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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1979-08-01, Page 9Times-Advocate, August 1, 1979 Page 9 ipmffintii888818 1 1 111 11111 1 1181111 11 11 1111 11 81111181188188M1888811111818181111#1111118111111111111111181118181111111480111111881111111118181881titimu Hospital problems continue Magician to entertain at Huron Park playground By LYNNE FARQUHAR S.P.A.R.K, playground had a visit from Binkley and Doinkle Monday for a puppet show on Safety in the Home. Tuesday Floyd Birch from the YMCA in London was at S.P.A.R.K. to do a wood- working workshop with the youngsters, Tuesday August 14 a very special guest will be coming to Huron Park. A magician is coming to town with a super- duper magic show for Huron Park and area youngsters. Dashwood Playground will be joining the S.P.A.R.K. youngsters for the per- formance to be held outdoors COWS, HORSES and Stocker Cattle, etc. WE ARE NOW PICKING UP Farmers FRESH DEAD or DISABLED $5.00 - $15.00 payment for animals over 500 lbs. 3 Radio Dispatched Trucks for Faster Service 24-Hour Service 7 Days A Week TOLL FREE 1-800-265-4267 (Area Code 519) 887-9334 Brussels Pet Food Supplies COLLECTION NI, '1,31. 76 ************** HOUSE SOLD - MOVING WEST ; Clearing Auction Sale * Of Furniture and Antiques * For Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lassaline, 133 Main St. * Lucan, across from Nevin Motors * Friday Evening August 3rd * 6:00 p.m. ,ii, McClary refrigerator and self cleaning stove, "11-- avocado colour (like new), chrome set, old kitchen li. cupboard, chesterfield & chair, dining room suite ' table, chairs and china cabinet hutch (new) 9 pc, dining room suite, Philco console colour T.V., corner cupboard, end and coffee tables, and matching lamps, Boston style rocker, dressers and wooden bed with 6' head board, single bed, wooden bed, Singer sewing machine, Transitdr stereo and , cassette player with speakers, high chair, clothes )11. hamper, curtains, wringer washer, small tables, old *hall stand, vacuum cleaner, rugs, large mirror, oil lamp, pictures, buggy, dishes, pots and pans, 4 gal. 14, white paint, wagon wheels, wheel barrow, Beautycut lawn mower, garden tools etc. Sr TFRMS: Cash Sale Night AUCTIONEERS._ I Hugh Filson Refreshment Booth 666.0833 *At **** Tom Robson 666.1967 GIVING BIKE INSTRUCTIONS—. Supervisor Liz Scott at the right gives final instructions to Jim Cochrane, Bill McGrath, Wendy Bierling as they prepare to carry a potato on a spoon at the Huron Park summer playground T-A photo Guaranteed Investment Certificates Annual Interest for One or Two Years AND GREY TRUST Since1844 Contact our branch: 425 Main Street Exeter 235.0530 Member: Canada Deposit inserenee Corporation Doug Hunter and program, Friday, WANTED Cars & Trucks for scrap and resaleable parts. Highest prices paid. Turn that old fence, appliances, batteries, copper and farm machinery into cash. Give us a call. Miller's Auto Parts Scrap Metal Dealer R.R #2, Crediton 234-6343 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 ADAMS iHeating & Cooling i• Heating Systems of All Types I INSTALLED, MODERNIZED and MAINTAINED • General Sheet Metal Work ill Air Conditioning • Humidifiers F:=• Ventilation 235-2 1 87 133 Huron St., East, Exeter nifinmantannuannuniannumn".: By JACK RIDDELL A special report in the "Toronto Star" of the 24th July carried the headline "Our hospital nightmare: you could die waiting," The story told of cancer victims waiting up to six weeks for surgery, of suspected cancer patients losing precious weeks, even .Saintsbury By MRS. HEBER DAVIS Mrs. Earl Greenlee and Mrs. Vera Greenlee visited Mrs. Hilda Morten a patient in St. Joseph's Hospital and Mrs. Calvin Greenlee in the Nursing home in Parkhill, Wednesday afternoon and they were guests Saturday with Mrs. Vera Greenlees' sister, Mrs. Alma Watson Ailsa Craig. Mrs. Anah Stelzer and son Jim of Marion, Indiana and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Atkinson Lucan were Wednesday dinner guests with Mr. and Mrs. Heber Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Bob MacGillivray of Winnipeg were Thursday dinner guests with the Davis'. Mrs. Harry Carroll spent Monday with her sister Mrs, H.A, Mullins at Victoria Hospital. Mr. Mullins was having surgery. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Barker returned home Thursday evening. They spent the past week visiting at Manitoulin Island and St. Joseph's Island. Miss Marylou Tindall, Grand Bend spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Tindall. Mr. and Mrs. Bob MacGillivray were dinner guests 'Wednesday with the latter's grandmother, Mrs. George McFalls. girls had a win over Hibbert but dropped decisions against Vanastra and Hensall. The pee wees are at home Wednesday night at 6:45 to host Hurondale and journey to Elimville Thursday to play a rained out game. The pee wees will be in the "B" Championship Tour- nament for pee wees to be held in Exeter, Saturday August 18. Your Blood is Always Needed Richard Lobb AUCTION CALENDAR Sat. Aug. 18 10.300.m. Sows, wearier pigs, truck tractor, uniloader, farm machinery etc. for Dennis Brock 114 mi. west of Woodham, Ont. AUCTIONEER months, waiting for necessary tests to confirm or allay their worst fears, of heart patients' life-saving surgery delayed for as long as three months, of others who have suffered heart attacks while languishing on hospital waiting lists. The Government's hospital bed allocation scheme is based upon bed population ratio, and was announced on the 19th of January this year. In the same announcement, notice was given of chronic care and psychiatric care payment schemes, details of which were announced on the 19th February, The Minister of Health told the hospitals that in 1979'80 it would only be necessary to have 4 beds per thousand referral population in Southern Ontario, and 4.5 beds per thousand in Nor- thern Ontario, and that hospital budgets would be calculated according to this new formula. Quality of health care in the province did not appear to be a factor in the Government's decision, Needless to say, there was strong opposition to the Minister's proposals, and the Government subsequently retreated from its initial ill- conceived co-payment scheme for chronic care patients which had stirred panic in the hearts of patients and their families. An elaborate exemption scheme was introduced which rendered the fee more of a bureaucratic and per- sonal nuisance than it was worth. There are still inequities in the scheme, which cause hardship for some people, such as those in wheelchairs. No one was in favour of the proposal to levy a copayment fee against patients who occupied a psychiatric bed for more than 60 days, and when the forced by the courts to back down, Hospitals stayed open. Now, we all have to con- tend with the problems raised by the Government's bed allocation scheme. Basically, there are three major faults with this proposal. First of all, the Minister realized that he would be unable to get support for enabling legislation for the scheme, he withdrew the proposal. In connection with the bed allocation.scherne, it is in- teresting to note that although it was announced as a two-year plan, the Government is already talking about revising it every year. Our worst fears about the scheme were borne out by the evidence heard during the deliberations of the Social Development Committee. Social scientists tell us that the population profile of Ontario is changing rapidly. There is a clear need to begin preparation for the assault of the maturing baby boom generation on the health- care system. In increasing numbers, the generation which once crowded the halls of schools and universities will be crowding into doc- tors' offices and hospitals. The first wave may hit maternity wards and children's hospitals as the women born during the baby boom enter their peak period of fertility. That will be followed in the late 1980's by a steady upward trend in medical expenses associated with aging. The Ontario Liberal Party is committed, to providing the highest quality of health care for the people of this Province. In the view of medical experts today, it is in society's best interests to shift away from total reliance on institutional hospital care and move towards alternative forms of care in the community. However, the answer is not simply to close down hospital beds before sufficient alternative facilities - chronic-care hospitals, rehabilitation centres, or nursing homes - are in place. You will remember that in 1976, the former Minister of Health announced a number of hospital closings, and an attempt was made to justify these closings on the basis of "regression analysis." Opposition Members fought the Government on this issue in the Legislature, and the Government was eventually formula is applied across the Province in an arbitrary way, and does not take into account varying community needs. Secondly, it is obvious that the Government has no way of determining which hospitals are now providing an effective and efficient health care service to the community, In fact, those hospitals which have made a con- certed effort to be efficient and reduce their costs are the very ones which are being penalized by the Government, Thirdly, the Ministry of Health has demonstrated once again that, in discharging its primary duty to promote the health and well-being of the people of Ontario, it works in an unplanned and ad hoc fashion. In fact, one hospital - .Metropolitan Hospital in Windsor - has contended that the bed closures conflict with this primary duty and are challenging the Minister in the Supreme Court, Clearly, discussion of the By JACK RIDDELL MPP Huron-Middlesex province's health care system - and particularly hospital cutbacks - will continue. A Small Hospitals Conference is to be held in the Fall. Hopefully something constructive will emerge from this. The question of doctors opting out of the OHIP scheme is also causing serious concern. Meanwhile, the Minister of Health continues to reassure us that government cost- cutting will not be allowed to jeopardize the health and welfare of Ontarians, at the McCurdy School. In case of rain, the show will be held in the Huron Park Annex. Everyone is welcome to attend, Playground mem- bers will be admitted free and visitors will be charged $.25 per person. A thank-you goes out to all those who made goodies for S.P.A,R.K.'s bake sale and also to those who bought baked goods. The youngsters were able to raise $31 towards their upcoming trip to Ontario Place A special thank-you goes to Audrey Clark from Audrey's Craft Shop at 445 Main Street in Exeter for her generous donation of craft supplies to the S.P.A.R.K. program. The Huron Park pool program is now part way through session 2. Anyone wishing to sign up for session 3 of swim lessons should call the pool at 228-6331. Don't forget moms, there's a special adult learn-to-swim program being offered at the pool. Dashwood Playground youngsters will be busy this week preparing their float for the big "Friedsburg Days" parade. This week is also circus week for Dash- wood youngsters. The Huron Park juveniles finished their season on a good note. They won their last two games 33-23 against Exeter and 23-17 against West Williams, The girls missed out on a place in the playoffs as only the top four teams out of six make it. West Williams and Huron Park were tied for fourth but West Williams beat Huron Park twice out of three meetings and therefore get into the playoffs. It was still a good season for the girls and they deserve credit for the great im- provement they showed throughout the season. I'm sure they will be definite contenders next season. Good work girls! The Huron Park peewees still have two games left in league play. Last week the NOW AVAILABLE Best selling books by Canadian Authors and Records by Top Canadian Recording Stars Available only at EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE • POUR REFRESHMENTS — Bernie McCormick and Charles Batten served soft drinks to visitors to Saturday's old fashioned wheat cutting demonstration on the farm of Ross McCurdy, near Woodham. It was sponsored by the Kirkton-Woodham Optimist club. T-A photo Clinton 482.7898 * * g . , BE A * BLOOD DONOR * Custom Slaughtering Wednesdays. Cut and wrapped to your specifications. BARBECUE SPECIAL APPROX. 10 lbs. T-bone steak 10 lbs. Rib or Minute steak 10 lbs. hamburger bulk or patties 10 lbs. pork chops or ham steak 5 lbs, homemade sausage 5 lbs. home cured bacon 50 lbs. 95 00 Fisher's Abattoir and Meats 236-7793 Zurich ************ *** * Estate Auction Of Property, Antiques, Richard Lobb * 6u66.033 ****66.4(6-4.1964.7 * H ghFilson AUCTIONEERS Tom Robson Household Furnishings Etc. * For the Estate of the Late Mrs. Etta Baker, 26 Ontario St., Just south of the stop light in Grand Bend, * Wednesday, Aug. 8, 1:30 p.m. lg. PROPERTY: Wifl be offered at 3:00 ph. subject to " a moderate reserve and subject to prior sale. Being art of lot 31, plan 540, with 66' frontage running ack to river bank which has been recently rein- forced at a cost of $2000.00 which has been paid. Town water in the house & paid for, property is zon- ed commercial. The insul brick covered house has a 3 pc bath, 3 upstair bedrooms, 5 rooms on main floor, cellar, oil heat, owned hot water heater, a new metal shed on property. Ideally located to develope commercial or for a home close to beach & shopping. Don't miss this real opportunity, Terms on .4. property - 10% down balance in 30 days. #T- ANTIQUES & HOUSEHOLD: 2 Hoosier style * kitchen cupboards, buffet with mirror press back ,.4 chairs, wash stands, coal scuttle, china cabinet made Ar from an organ, round dining table with claw feet, 6 dining room chairs, chesterfield & 2 chairs, small tables, rugs, china cabinet, 2 wicker flower stands, IF gossip bench, wooden kitchen set table, chairs, and buffet, dresser with hanky drawer, wicker rocker, 114- old dressers, partial toilet set, steel and brass bed, *B/W T.V., radios, wood box, towel rack, copper boiler, flat irons, trivets and flat irons, crocks, annex coal and wood stove, chrome set, nursing rocker, bake board, White treadle sewing machine, 2 4.. burner rangette, beds, couch, hall tree, garden !A tools, foot wood, 6 dining chairs, 4 chrome chairs, At small table, heavy duty 3 burner hot plate, odd dis- * hes, portable sewing machine, etc. TERMS Cash Sale Day ardwe, VAJarlate..4 Clearing Auction Sale of two tractors and a complete line of farm equipment, held for George Watson, located 1/4 mile south of Zurich on Wednesday, August 15th at 6:30 p.m. Sale to consist of: 730 Case, gas, 2200 hrs., c.w. cab, duals, remotes & power adjust wheels / 165 M.F. diesel, 2500 hrs., multi power, remotes, power adjust wheels, fully loaded. Both in good condition. John Deere 494A 4 row corn & bean planter / New Idea 323 corn picker (new) Little Giant 28' W' utility elevator / George White 8 ton wagon / 180 bu. Turnco gravity box / J.F. 3pth. field sprayer c.w. 24' booms / International 15 run grain & fertilizer drill / 2 row Maurer bean puller / 200 A.R. Innis 2 row windrower w. cross conveyor / Ford 130 3 furrow 14" high clearance 3 pth. plow/ Sanderum 11" 3 pth. cultivator/J.D.12 3 pth. cultivator/ Inter- national 370 12' wheel disc / 12' Turnco packer/4 section diamond harrows. Massey. Ferguson Self Propelled 51013' header combine. Complete with 4 row 422 corn head (to be sold separately), 7 pc. kitchen set, 1 swivel chair, 1 54" bed, 9' PTO pulley, Jack's wheelbarrow, 100' snow fence, 2 pumps with tanks, 40 gallon tanks, lumber, steel posts and fanning mill. Many more items. Farm Sold No'Reserve giadO etc SLoce*ale4 AUCTIONEERS, LIQUIDATORS. APPRAISERS 77 MAIN ST. • SEAFORTH, ONTARIO NOK IWO (519) 527-1458 Auction Sale Saturday August 11, 1 p.m. To be held on premises lot 25, con. 11, Hibbert Township, 2 1/2 miles west of Cromarty or 6 miles east of Hensall for Mr. Clarence Coleman, RR 2 Staffa Featuring 3 tractors, Gleaner combine, bean windrower, farm machinery, some antiques and some household effects. TRACTORS:AC. D15 series II with loader, (real good con.), AC. WF (good con.), MH No. 22, gleaner combine complete with pickup and header F--L" (good con), Int. 15 run seed drill, continental 200 gal sprayer, N. idea 7 ft. mower, BEAN SPECIAL Innes 570 bean windrower with conveyor, Ac. Forage' harvester, AC. forage blower with pipes, Int. side rake, 11 ft. Kongskilde cultivator, 2 AC. wagons, 2 gravity boxes, land roller, 3-section harrows with pole, Gehl 10-inch hammer mill and belt, wagon with hay rack and wooden grain tank, 1-; Delavcil cream separator, also MC Deering universal milker, and (3 units) milk cans, farm trailer, Star 8- can milk cooler, walking plow F-21, sap buckets and pan, 3 aluminum storm windows, app 30x58, 3 steel farm gates, 2 10x12 brooder houses, asst of scrap iron including ac pto combine, and binder etc. 7 gal of Reglone chemical spray for bean ripening. HOUSEHOLD:Frigidaire refrigerator and stove, Beatty wringer washer, TV BW with stand, wading swimming pool (10 ft) car top carrier with box, elec- tric fans, asst of dishes, oil stove with fan, 200 gal. oil tank, fruit shelves, day bed, large crib with mat- tress, two bicycle exercisers, one ladies bicycle, many other household items. ANTIQUEStdining extension table with six leaves, six chairs, buffet with mirror, Singersewing machine, Remington typewriter, two English china wash bowls, dresser and chest of drawers, 12 gal glazed crock, apple peeler, butter presses including square, round and spoon, flat irons, two coal scuttles, scuffler, other tables, two chicken incubators, two 13" snow tires, partial listing only, many other items, comb. wagon, rack, box factory made app 1900 (year). TERMS Sale Cash, Personal cheques with identifica- tion CLARENCE COLEMAN, Owner 345-2448 LUNCH AVAILABLE BY CHISELHURST W.M.E. LADIES Accidents: neither the owner nor the auc- tioneer will be responsible for accidents or property loss. Percy Wright AUCTIONEER RIPPEN, ONT. 262-5515