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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1976-04-15, Page 3SOUTH HURON HOSPITAL AUXILIARY — commenced their April meeting with a pot-luck luncheon, Tues- day afternoon, Above, Del MacMillan, Florence Seldon and Marion Bissett fill their plates from the sump- tuous table. T-A photo by Sharon Specht CARVING IT UP at Coven's Presbyterian Churches annual Spring take-out dinner are Dr. John Corbett and John Burke wlio' carved up many pounds of roast beef for the event, About 350 dinners were delivered to appreciative customers, Sunday. MAKING A SALE — The first and second Brownie Pack of Lucan, under the leadership of Brown Owl Sherry Lane, held a bake:sale Saturday at Haskett's Garage, Phyllis Kolator makes a purchase from Vicki Hyde left, and Shannon Garroway. T-A photo by Sharon Specht Three car pileup Crash injures seven people T-A photo. STARLITE Box office opens at 8 p.m. First show 8:10 p.m. 'Children Under 12 In Cars Free GRAND BEND FRI. & SAT. -- APRIL 16 & 17 At Long Last Love Burt Reynolds Adult Entertainment Color Peeper Michael Caine, Natalie Wood Adult Entertainment Color FRI. & SAT. — APRIL 23 & 24 The Drowning Pool Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward Adult Entertainment Color Doc Savage, The Man of Bronze Ron Ely Adult Entertainment Color Provincial treasurer, Darcy McKeough, brought down some new tax measures last week that increase OHIP premiums by 45 pement, add 30 cents to 24 bottles of beer, 25 cents to the cost of a 25 ounce bottle of liquor, and a nickel to 20 cigarettes. Probably the most significant of the increases was directed towards ()HIP premiums. Families and businesses which pay the entire cost will have to pay out an extra $10 per month for basic medical coverage, while a single person will pay an ad- ditional $5. For those who pay only hall' of the premium bill, the increase still reflects a 22.5 percent increase for them and another 22.5 percent increase for the party paying the other half. McKeough estimates that the new measure will bring an ad- dit ional $228 million in revenue to provincial coffers. Since the beginning of the year, the provincial restraint program aimed at reducing the $1.9 billion deficit that the province has accumulated, has been a source of interest to informed ratepayers, curious as to how the government was planning to accomplish the task of reducing its debt while maintaining ser- vices and keeping taxes down. More specifically, residents of I Imam County have been taking a good hard look at the govern- ment's health care cutback program. The Goderich Psychiatric Hospital has been closed down and later the future of Clinton Hospital rested upon,a decision from the province. Only a part of its services will remain. The T-A took to the streets again this week to get some reaction from the public as to how they feel about the govern- ment's handling of the health care program. We asked citizens whether they were in favor of the reeent increase in OHIP premiums and how they felt about the government's efforts to reduce spending in health care, A dozen persons were in- terviewed in our survey which neither pretends to he exhaustive or scientific, ()I' those 12, only two persons defended the govern- men' 's position to raise OHIP premiums by 45 percent. Two others were somewhat in the middle on the question and eight disagreed, saying that the raise was either too high or that the problem could have been handled differently.. Several other citizens who were approached, refused to give an opinion, terming the topic too controversial or not feeling well - enough informed on the issues. On the question of health care, cutbacks, the feeling was almost unanimous that the province was wrong in closing down hospitals. Below are some excerpts from their comments. "I definitely disagree with the rise in premiums", commented Mrs, D. Becker of Crediton. "1 think we're paying enough. I suppose • that they think with every' hing going up I hat they are justified in raising them, but to Seven persons were injured ti Saturday night, April 10 when a three car pileup occurred on Highway 4, just three miles north Of Exeter. Four ambulances from Dash- wood, Zurich and Seaforth were required to get the injured per- sons to medical attention, The accident occurred when a soul hbound ear operated by Gerald Cottle, 17, RR 1, Woodham, collided with a nor- thboynd vehicle driven by Roy Marshal of London. According to police, the Cottle vehicle glanced off the Marshal car and struck a car driven by Mrs. Donna Crawford of .G.'oderich, which was also northbound, Cottle and two passengers, June McKenzie, 16 and her 17 year old sister, Gloria,. were admitted to South Huron Hospital. Marshal and a passenger escaped uninjured. Mrs. Crawford, 35, was taken to Clinton Hospital with serious facial injuries and a fractured leg, A daughter, Carry„ age 12 was admitted to South. Huron while a son, Mark, age 10, is in University Hospital, London, with serious injuries to the face and limbs, • • • confusion Continued froM front page keep the. facilities open but not as hospitals, Instead, the four hospitals would be used as treatement centres, similar to county health units, with no facilities for surgery, chronic, or extensive care. Brian MacFarlane, an ad- ministrator with Doctor's Hospital, commented, "It's no compromise and it's not ac- ceptable, because it leaves you with no acute care beds. You can't have a hospital with no beds," Total damage was estimated at $7500. Investigating officers were Cons(. Bill McIntyre and Cpl. Ray Brooks of the Exeter OPP detachment. A single vehicle rollover on Highway 84, just west of Zurich Wednesday night at 8:50 p.m. resulted in cuts and bruises to the driver, Michael Clarke, 17, and his brother, David, 19, both of RR 3, Zurich, Both were treated at South Huron Hospital. Const, Bill McIntyre estimated damage at $3,000 to the late model car and $50 to a fence owned by Joseph Risi of Zurich. Friday night, a vehicle driven by Donald 13, Foster left Con, Rd. 6-7 Stephen Township, one. mile north of the Mt. Carmel Rd, and struck a mailbox. Damage to the car was set at $300 to the right rear fender and $50 to a mailbox and post owned by William Muller. Cast. Bill McIntyre investigated. MAGDALENA (STECKLE) GINGERICH Magdalena (Steckle) Gingerich passed away in Victoria Hospital in London, April 11, 1976. Wife of the late Noah M. Gingerich, she was in her 76th year. She is survived by a son, Lewis Gingerich of Zurich. and grand- children, Dorcas, David and Richard Gingerich. Sister of Menno Steckle of Zurich, Allan, RR 2 Zurich, Oliver , RR 3 Bay field, Asa, RR 2 Zurich, Mrs. John L. (Hannah) Smith of Unionville, Ontario, Mrs. Enos (Celinda ) Martin, Elmira, Mrs. Joseph (Mary) Martin, RR 3 Hayfield. Her parents, Menno and Elizabeth Steckle and one sister and two brothers predeceased her. Funeral ser- vices were held April 14 in the Blake Mennonite Church, in- terment in Blake Mennonite Cemetery. MARGARET ANN HAYES Margaret Ann (Martin) Hayes passed away at her late residence at RR 3 Lucan, April 12, 1976, in her 84th year. Mother of Bernard Rooney, RR 3 Lucan, she is also survived by four grandchildren. Private prayers were held Monday evening at the C. Haskett and Son Funeral Home in Lucan, Funeral mass April 13 at St. Patrick's Church, Biddulph. Interment in St. Patrick's Cemetery, GASPER OLAH Gasper Olah passed away in South Huron Hospital, April 7, 1976 in his 80th year. Husband of Angela Olah, father of Balazs, he is also survived by several grandchildren, all of Hungary, He had been a resident of Cen- tralia, Funeral services were held April 10 from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Mount Carmel, interment in Mount Carmel Cemetery, VICTOR HAYTER — "What am I going to do, ask for an increase in my pension?" me that is a poor excuse." Mrs. Donald Wallace of Exeter disagreed. "It think they should raise the premiums, especially when you consider the costs in- volved in mainta ining hospitals t hese days", she said. She did not agree with government policy on hospital closings, however. An employee with the Huron County health unit, who refused to be identified, had her own ideas on the subject. Although she said the raise in premiums woul(1 not alive( her personally, because her place of employment pays 101) percent of the cost, she felt that the overall increase was "too high". Her suggestion was to h ave th ose w h o could a ff or d it pay between $2 and $3 per (hay during the time that they are in hospital in order to boost health care revenues. "I think the government is tdraid to put the blame on the doctors." She suggested that. many patient visits encouraged by doctors are unneccessary and contribute to skyrocketing health care' costs. She was the only one in- terviewed who could see any reasoning behind the closing of hospitals. Although she regretted the closings, she said that it might be necessary with smaller hospitals which are "not active t real ment cent res." "You couldn't call South Huron Hospital an active treatment hospital, although I would cer- tainly hate lo see it go", she observed. Jack Delbridge felt that the raise was quite a bit for premium payers to bear all at once, "I'm a senior citizen and don't have to pay. Maybe I shouldn't comment, but I think that what we should be looking into is 011IP payments. The government should he considering ways of limiting payments, because after all, it is the payments which increase the cost of OHIP," Commenting on the health care restraint program, he said, "1 hink that there are other ways of saving besides closing hospitals and they should know what they Mrs, M,E, Neil remarked that she could not see the reasoning behind raising the premiums for MARY (McILHARGEY) HEENAN Mary (McIlhargey)Heenan died at her late residence, RR 3 Lucan, April 10, 1976, in her 95th year. Mother of Sister Mary, Sister Delphine, Sister Lauretta, and Sister Rita, all Sisters of St. Joseph's, London. Also survived by Zacharia, William, Genive and Rose, predeceased by Patrick Heenan, (1960). She is also survived by , six grand- children. Funeral Mass was held' April 13 from St. Patrick's Church, interment in St. Patrick's Cemetery. ADELINE DINNING Adeline (Huber) Dinning passed away April 9, 1976, at Strathroy Hospital, A resident of Strathroy, she was the wife of the late William Augustus Dinning and mother of Robert Huber of Livonia, Micheal and Sandra of Slrathroy, Ronald of Ailsa Craig, Mrs. William (Linda) Allen of St. Thomas and James of Clinton. Sister of Joseph and Simon Huber of Midmay, Mrs. Greg (Anne) Fischer and Mrs. Albert Verena Goetz both of Teeswater and Mrs. Jerome (Marie) Durrer of Mildmay. Funeral mass was held April 10 from All Saints Roman Catholic Church, interment in Strathroy Cemetery. MARY BIES — "They're hitting the wrong thing." health care while removing existing health care facilities at the same time. Mr.... Irene Harness said that she did not have to worry about the premiums because hers are paid but thought the increase would be hard on people with families, Mary Bies felt that the increase was another maniple of the government hitting at the pocketbooks of working people and those on fixed income's. "Myself, I can afford it, but if everything raised that much I wouldn't be able to", was Peter Becker's reaction, noting that the 45 percent increase was well over the It) percent ceiling suggested lor Wages and-spending this year. Victor Hutu of Grand Bend, who is retired but not yet 65, criticized the raise on the basis that persons on fixed incomes who pay their own OHIP direct Biddulph council Council received a requisition from the Board of Education requiring a mill rate of 71.5 mills for farm and residential and 79.8 mills for commercial properties. A 'tender from Birnam Con- struction was accepted to con- struct the Hodgins Drain and a tender from Roth Drainage Ltd. was accepted to construct. the Casey McCarthy Drain. Continued from ft-ont page Durand, interjected that last year's playground was well at- tended with some 90 youngsters enrolled and wondered if there might not he even more desiring Police briefs Exeter police will he losing one of its personnel soon, when Jim McMeekin, a constable on the force for years, resigns. ('oast, McMeekin has accepted a position with the Haldimand- Norfolk regional police depart- ment, working in the Simcoe- Delhi area. He starts he duties there April 29. + + + Two break-ins were in- vestigated by the Exeter Police this week, at J.F. Farm Machinery and Exeter Ford Equipment, both on the same night. On April 12, J.F. Farm Machinery, on Highway 83, was entered and a small safe in the front office was carried to the hack where the thieves tried to break into it using cutting torches in Hie shop. A small amount of money was reported stolen and a soft drink machine smashed and the cash removed from the coin container. Exeter Ford, beside J.F. Farm Machinery on Highway 83, was also entered A small amount of cash .was reported stolen and extensive damage was done to the offices, a filing cabinet and office machinery. Constables Kierstead and Fice continue the investigation. Two motor vehicle accidents ()mired in Exeter last week, totalling $1,450 in damages, On April 10 at 8:15 p.m. a car driven by Colleen Kerslake, 21 Victoria St. Exeter was in a collision with one piloted by Howard Jones, 113 Main St. Exeter. There' were no injuries, but damages totalled $300. On April 12 at 1:00 p.m. two cars, driven by Richard Riley, 108 Lawrence St. Iluron Park and Brian Miller of B,R2Staffa collided at Main and John Sts. in Exeter causing about $1,150. IRENE HARNESS — ". . . would be hard for people with families." have no way of increasing their income to meet the' extra cost. "What am I gonna do, go back to Continued from page 1 that a pool would probably in- crease financial support from other municipalities. Cecil Des.Jardine, Reeve of Stephen township indicated that some financial support could be ON !Anal (ni front his council. but was less specific on how much could be expected. e haven 't ma d e a de finit e decision yet as a council", he said,. but we would probably prefer a direct grant rather than a percentage." Ile said (hat at present, only a percentage of residents in Stephen use the Exeter arena, with the majority making use cif facilities in Huron Park and Zurich. Ile raised the possibility HO more citizens might use a new Exeter arena, but stressed distances that would have to he t ravelled by many as a limiting fact or. The Reeve commented that including a pool in the package would probably increase citizen financial support for a complex in Exeter but said that matter had not really been discussed at to enroll this year. "I felt in my own heart that the program was well run and the children enjoyed it", Mrs. Durand said. Last year's . summer playground program cost the town about $2500.' 'The $10 registration fee provided a total of $778 in revenue, with an ad- ditional $2100 coming from a provincial recreation grant. Costs, on the other hand, totalled $5300, with $4800 of that being paid out in salaries to the six girls hired. The only unknown factor in last year's playground budget was material and facility costs which totalled only $307. "This is a year of budget restraints", McKinlay told the RAP committee, "but we must look at what we want to ac- complish with our rec. programs and then decide how to provide for them, not just looking to see what we canget by on." Pooley stated that he did not think that the entire program had to be eliminated but suggested that one or two weeks could be trimmed from the usual eight week schedule. RAP also is considering the possibility of turning the tennis instruction program over to the Exeter Tennis Club. Citing that the salary of an instructor as an expensive budget item, the matter was also turned over to the program committee by RAP. A representative will meet with the tennis club to see if they would have any. 'interest in picking up the expense of paying an instructor, Alf Williams of Lucan has been tentatively hired to serve as tennis instructor for both children and adults. • 0 Times-Advocate, April 15, 1976t Page 3 Area residents react to 'health care cost increases Don't Forget! HERITAGE GARAGE SALE Town Hall Saturday 1 0 p.m. - . . • playground program CASE ZEEHUISEN — "They're isn't much that we can do about it, is there?" my former employer and ask for an increase in my pension?",he asked rhetorically. council. "I think that we do have some responsibility towards a facility in Exeter. It would be doubtful that there would be a great amount of support but I would imagine that there would be some enthusiasm for an arena and pool." I lay t o wnship Reeve, Jack Ti alloy „hsetive d tha t very f ew people in that municipality come to the Exeter arena. Ile said that I he majority of arena users go to Zurich, Dashwood or Ilengall. Commenting on the possibility of financial help from Hay for an Exeter arena, 'Pinney said, "We realise that the townships should pull their weight. There is no doubt that a swimming pool would probably take in a larger area of support", he' added. Reeve Haberer of Zurich was less positive, llis statements were similar to those of John linker, Reeve of Hensall. "I see no reason that Zurich should be involved in Exeter's arena. We' just brought our own up to building code standards", he staled. 1 tis tone changed, however, when the possibility of in- cluding a pool in the complex was raised. "A pool could change 'Zurich's position", he noted. I Inhere!' also said that the subject had never been discussed at Council and that they had never been a"pproached by Exeter Yon acil. on the matter, ' Reeve Bob Sharen of Grand Bend had a similar point of view, stressing that his comments did not necessarily{ reflect the opinion of Council. He said that an Exeter arena "would be too far away." Receives award Mrs. Evelyn McNaughton, Commercial Director at North Middlesex District High School, was this year's recipient of the Hillmer award. The selection of Mrs. McNaughton as 1975's outstanding BusinesS Education t eaeher was made by the executive of the Ontario Business Ed Lica t ion Association and presented at its annual meeting in Toronto on April 2.. The award honours not only an excellent classroom teacher, but a contributor to 0.B.14:.A., the Community, and to education generally. Mrs. McNaughton spent the first :3 years of her teaching career at Palmerston High School. She then taught at Listowel District High School for three years before coming to Parkhill in 1947. She organized the Business Department here during the 1947 - 48 term, went into temporary retirement for eight years, then, returned to the profession in 1956, and has been at the North Middlesex District High School since that time, . . Reeves give comments