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Mr. Clarence Waddell is a patient
in Wingham Hospital with his leg • broken. He was working for Mr. Geo.
Tiffin of Kinloss, and was drawing out
poles for circular wood, when one
swung around' and sn apped the calf
of his leg, breaking both bones.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rintoul and Mr.
and Mrs. Mack Cardiff of Brussels,
spent Sunday at the home of their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Caldwell
of Blyth.
Struck by Lightning
Russell Ross's barn in Kinloss was
struck by lightning during the early
storm on Monday .morning, and the
fuse in the granary blew out. Wires
were burned out and boards charred,
but no fire was started. Their radio
tubes were also blown out. •
Rev. W. J. Watt had charge of the
service in the United Church at Gerrie
on Sunday. Mrs. Watt accompanied
him and visited at the home of Rev.
Robt. Watt of Gorrie, where Dr.
Grierson was preaching.
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WEDNESDAY,.MAY 7th., 1952 THE WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES
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NEWS OF WHITECHURCH
Teeswater Young People
Entertained by Y.P.U. Here
1951,
How many babies were born in the
hospital last year? The survey reports
that about 310,000 infants made thek
first appearance in hospitals in 1951,
a daily average of about 850.
Surgery
The amazing number of Canadians
who were returned to health through
surgical operations last year points
again to the tremendous advances
made in medical and hospital care
during the past 52 years, Survey fig-
ures show that Canadian hospitals
handled something like 1,377,502 oper-
ations in their operating rooms in
1951. In 1900 much of the surgery
would have been impossible; but, to-
day, because of the phenomenal pro-
gress made in anaesthesia, surgical Pe
techniques, control of infection and 'TA
blood transfusions, not only are there a
The Young People of the Presbyter-
" San Church here entertained the
Young People of the Teeswater Pres-
byterian Church last Tuesday evening,
The President, Mrs, Ross McGregor,
presided, The Scripture lesson from
John 15 was read by Miss Isabel El-
liott, who gave the meditation talk on
that Scripture passage. Mr, McGreg-
or extended a welcome to the visitors
and Rev, R. D, Currie led in prayer.
'The worship service was closed by all
repeating the Lord's Prayer. Miss
Betty Newman was in charge of the
games and contests for the recreation-
al period. Lunch was served and the
social time enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Fred Newman has been stay-
ing in Wingham for the past week,
at the home of her son, Mr. Donald
Newman.
Wedding Bells are Ringing
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lewis and
Miss Effie Copeland of Grimsby spent
Sunday at the home of Mrs. Lewis's
father, Mr. F, McK. Paterson. Mr.
Paterson meets Mr, and Mrs. Lewis
in London this Friday and they go
to 'Detroit, where they attend the
wedding of Miss Barbara Ann Connor
and Mr. Paterson's grandson, Mr.
Jack, son of Mr. and Mrs, Frank Pat-
terson. The marriage is to he solemn-
ized on Friday evening at the Outer
Drive United Presbyterian Church,
with the wedding reception after the
service, in the church parlours.
Rev, and Mrs. W. J. Watt, Mrs. J.
G. Gillespie, Miss Olive Terriff and
Mrs. Ezra Scholtz, attended the Pres-
byterial meeting. of the W.M.S. at
Clinton on Thursday last.
Mrs. Stephen Thompson, Mr. and
Mrs, Perry Thompson and family of
Caledon, visited on Sunday .at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Moore,
Mrs. Arthur Cronin of Caledon ac-
companied them and visited at the
home of her brothers, Mr. Cecil and
Mr. Jas. Falconer.
Mr. and Mrs. Hector Purdon and
family of Lucknow, visited on Sunday
at the home of his sister, Mrs. George
st' Tiffin.
Mr. .Wesley Tiffin is laid up this
week with an attack of mumps.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Paterson of Kit-
chener, spent the week-end at the
home of his brother, Mr. Albert Pater-
son.
Mr. Wright of London, held a dem-
onstration supper for twelve, at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dawson
on Friday evening, for the New
Health Aluminum Company.
Mrs. Herson Irwin has made a
splendid recovery after her operation
and returned home on Tuesday from
Wingham Hospital. Mrs. Alex Neth-
cry and Valerie, returned home to
Hamilton.
Mrs. Leslie Wightman and Mrs. Gil-
bert Beecroft attended the Presbyter-
ial meeting at Clinton on Thursday.
Mrs. Wightman left on Monday this
week to attend the London Confer-
ence at Tillsonhurg.
Mrs. Roberts and Mr. Alfred Webb
of Lucknow, visited on Sunday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward McBur-
ney. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy King and son,
Allen, and their daughter, Mrs. Charl-
ton and her two children of Toronto,
visited on Sunday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Alex Robertson and Mr. and
YUGOLAVS TURN SKY PIRATES TO COME TO CANADA
Six Yugoslav air passengers are shown on their
arrival in the British zone of Austria after they
pointed empty guns on the pilot and co-pilot of a
Yugoslav commercial plane and forced them to land
at Graz airfield in the British zone. British authori-
ties permitted the plane and other passengers to re-
turn to Yugoslavia. Two of the refugees are Cana-
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diens while two others reportedly have visas for
Canada but were not permitted to emigrate by the
Yugoslays. Left to right the refugees are: Mariancu
Nikolayev, 27; Mrs. Agnes Nikolayev (mother); Sophie
Nikolayev; Johann Nikolayev and Josef Bokig, former
editor of a Belgrade weekly newspaper.
Mrs. Gordon McBurney.
Mrs, Alex Shiell, Jack and Susanne
of St. Thomas, and Mrs. Milton .Mc-
Burney, Jean and Gwen of London,
visited on Sunday with Shiell and
11/IcBurney, relatives in E. Wawanosh.
Don't forget the meetings in the
Memorial Hall here this Thursday and
Friday when Oven Meals will be
demonstrated by a lady from the De-
partment at Toronto. Everyone wel-
come.
Mrs. Dan Tiffin, Bevin and Douglas
are laid up with an attack of mumps,
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Smith of Mark-
dale, spent the week-end at the home
of his sister, Mrs: Russell Chapman
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bell and baby,.
Heather, visited on Sunday at the
home of her parents, at Burford.
Mr. Thos, Hill and his daughter,
Mrs. Gordon Scott of Ripley, visited
on Sunday at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Earl Caslick, and with other
old acquaintances in the village.
This Sunday will be Mother's Day
in the United Church and there will
also be a Baptismal service.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Chadwick of
London visited on Satruday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs, Fred Newman
and with Dungannon friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Anderson of
Hensall and Mrs. Robt. Upshaw and
son Gerald, visited on Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. John Mason. Mrs. Kil-
patrick, who had been visiting at
Hensel], returned home with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Mason of Lis-
towel and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mason
and Keith of inl<cardine ,also visited
there.
Mrs. A. R. Goudie and Mrs. S. R,
Goudie of Kitchener visited for a few
days last week at the home of the
former's sister, Mrs. Clarence Mc-
Clenaghan.
rMs. Brown and Miss Merle Brown
of Toronto visited last week at the
home of the former's daughter, Mrs.
Orville Mitchell.
Misses Florence and Margaret Moir
of Toronto spent the week-end at the
home of their sister, Mrs. Jas. Rich-
ardson.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Henderson and
children visited on Sunday with Mr.
1900, a disease such as pneumonia had
a fatality rate of 30 per gent. If a
person succumbed to this dreaded ill-
ness he would, have spent at least a
month in hospital plus a considerable
period of convalescence afterwards.
Today pneumonia has been controlled
to such an extent that death is an
infrequent occurrence and a hospital
stay only a matter of a few days,
Of course, medical science has not
been able to control every disease this
way. But the very real and vital fact
remains; a Canadian may spend more
per day to regain his health in 1952
than in 1900 —but not only is his re-
covery more certain but it is also
more rapid and, therefore ,in relation
to average income, no more costly.
DURHAM WOMAN HELD
ON MURDER CHARGE
Saturday morning, April 26th., Jean
Carruthers Howell was arrested at
her home on the Durham Road and
charged with murder. The charge was
laid following the finding of the body
of a dayold baby boy half hidden near
the Howell home,
The body was found by a group of
children who were playing in the area
on Wednesday, April 16th. The body
was wrapped in a towel and enclosed
in a cardboard box half buried in the
side of a hill,
Chief Constable Arthur Dickens of
Durham conducted the investigation
and Inspector Thos. Wright of the
criminal investigation branch came
here from Toronto.
Over a period of several days scores'
EVE
of ,persons wore questioned. In the
meantime the body had been sent to
a pathologist at Owen Sound,
After ten days on the case, Chief
Dickens and Inspector Wright went
to Owen Sound where they swore out
the warrant for the arrest on Friday,
April 25th.--Durham ,Chroncile.
Day, Canadian Hospitals across the
nation hold "open house" and extend a
very special invitation to the public
to come and get acquainted with their
community hospital. Hon. MacKinnon
Phillips will be present on Hospital
Day here in Wingham.
The results of a dominion-wide sur-
vey have just been completed. To-day
the survey points out very clearly,
Canadians receive more hospital care
than ever before, and are a great deal
healthier fok it. In 1951, about 2,671,000
Canadians received care and treat-
ment in Canada's 845 public general
hospitals, that is about one person in
every six.. These general hospitals
gave over 21,000,000 days of service.
In addition D.V.A. hospitals, mental
hospitals, sanatoria, and other institu-
tions, gave another 33,000,000 days of
service to their special patients.
Contrast this picture for a moment
with the Canadian scene at the turn
of the century. At that time there
were far fewer hospitals, trained staff
and facilities. Only one Canadian in
every 85 received hospital care. Only
I per cent of the babies born in 1900
were delivered in hospital; to-day, in
one western province, the ratio is
about 98 per cent. This is one of the
important factors in the declining
infant mortality rate, Life expectancy,
too, has changed considerably in the
past 52 years, Present mortality rates
suggest that half of the girls born
today will live to the ripe old age of
75 and half of the boys to 72,
Declining Length of Stay
Length of stay in hospital has been
tremendously affected during the past
52 years. At the beginning of the cen-
tury, a .patient's average stay in hos-
pital was 4 weeks, often followed by a
prolonged convalescence, Today, the
survey indicates, that a patidnt has
an average stay of about 10 days; and
. one eastern hospital reports an aver-
age stay of only 6 days per patient.
With early ambulation, the period 'of
convalescence is not only considerably
shorter today, but in many leases the
patient may return to activity immed-
iately following 'discharge from the
hospital,
Bed Accommodation
How many beds are available to
accommodate Canadian patients? Fig-
ures compiled by the Canadian Hospi-
tal Council's Survey indicate about
88,000 beds and cribs in use for acute
care and about 12,000 bassinets for the
hewborn, A daily average of about
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YONE
and Mrs. Garnet Farrier,
Mr, and Mrs. Douglas Snell and son
of Londesboro spent Sunda y with her
parents, *Mr. and Mrs. Ewart Mc-
Pherson.
Mrs. Jas. Curran and children of St.
Helens, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Purdon
and Archie, visited on Sunday at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. Floyd
Bott of Belwood. Mrs. Bott and their
two daughters accompanied them
home and will spend a week here.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lettner and
Rose Marie of Toronto spent the
week-end at the home of her brother,
Mr. John Boyle.
Mrs. George McClenaghan, Mrs. Jas.
McInnis, and Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Emerson were in Guelph for a few
days last week, where the ladies at-
tended th Institute Conference, and
Mr. Emerson visited with relatives in
the Acton district.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin /vIcClenaghan
and son Michael of Kitchener spent
the week-end at the home of his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben McOlenaghan,
Mr, and Mrs. Harry Moss of Bright
spent Sunday there. '
Mr. Harold Sperling,. Wingham, is
holding a Stanley Brush demonstra-
tion at the home of Mrs. Edward Mc-
Clenaghan this Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Purdon were
in London on Monday. The latter's
sister, Miss Noreen Wells, who had
been visiting here for the past five
weeks, accompanied them and left on
the afternoon plane for Toronto, from !
where she returns to her home at
Furness ,Sask.
Dr. Beecroft of Wingham had
charge of the service in Brick United
Church on Sunday for Rural Life
Sunday,
rMs. Mary Galbraith of Detroit has
been visiting at the home of her bro-
ther, Mr. Jas. Currie of E. Wawanosh.
Many of the farmers in this district
finished their seeding during the past
week. This was an especially fine two
weeks of good weather for the job.
Mr. and Mrs. Mason Robinson and
children visited on Sunday at the
home of her brother, Mr. Ralph Cam-
eron of Ashfield.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Shiell and
Bobby of London spent the week-end
at the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. M, Shiell.
Mr, and Mrs. John Hayes of Detroit
visited over the week-end with his
sister, Mrs. Reuben Tiffin, and with
other Kinloss Tiffin relatives.
Jack Henderson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robt Henderson of Kinloss, had
his tonsils out in Wingham Hospital
one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Buckton, and
Mr. and Mrs. Watson of Toronto spent
the week-end at the home of the
former's daughter, Mrs, Thos. Mor-
rison,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Coultes and
family attended a family dinner party
at the home of her father, Mr. Thos.
Kerry, on Sunday ,at Ripley, when the
family celebrated their father's seven-
ty-seventh birthday.
Miss Olive Currie of San Francisco
and Mrs. Mary Galbraith of Detroit
are visiting at the home of James H.
Currie,
Mr. .and Mrs. R. H. Thompson
were in London on Monday to visit
their cousin, Mn Arthur Wight, who
is recovering from a recent operation
in St. Joseph's Hospital.
Canadian Hospitals Present
Facts and Figures of Survey
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more operations but many are of a
delicate and complex nature. Today,
surgeons perform lung surgery, intri-
cate brain and heart operations with
more dramatic and life-saving results
than could ever have been anticipated
in the last century. Well-equipped,
properly staffed hospital operating
rooms play a major role in this drama.
Costs
For the overwhelming volume of
hospital services that Canadian hospi-
tals provided in 1951, they spent near-
ly $300,000,000.Between 55 and 70 per
cent of this sum went into salaries
and perquisites for highly trained and
skilled personnel who are on a 24-hour
basis in the hospital, nurses, radiolog-
ists, technicians, engineers, and many
more. Over 112,000 full-time employees
were on general hospital payrolls last
year, The next largest expenditure
was dietary services, The cost of
drugs and medical and surgical sup-
plies took 11 per cent of the average
hospital's budget, with administrative,
maintenance, laundry, laboratory
costs, etc., averaging 15 per cent.
As the steady 'rise in the cost of
living has affected the necessities of
life, such as food, it has also influ-
enced the cost of another vital neces-
sity—the provision of hospital care.
In 1900, a hospital spent about 0.00
to provide a day of care; today, it
many localities, the figure exceeds
$12.00. Patient charges have risen ac-
cordingly.
However, in considering those rising
boats which apply to both hospital and
patient, we must look closely at what
we obtain for our money today, In