The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-04-23, Page 3NURSES WALK TO AID RESEARCH— Students of the newest Registered Nurses assistant course at
South Huron Hospital enjoyed a Walkathon last week. The nurses who walked to the Mount Carmel road
and back gained $285 for Cancer Research. From the left, they are, Cathy McCarthy, Mrs. Jack
Delbridge, director of nursing; Jo Anne Leddy, Gayle McLellan, Rose Mary McKay, Marg Bennett,
Debbie Showers, Bonnie Regier, Reta Retsema, Marilyn Brown, Heather Davis, Diane Milliken and Karen
Seares. T-A photo.
Hospital board applies for
additional facilities, offices
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suggested the board tare a stand
on a recent resolution which was
passed unanimously in Lambton
County Council recommending
that corporal punishment not be
eliminated from the schools.
Mr. Moir said that corporal
punishment has proven itself to
be beneficial in most cases where
it is applied judiciously by
discerning educators.
He was advised that as the
matter presently stands, it is a
decision to be made locally in
the individual schools whether
or not corporal punishment is
advisable. Moir told the board he
was content with this
arrangement and would not
press for the board to issue a
statement on the subject.
The board members also
received information from
Arnold Mathers, principal of
Huron Centennial Public School
regarding teacher's aides on
staff. Mr. Mathers listed 29 jobs
that can be done by a teacher's
aide to assist the teacher and five
duties which must not be done
by a teacher's aide.
Mrs. Marilyn Kunder,
Seaforth, noted that while it was
stated in Mr. Mather's outline
that teacher's aides would not be
permitted to teach "any classes
or groups especially those
related to Language
development", it was permitted
for teacher's aides to "tutor
individual pupils who missed
instruction due to absence" and
"drill in specified subject areas".
"That's teaching," insisted
Mrs. Kunder. She indicated that
the teacher's aides appeared to
have More duties than the
teachers.
Dan Murphy, Goderich,
reminded Mrs. Kunder and the
board that Mr. Mathers had not
listed the teacher's duties but
rather the things which a
teacher's aide must not attempt.
John Cochrane, director of
education, said there were only
two teacher's aides in the
county, both at Huron
Centennial School. These
, teacher's aides had been
inherited by the present board
from the previous board, and at
the present time, the teacher's
aide system is not a county-wide
solution to the heavy workload
some teachers have in the junior
grades.
Debate punishment,
religious education
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Grade 9 and is a strong booster
of her High School,
Jean enjoys drawing, golfing
with her brothers and walks in
the bush or along the beach. She
has earned her County Honors in
4-H club work.
For the past three summers
Jean has worked at the
European Art Gallery at the
Bend and has acquired a taste
for antiques. She hopes to have
her own home some day,
decorate it herself and collect
antiques for it.
Jean plans a career in business
but because she likes to work
with young children she hopes
to do camp work and
counselling.
She is a Sunday School
teacher at the United Church in
Grand Bend.
* * *
One of the Zurich candidates
is Marlene Rader who is a
member of the singing trio 'The
Village Folk'.
Her interest in music extends
to playing the piano, guitar and
ukelele.
At High School Marlene has
been a vice-president of the
Athletic Association and a
cheerleader.
She enjoys all sports both as a
participator and a spectator, and
particularly likes to roller skate
and swim.
She is an accomplished
sketcher, having drawn the
`heads' of all the Zurich
Dominion hockey team, and
likes to design clothes. The
Zurich Majorettes used one of
her designs for their costumes.
At the Lutheran Church she
is a youth representative and a
member of the Music and
Worship Committee.
Not sure of her vocation yet
she leans toward working with
children in some field where she
could steer them toward better
understanding of world and
racial problems.
Marlene is the daughter of
Mrs. Leona Rader, Zurich.
* * *
A Grade 12 student, Angela
Morrissey is the daughter of Mr.
Approve permits
for construction
Five building permits were
approved by Exeter council this
week, including one for a new
home.
Mrs. F. Tugwell was granted a
permit for the erection of a
house at 164 Carling St. North,
subject to approval of the
building inspector.
Other permits were as
follows: Mrs. Marie Broom, to
re-side house at 172 Mill; Mrs.
Anne Kennedy, to lay concrete
block patio and apply siding to
sun porch at 149 Main; H. Hill,
to rebuild porch at 200 Carling;
Tuckey Beverages, to enclose
boiler at 451 Main.
Approval for the latter was
received from the department of
labor.
At the meeting, council also
approved a no parking zone on
Anne St. to facilitate unloading
at the hospital.
The loading zone will be
located at the Anne St. entrance
and will restrict parking from
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in a
40-foot zone.
Want clean up
at scrap yard
The scrap yard of Exeter
Salvage Co. must be cleaned up
within 30 days or council will
seek action to force the owner
into putting a fence around the
entire property.
This action was taken by
council this week following
complaints about the property.
Several members had
apparently inspected the site and
it was reported that scrap was
being dumped on the road
allowance as well as on a lot on
the south side of Wellington
Street beside a residence.
Councillor Ross Dobson,
chairman of the sanitation
committee, was asked to oversee
the cleanup and have it
completed to his satisfaction.
and Mrs. John Morrissey, RR 2
Crediton.
This year she is an editor of
the Yearbook and has always
been active in intramural sports.
She has also played on school
teams and likes decorating for
the formal each year.
Angela loves horse races,
sewing, hockey games and
skating and is an assistant leader
and a member of a 4-II
Homemaking Club.
This summer she will work in
a dining room at Grand Bend
and in September plans to go
into training for a Registered
Nurse.
When she graduates she hopes
to be able to go to an
underdeveloped or under
privileged community to help
improve conditions there.
13y helping the sick, crippled
or maybe even, dope addicts I
may be able to achieve
something for the betterment of
the world" she states. * *
Another Grade 12 candidate
is Patti Glenn, daughter of Mrs.
Phyllis Glenn, Grand Bend.
Patti is trying to make up her
mind whether to be a teacher,
social worker or airline
stewardess. But since she is
interested in children and their
problems she is leaning more
towards social work at the
moment.
The decision of whether to
take a university course or find
some other means of
employment after Grade 13 is
the one uppermost in her mind.
At South Huron High School
she has been a cheerleader, a
prefect, and a participator in
intramural sports. She especially
enjoys playing volleyball and
basketball.
Patti has many hobbies which
include jogging, horseback
riding, roller skating and
swimming.
Besides attending school she
has a part-time job on the
weekends and makes many of
her own clothes. * * *
Carol Gascho, a Grade 12
candidate, says the most
important decision for her to
make is whether she will be
`herself' or be what she feels
other people want her to be.
She is concerned about the
misunderstandings between
people, nations, and races and
would like to see the day there is
total disarmament at all levels.
Carol expresses the hope that
she can contribute to this by
refusing to take arms' for or
against anyone in her personal
life.
Hoping to take a course in
physiotherapy when she is
finished her secondary school
training she is still active in
South Huron High School in the
sports • program and the
yearbook work. She is also a
member of the Outers Club.
Carol is interested in sewing
and cooking and likes to play
tennis and swim.
She teaches a kindergarten
Sunday School class and is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Gascho. Zurich.
Assess hospital
flood damage
The damage of the flash flood
which struck Exeter last July 24
and created havoc in South
Huron Hospital was assessed at
the Annual Hospital Board
meeting Wednesday night.
Administrator Alice Claypole
said, "while there was a great
deal of damage done we are
thankful no lives were lost."
She paid tribute to the Board
of Directors, Women's Auxiliary,
Medical Staff, Hospital Staff and
the General Public who donated
hours of time and labour in the
face of the disaster which caused
the hospital to close for 25 days.
Miss Claypole stated that the
Ontario Hospital Services
Commission allowed the hospital
to retain all its full-time help
when the hospital was closed
and these people gamely donned
work clothes and either helped
with the clean-up and painting
or tackled any jobs needing done
to get the hospital working
again.
"Let us all hope we will never
have to face another day like
July 24, 1969; but if I do, I only
hope I have the same people
around to help," said the
Administrator.
She paid special tribute to
Walter McBride, chairman of the
board, and Charles Smith,
treasurer, for their assistance.
She commended Alex Meikle
and Bill Berend, the hospital
maintenance men for the long
hours they worked during the
emergency. "I often wonder
how they put up with so many
women, but I can honestly say,
they are always ready to help
and never complain."
Board Treasurer Charles
Smith informed the meeting that
the losses suffered froth the
flood were approximately
$52,000.00. This figure, he said,
would have been greater had it
not been for the voluntary
assistance of so many local
people, and the financial help
from the Ontario Hospital
Commission.
E. R, Hopper reporting for
the Property Committee said
besides impairment to the
basement floors, walls and
furniture, all case histories,
drugs, and groceries were set
afloat and lost, Many motors
had been damaged and the
auxiliary lighting equipment had
been damaged beyond repair.
Those attending the annual
meeting of the South Huron
Hospital Board last week were
informed the directors have
applied to the Ontario Hospital
Services Commission for
permission to enlarge the x-ray
and emergency rooms and to
provide for a Medical Staff room
with an adjoining Medical
Records room. A request has
also been made for new business
offices.
Miss Alice Claypole, giving
her report, said she hopes "we
may also be allowed to install an
elevator, which would make it
possible to set up a
Physiotherapy Department in
the basement."
She reported 1,120
admissions and 166 births, both
figures down slightly due to the
hospital being closed 25 days
after the flood last summer.
There were 409 heart
tracings, 3,638 x-ray
examinations, 162 minor
operations and 1,155 patients
taken care of through the
emergency room. The diet
kitchen prepared 61,960 meals.
Miss Claypole went on to say
eleven students of the Registered
Nursing Assistants course
successfully completed their
training and passed the College
of Nursing examinations.
She continued, "We are still
Unemployment
figures are up
"Unemployment in the
County of Huron seems a little
higher now than last summer,"
according to Ben Hey, manager
of the Goderich Manpower
Centre.
Mr. Hey said he did not have
the figure of unemployment
available for the end of March,
1969 but at the end of March
this year there were 275 female
and 751 male workers registered
with his office.
The figures at the end of
April last year showed 185
female and 424 workers
unemployed. Hey qualified this
by saying the unemployment
figure for the month of April
this year will also be down
considerably because of a large
amount of seamen and farm
workers are getting back on the
job.
Figures of unemployment at
Huron Park were unavailable as
they are grouped with the rest of
the county. The Manpower
office at Huron Park is only
open two days a week.
Seek public aid
to catch vandals
OPP Cpl. C. J. Mitchell this
week asked area residents to
assist police in their hunt for
vandals who have been breaking
mail boxes and highway signs in
Stephen Township.
Cpl. Mitchell said the
incidents were on the increase,
and while police have stepped up
their patrols in the area, he said
the public could assist greatly by
keeping a watch for persons
committing such vandalism.
GB council
— Continued from page 1
they were before the Grand
Bend water system was installed.
Although, a restoration of
roads inspection had taken place
a couple of weeks ago, Clerk
Penny Martelle was instructed to
write to the Ontario Water
Resources Commission telling
them of the conditions of the
roads in Southeott Pines.
In other business, council:
Issued building permits to
Glenn Brenner, Irene Gill and
Harry Hamilton. The Hamilton
permit application was on behalf
of minor construction for John
Hobbs.
Officially changed the name
of Huron Street to Main Street.
Learned that construction of
sidewalks on beth sides of
Highway 21 was well Underway.
striving toward Accreditation
and the Metric System; if our
goal is not reached in 1970, it
must be reached in 1971."
FINANCE REPORT
Head of the Finance
Committee, Charles Smith, said
revenue for the past year was
$467,512.00 plus other income
from interest, rentals, grants,
bequests and donations
amounting to $78,681.00.
Expenditures were $479,572.00
plus equipment damage by the
flood at a cost of $15,591.00
and other expenses from the
same cause amounting to
$36,751.00
Expenditures were broken
down as follows: 42% wages, 9%
food, 26% other administration,
5% depreciation, 5% special
service (radiology, etc.), 6%
drugs, surgical and medical
supplies, 4% nursing education
and 3% for sundry outlays.
WOMEN'S AUXILIARY
The Ladies' 'Hospital
Auxiliary had 129 members and
made 366 calls. The hospital cart
netted $250.00, tag day
$1,178.30, spring rummage sale,
$1,250.78 and the fall sale
$1,494.41.
Mrs. Mel Gaiser, who
presented the report, stated the
organization had donated
$2,500.00 to purchase an ice
maker, furniture, projector and
screen, scales and six walkers for
the residence and hospital.
Reporting for the Property
Committee, E. R. Hopper said a
new auxiliary lighting system
had been ordered to replace the
one destroyed in the flood but
Two very controversial
subjects pertaining to school
matters were opened at Monday
evening's regular meeting of the
Huron County Board of
Education in Clinton but board
members did not allow
themselves to become too
embroiled in discussion
concerning them.
The topics were religious
education in elementary schools
and corporal punishment.
Religious education in
elementary schools was
discussed briefly after the board
learned that there had been a
request from the Huron-Perth
Presbytery of the United Church
of Canada to one board member
to be appointed as a
representative to a committee
that will study the question of
religious education in
elementary schools.
One board member, Mrs.
Warren Zinn, Ashfield, stated
that she would be a member of
the study committee in her
capacity as a youth leader in the
church of which she is a
member. Vice-chairman Bob
Elliott of the board wondered if
Mrs. Zinn could also act as the
board's representative on the
study committee but the lady
declined to volunteer for the
position.
Mrs. Zinn told the board that
she was not convinced that daily
hour-long religious education
sessions in the elementary school
was the ideal situation, but
added that she did not wish to
have all religion banished from
the schools in the county. She
left the impression that religion
taught in the schools should be
on a very general basis and
should not cut into time spent
on academic subjects.
Chairman of the board, John
Levis said that in his opinion,
some religious training in the
schools was beneficial to
students.
Although the board did not
appoint a representative to the
study committee, it is
Understood that one board
member will attend the meetings
and that the board will take the
time to give that board member
Some guidelines to follow when
he or she is expressing the
board's opinion on the matter.
Gordon Moir, Winghatn,
The Exeter Public Utilities
commission is planning to
continue its program of
replacing older sections .of the
First tenants
at Clinton?
A n announcement is
expected to be made within the
next few days that the Clinton
office of Ontario Hydro will be
moved onto CFB Clinton.
One employee at the CFB
said this week one building is
being cleared for Ontario Hydro
personnel.
Original plans called for a
new office to be built in the
Clinton area for the hydro
operation, but these were
apparently shelved after
announcement was made that
the department of national
defence would phase out CFB
Clinton.
Some of the staff at the
Exeter area office of Ontario
Hydro are being transferred to
Clinton when the local office
closes down.
Exeter council was advised
this week the building south of
Exeter would be up for sale after
June 1.
Council members had
previously expressed some
interest in having the building
for municipal offices and
information regarding the
pending sale was in response to
that interest.
Stephen sets
interim rate
Stephen Township council
has started a policy of holding
regular meetings twice each
month.
In regular session, Tuesday
night, council passed a bylaw
authorizing clerk-treasurer
Wilmar D. Wein to prepare
interim tax notices with
payments due by June 30. Wein
said he expects to have the
notices in the mails by the end
of May.
On the first tax notices,
ratepayers will be charged a flat
rate of 35 mills. This is a little
less than half the farm and
residential rate levied in 1969.
On interim taxes not paid by
the end of June, a penalty rate
of three-quarter of one percent
per month will be charged. The
balance of the taxes are
expected to become due on
December 15.
All taxes unpaid after this
date will then become liable for
an interest rate that is the same
as the penalty on the interim
taxes.
Stephen council concurred
with a resolution from the town
of Goderich asking the Ontario
Highways department to look
into the feasibility of providing
an adequate four-lane
connecting linkage to Highway
401 through the Huron-Perth
area.
Clerk Wein was named
Stephen's Associate member on
the Canadian Institute on
Pollution Control.
A BEAUTIFUL blonde
reports that she found the best
way to preserve a wool bikini
through the winter — wrap it
around a mothball.
hydro and water distribution
systems.
Chairman R. E. (Ted) Pooley
said that approval would be
forthcoming from Ontario
Hydro for a capital expenditure
for the hydro department of
$23,872.00. He noted that this
expenditure was considerably
less than normal capital hydro
expenditures.
The Chairman stated that all
proposed expenditures would be
financed out of revenue, and the
sale of debentures would not be
required. Mr. Pooley stated that,
while the hydro department
showed a surplus for 1969, this
surplus was considerably lower
than previous years.
Due to increased costs of
electrical generation, materials
etc. that are borne by Ontario
Hydro it has been necessary that
increases in the cost of
electricity be passed along to the
municipalities. The local system
also has had increased costs of
materials, labour etc., the same
as experienced by most other
businesses. The Commission is
presently considering a rate
revision, the first since the 1964
increase.
Proposed in the 1970 budget
are further extensions to the
street light system on Highway
83, east of Highway 4.
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how the response time of the
fire department could be
speeded up. He said he had
none.
He agreed with a member of
the jury that a full-time brigade
would- be better than having
volunteers, but noted that this
would require 23 men at a cost
of about $300,000.
The Fire Chief noted that no
communities in the area have
full-time firemen, relying
entirely on volunteers.
Robichaud reported arriving
at the scene at about the same
time as the fire truck around
5:35 a.m. and he entered the
house in an attempt to find the
occupants, but was driven back
by the intense heat.
After water was applied to
the building, he again entered
the house and found the baby in
the crib in the downstairs
bedroom.
The body of Mrs. Carey was
on the floor at the end of the
bed and he said the bed had
apparently not been slept in.
Attempts were then made to
get to the upstairs bedroom of
Dwayne, but firemen had to give
up because it could have
endangered their lives.
Kaufman indicated in his
report that the boy probably
died before his mother because
people in upstairs sections of
houses were usually affected by
carbon monoxide before those
on the ground floor.
Robichaud said there was no
reason for people not getting out
of similar homes in the
residential area if in fact they
had early enough warning of a
fire.
He explained there were two
exits and the buildings were no
higher than 13 feet from the
upstairs windows.
"There's as much chance of
getting out as in a brick house,"
he opined.
In questioning from the jury,
Robichaud indicated some
problem in getting men to act as
volunteers on the brigade.
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He explained residents did
not own their homes and many
have no community allegiance as
is found in other communities
where people have been
long-time residents.
One of the requirements is
that volunteers must work on
the base, and he noted this
excluded many Huron Park
residents from service.
The six paid members of the
brigade do not live in Huron
Park, and while he said this was
a disadvantage, residence at
Huron Park had not been a
requirement of employment.
He said the off-duty
personnel had all been called to
the Carey home fire from their
homes in Exeter and Clinton.
Others who gave evidence at
the inquest included Mr. and
Mrs. Percy Knee, the next door
neighbors who first spotted the
fire; Mrs. Marilyn Moffatt and
her daughter, Joan, the latter
having been baby-sitting at the
Carey home that evening;
George Holmes, one of the first
on the scene; Mrs. John Parent,
who along with her husband had
accompanied Mrs. Carey to the
hotel for the evening.
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To replace older services
has not yet been installed.
The new fire alarm
equipment had been installed in
the hospital and nurses
residence, new'carpet was laid in
several rooms where the tile had
been lost off the floor, and the
shingles on the house part of the
hospital, badly damaged by hail
the same day as the flood, had
been replaced.
Mr. Hopper informed the
meeting the kitchen and laundry
had been converted to natural
gas from propane and a
substantial savings was expected.
Ivan Kalbfleisch gave the
public relations report and Mrs.
J. G. Dunlop reported for the
Administration Management
Committee.
After brief remarks of
commendation for the Medical
and Hospital staff and the Board
of Directors, Mayor Jack
Delbridge brought in the report
of the nominating committee
which consisted of R. E. Pooley,
Eric Carscadden and himself.
The board of directors remain
the same as last year and are: W.
C. Spencer, Charles Smith,
Benson Tuckey, Ulric Snell, Earl
Russell, Ivan Kalbfleisch, Ray
Morlock, Doug Cook, Jack
Pryde, Mrs. J. G. Dunlop, Walter
McBride, E. R. Hopper, Stan
Frayne, James Kneale and Harry
Hayter.
At the official board meeting
which followed, Walter McBride
accepted the chairmanship for
another year. The other 1970-71
officers are: vice president, Stan
Frayne; treasurer, Charles Smith;
secretary, Alice Claypole, and
recording secretary, Mrs. F. W.
Selby.
Huron fish
said okay
Huron MP Robert McKinley
advised 'twee newspapers this
week that tests conducted on
fish from Lake Huron indicate
they are well below the danger
figures for mercury pollution.
However, all species tested at
the fish research board
laboratory in Winnipeg indicated
they did have varying levels of
mercury contamination.
The danger level is considered
to be .5 parts per million.
Pickerel tested from the
Bayfield-Goderich area indicated
a mercury content of .18 and
white fish in the same area were
.04. Farther south, the pickerel
tested .38.
Perch had been previously
tested and while figures were not
available to Mr. McKinley, he
said they were well below any
danger figures.
Cohoe salmon had also been
sent for tests, but this was found
to be a problem due to the high
fat content of the species.
The information regarding
the Lake Huron fish had been
given the Huron MP by the Hon.
Jack Davis, minister of fishery
and forestry,
PUC continues program
Replacement of - primary
conduetors. On .1114ron,
Marlborough and Gidley Street
areas are planned, ;Several other
improvements are also proposed.
Commenting •on the program,
Mr. Pooley said that these
improvements to the system
would allow the Commission 't9
provide still more efficient
Servicc.
The Chairman advised that
improvements by water
department are also being
planned. New six inch cast iron
mains are proposed for William,
Waterloo, Gidley and Carling
Streets. These installations will
replace existing one inch
galvanized iron Mains. Other six
inch cast iron main extensions
are also proposed for Sherwood
Crescent and the area of Walper
and Main Streets.
The proposed capital
expenditure for this work, as
well as some other minor
installations, is $19,209.00
which will be financed from
revenue, and no debenture debt
will be incurred for these
projects.
The Chairman also advised.
that the water department
surplus was adequate for the
year 1969, and no increase in
water rates is contemplated for
1970.
Conduct inquest