
Although the controversy has mittee, the mayor comohmented
been aired for. several- rrionth,S; ille;hoard.ind moitect.that all the
there was no criticism expressed Members • be re-elected except
of the board's actions at the one, Hedproposecl Ray lvlorlock,
meeting. Following the announce- , of Crediton, to replace Henry.
ment of the plans for expansion, Beaver, who had resigned. His
slate was approved without op-
position.
Following the annual meeting,
the directors elected A. .1. Tra-
the crowd which filled the aux-
iliary room gave wholehearted
endorsation to the board and its
decisions.
It was apparent, however, that quair, 'Exeter hardware mei"-
relations between the hospital chant, to succeed Elgin Row -
and the medical staff have been
strained, Dr. V. Gulens, Dash-
wood, the medical representa-
tive, presented a terse report in
which he said the doctors felt
the services provided by the hos-
pital were "fairly satisfactory."
Mr. Bell, in his report, appear-
ed critical of the doctors' posi-
t
by deciding to close all -day Mon-
day, which they described as a Link Summer Resort
Hensel). solved this problem •
dull trading day ' anyway.
Open 23 Hours .
The neW Hensall schedule
will mean that merchants there
will be open for 23 of the 48
hours Friday and Saturday.
They'll be compensated however,
by the 'Monday layoff which
gives them a two-day break,'
They will stay open all day
Wednesday.
The Monday closing will also
US Plants
View Area
Several U.S. manufacturing
firms, including one in New
England and two in Ohio, have
expressed an interest in study-
ing conditions in the 'Midwest-
ern Ontario area, with a view
to establishing plants here, R.
C. Drew, manager of the Mid-
western Ontario Development
Association, said this week.
Covered by the association are
the four counties of Huron,
Perth, Wellington, add Water-
loo,
Mr. Drew added that letters
are "going out daily" to U.S.
and European manufacturers in-
terested in locating in Canada.
The continent-widepicture of
industrial expansion will be
studied by MODA's manager
April 1 to 3, when he goes to
Chicago to attend the annual
meeting of the American Indust-
rial Development Council,
El,detion of officers and direct-
ors for Zone One of the Mid-
western, Ontario Development
Association was held in Clinton
Wednesday night.
Guest Speaker was John Pear -
ton, Of the community planning
branch, Ontario Department of
Planning Nand Development*Tor-
onto, Ile tevicwcd the provisions
for local planning under the
Planning Act,
Start Oil Drilling
Near Dashwood
olkirilling outfit has moved
onto the farts of Mr, Wally Wein
on No. 8 highway, a mile east
of Dashwood, and drilling op.
drationS have already begqn,
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service tampaio and pUlditi.
ty were also set up to consist
of the chairman • of the eorres.
pending branch committees.
To Stratford Festival
Tourists from the United States
and Canada who attend the Strat-
ford Shakespearean..Festival this
year will be urged to visit Grand
Bend, it was revealed at Grand
Bend Lions Club meeting Thurs-
day night.
Village council has approved a
$500 -plus advertising campaign
in the Festival's program to en-
tice theatre patrons to enjoy
Grand Bend's famous beach be-
fore they return to their homes.
The promotion was announced
by Reeve Jim Dalton, who said
it had been arranged through
Stratford Chamber of Com-
merce. Grand Bend advertising
will also be included in theatre
promotion literature being dis-
Surprise Party
Honors Couple
• Neighbors of Mr. and Mrs,
Larry Taylor surprised them
Friday night on the occasion of
their twentyfifth wedding an
niversary which was on Satur-
day.
The evening was spent in play-
ing progressive euchre after
which the couple were present-
ed with a vaseand a pair,of
candlesticks, •
ri Saturday the family ,gath-
ered to celebrate with Mr, and
Mrs. Taylor and they were pre-
sented with a silver cream and
sugar and tray, Guest a included
,Mr. and Mrs, William Robbins,
TorOnto, Mr, and Mrs. W.W J F.
Bell, Ripon, Mr, and Mrs.
Harold roster, Hensall and dist-
rict relatives.
Baptismal Rites
At James Street
Six children were baptised by
Rev. IL J. Snell. at the morning
service ii Inlet, Street 'United
Chureh,
Receiving rites WereDavid
William, sou of Mr, anti Mrs,
Fred Tilley; Richard Stephen.
and Carolyn lean, Children Of
IVIr. and Mrs, Ilatoid Geld; Gary
David, Soli of Mr. and Mrs,
Jerald McLean: Barbara Helen,
daughter of 1Vfr. and Mrs. Wil.
mer Preneater and fteith Itesa,
toll Mr,otuf 1Wts. Dooald
DaVeyt.
tributed across the continent.
"I believe this will prove to
be the most effective promo-
tion Grand Bend has ever done,"
the reeve told Lions.
Need Second Attraction
The idea was originally sug-
gested by the Stratford business-
men, who said there was a need
for a second attraction for the-
atre patrons who drove hund-
reds of miles to see the fesival.
They first planned to include
the lake shore resort area from
Grand Bend to Goderich, but
later confined the schethe to
Grand Bend only.
Several pages in the festival
Program will be devoted to de-
scription of Grand Bend.
The advertising plan has been
endorsed by the Grand. Bend
Promotional Committee, of which
Eric Mellroy is chairman, and
several private beaches.
Lions discussed plans for a
special dance during July which
will feature a TV singing star
who has not been selected yet.
Plans were outlined by Mr. Mc-
Ilroy, chairman of the commit-
tee,
District Deputy Governor Ron
Stoner, Parkhill, was guest speak-
er. Vide -President Ken Young
presided in the absence of Wally
Desjardine, who is in hospital.
Taxi Driver
Off To Mines
An Exeter "cabbie" is giving
tip his business 10 seek his for.
tune in tits mineg Of northern
Ontario,
Dick Watson, proprietor of
Exeter Cab, announced this week
he will discontinue his taxi serv-
ice this Saturday and head for
the north.
110 plans to work near Sud-
bury, in the Dickie Valley Cop-
per mine, in which a number of
ideal residents have an interest.
Dick's father, "Pop" Watson,
who ran the taxi business here
for Many yeerg, has Spent con-
siderable time in the mine area.
Art NfeEerral, foriterly of Exe-
ter, is working in NickIe Valley
Copper now.
Stock of the company will soon
go on the market, according to
Dick,
Odic, R.R. 1, Hensel, as chair-
man. C. E. Shaw will continue as
treasurer and Miss Maxine Reed-
er was returned as secretary.
Other members of the board
are B. W. Tuckey, R. N. Creech,
A. J. Penhale, Exeter; Ivan
Kalbfleisch, Zurich; Douglas
Cook, Hensall; William Ellering-
ton, Usborne: Eric Mcllroy,
Grand Bend. The board also in-
cludes two representatives from
the wornan's auxiliary. Mrs. C.
S. MacNaughton and Mrs. J. G.
Dunlop.
Reduce Deficit
Treasurer Shaw reported that
the accumulated operating defi-
cit of the hospital had been re-
duced by 42,676.79, the profit
realized by 1956 operations. "This
accumulated deficit for almost
four years of operation now
stands at $1,659.91," he said
"During the year our invest-
ments were increased by, the
purchase of $10,000 HEPC of On-
tario bonds. This has increased
the book value of our investments
to $29,830, which is being held
for future capital expansion."
Grants and donations received
ampaig
Hundreds of lay people' from even More' congregations than did
13 different churches in South the Crusade last.summer, Among
Huron will embark on an every- the denominations included are
house viSitation this November Anglican, United, Presbyterian,
as a sequel to the Crusade for Church oft God, Evangelical Uni-
Christ which has sparked Chris- ted Brethren, Lutheran and Pen-
tian. evangelism in this area. tecostal.
"All of our churches are solid
behind the campaign." declared
Rev. Daniel.
Start :organization
Although the canvass won't
take place until November, or-
gapizational meetings will start
in April. The first will be held
in Exeter on April 11, when an
experienced director of the pro-
gram Will outline the details of
the program. . '
The new ministerial group, to
be known as South Huron Minis-
terial Association, _includes the
former group. of ministers by the
same name which covered a
smaller area, and the committee
hich was organized' last year
fl, .../the crusade.
Vice-president is Rev. Samuel
Kerr, Exeter. Rev. G. R. Strome,
Crediton, is secretary and his
assistant is Rev. H. J. Snell,
Exeter.
A committee on religious educa-
tion reported on plans for work
in South Huron District High
School. Religious instruction is
to begin in September with grade
nine students. Rev. Snell, Rev.
E. Gingerich and Rev. Strome
were appointed' to begin prepa-
Nineteen ministers, meeting at
Hensel United Church on Mon-
day, voted unanimously to par-
ticipate in the program, which
is designed to bring non -mem.
hers into the church and encou-
rage inactive members to take
a greater interest in Christian
acitvities.
The every -house visitation,
which. will tale six months to
organize, Will send hundreds of
church members calling on their
neighbour k with a Carefully -pre-
pared presentation.
Visit Non•Church Homes •
Rev, C, D. Daniel, of Hensel
United Chorch, who was elected
president of the new group, said:
"Our objective will be to ac-
quaint non -church homes with
the work of the church and the
challenge it presents, particu-
larly in regard to children."
"It ineorporates the idea of
evaluation of our whole church
life and church families in rela-
tion to the potential service they
can render through attendance,
membership in women's groups,
young people's organizations,
Sunday School and stewardship
generally."
This newest Christian cam-
' — Please Turn to Page 3 paign will have the support of ration of the 'curriculum.
PLAN HOSPITAL EXPANSION—Plans for a new wing and nursesresidence for
South Huron Hospital were .antiouncedat the annual meeting Tuesday night, The new
wing will contain three wards for elderly patients :and the residence will provide
private quarters for 14 nurses and the superintendent. Studying the plans..above are,.
left to right, Ulric Snell, member of the building committee; Ray Morloek, a now
di-
roctor of the board; Superintendent Alice Claypole; A J •Traquairl new chairman,
and Elgin lkoweliffei retiring chairman. —TA Photo,
Efficient Administration- ,
"The internal administration
has been such that it presents
one of the most efficient opera-
tions in the Province of Ontario
Allq.
is 0-114. of .the few hospitals' •
whieli, up to4late,1-nott:support-; ••
en by mill,rates fromthe mu*.
ipalities, evert 'though supplying
services for which, it is not .al-
ways paid. We do receive along.
with other hospitals in the eotinty
an annual $1,000.00 grant and
Certain per diem grants from the
Province of Ontario.
"I need not enlarge upon the
service fo patients, all I need say
is ask the patients. ' •
"As, you are aware, our occu-
pancy rate has had a fairly con-
stant increase. For instance, for
February this was 85%. This is
a much higher density of patients
than you might thiok. To have
100% occupancy, presupposes
the children's wards full at all
times, the baby basinettes full,•
the maternity ward completely
full including the waiting room,
and the general ward full. This,
of course, is not likely to happen.
"Ln the two bed wards we
would require to have just the
exact number of males and fe-
males because we aren't allowed
to mix them. Russia. I am in-
formed, is not nearly so squeam-
ish.
Capacity Taxed At, Times
"In any event to have 85%
occupancy requires 'at tunes that
we have patients in the corridors.
At times patients have been re.
fused admittance for lack of
proper accommodation. The' to-
dica0on is that under the hospitl
plan commencing in 1959 the oc-
cupancy rate, will markedly in-
crease.
"Likewise the accommodation
Tor nurses is now inadequate. We
have used the basement for es -
bed-
rooms for the -nurs' aicla to pro-
vide the accommodation we now
have and that is frowned 'Von in
Official quarters.
"In any event to compete With
other hospitals for a scarce sup-
ply of nurses we shall have to
provide comparable living ac-
commodation so two problems
for the incoming board are the
financing and construction of ad-
ditional ward space and a,nurses'
raid en co,
"This will become more iMA.
Perative if surgical services are
extended, otherwise the additign
of surgical patients would only
crowd out other sick Poole Who
require treatment &het than
surgery. • •
Services Rendered
It might be well to discuss
what services are presently ren-
dered in the hospital. These in -
wave, as I have Said* the caring
for people with various illnesses,
in fact all services save and ex.
tot surgery, stun dim es termed
major surgery, involving the
opening of the abdominal, thorax
or skull cavities. In fact during
the year there were .completed
4A4 surgical procedures in Vent
hosnital as opposed to 428 in Sea*
forth and 481 in St. Marys where
cornplete SUraleal services are
authoritecl. These figures are
taken from newspaper reperte
Only
"In any eVerit. While it 1.4 int,
bessible pretlitt accurately'
how many additional surgeov
eases we would have if we could
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vides over 'SW". of tho widow,
kolti eh it would be oiwsicalky nos,
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fhink f am giving a CONserreaVve
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