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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1961-02-08, Page 1sions IICII bilaurt. With whieh is amalgamated, thv Gerrie Vidette and Wroxeter News wtimawi, oNtrAmo. wEravEmm, mouvAgy a, laat .SINGLE anaPIES to notate tALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian 4.1.1•••••111.10 wo New Members Electe To Hospital Directors Bd. Streets, Indigents, Subjects at o n RECORD. LOW-- Temieiatnies it* .few mornings last we( , anatia, have, established. records.. The lowest showed 24 be- low on our thermometer and we have heard that it was even colder 11 some spots, As far as we know that is the coldest in quite a few years. 0 - 0 - 0 IN FOR. TROUBLE-a. Yes, the groundhog did 'see his shadow, so if you are a firm be- liever in the -wisdom of thia furry weather prophet, just fill up the an tanks and settle in for another ix weeks of rough stuff. 0 - - 0 DOWN EAST— Friends who said farewell to Slim Boucher and family at noon on 'Saturday will be pleased to hear that he arrived at his home In Bathurst, N.S., by six o'clock the 'following evening. They continued on to their new home in Halifax tom there. 0 - 0 s 0 LOW si CUBE Re— Looking over the score sheets for a couple of . Bantam hockey games the other day we came upon what appears to be an innovation in the players' numbering system. Members of two teams were carry- ing the number 0—zero that is. 0 - - 0 FEATHERED FRIENDS— Several families in town are de- riving immense pleasure from watching the birds which visit out- side feeding stations set up hear their homes. There was a time when we all thought the only birds- that stayed around in winter were the sparrawa. Now with grosbeaks, jays, eartlinala, aealeasat anassathars birds to watch, a little kindness pays lag dividends. CUB, SCOUT MOTHERS TO RAISE FUNDS 4tR HOME FUMES 14.O.L. NO, 194 EUCHRE In the Council Chainber, Friday, ,February 10th. Good prizes and L0 unch, Adm, 50c. F8b DANCE IN BRUSSELS Brussels Piretheri are holding a dance in Brussels Town Hall on Friday, February 10th, fresh 9-1. ,,ou 4,^ VALENTINE TEA AND BAKING SALE At St. Pain's Anglican Church, Wednesday, February 8th, at 8 p.m. Sponsored by Ladies' Guild, 101-8b sir, PATmcws T.EA The Ladies' Aid of St, Andrew's arc balding a at. Patrick's Tea on Wednesday, March 15th, front a to 5 Vt. in the Suedes, School room There will be a bake and delicatea- Oen table, FlsM8b Meeting at the council chambers on Monday evening the Wingham town council had a longer-than- usual session when faced with a considerable amount of business. Both Reeve J. Roy Adair and Deputy-Reeve Jos. Kerr were ab- sent. Clerk William Renwick read sev- eral communications, one being a letter from Jack Reavie accepting his appointment as assessor and building inspector. I Council granted the Wingham and District Retarded Children's Association $200.00 for operation of the Golden Circle School and also $150.00 to the Salvation Army. Councillor D. C. Nasmith stated that a problem existed On Maple Street in connection with parking. He explained that the Len Craw- ford Garage found difficulty at the used car lot when cars were parked on the south side of the Street. After discussing the sub- ject council decided to turn the matter over to the police commit- tee for investigation. On public works, 'Councillor Ne- smith stated' that ho would like to hear the opinion of council an just What should be done in connection with the 1961 street program. He stated that Carling Terrace and Catherine Street, from. Diagonal Road north to Victoria Street as well as John street and Victoria Street should be considered, but it would be impossible to 'bring I them all up to standard in one year. The first two streets are gravel and would need hardtop. Victoria Street, from Diagonal: Road to the high school should be dug up, refilled and a proper surface put down, John Street has also become a major route and. should be widened by the removal of boulevards. Mayor Metainney stated It would be up to council to pick out the Most important and get the job .doho this year, Councillor Warren Callan stated that in his opinion John Street should be resurfaced before the cement base is com- pletely ruined. Mayor McKinney pointed out that if work was done on Victoria Street, nothing else could be touched as it would be very expensive. Limited By Subsidy Councillor 'Nesmith explained to the new members on council that street work had to be limited to the amount approved for subsidy by the Department of Highways, as the subsidy amounted to 50 per cent of cost, but only up to the amount approved by the depart- ment. He went on to say that the work on Maple Street, • Diagonal Road and Charles Street, which was done last year, exceeded the amount approved for subsidy and it is very difficult to obtain extra subsidy, He suggested that the amount approved by the depart- ment for subsidy this year, would likely be similar to that of 1960, Council finally agreed to leave the matter in the hands of the public works committee for recom- mendation. Warren Callan, chairman of the finahee committee, read the ac- counts, which council ordered paid. Councillor Nasmith said that, a number of ratepayers had question- ed him, on council's position in regard to indigent patients at the hospital and nursing homes, and he felt an explanation was in order. In the first plate, he said, coun- cil has absolutely nothing to do with either admission or discharge of patients from the hospital, In, i the 'event that a patient is an le- digent in the hospital, council once again has no responsibility for it contributes nothing towards treat- !Meat or 'hospital costs, which is looked after under the new insur- ance scheme. If a patient is, discharged from hospital and is sent to a nursing home, the council still has no responsibility, Mr. Nasmith said, unless the patient becomes an in- digent while in the nursing home, in which case the town contributes, only 10 per cent of this cost, if the patient is receiving a pension. The remainder of the east is shared by the county .and the pro- vincial welfare authorities. The mayor then interjected that it would be better if a patient in a nursing home, who is an indigent, be transferred to the County Home, where the town is already making its contribution, Councillor Buchanan said, "All this aside, we are still responsible for people who are in need." Mayor McKinney said, "Mr. Bu- chanan, you are on the welfare committee, and there is no need for any person to go hungry in this town," New Regtdations Mr. Buchanan then read a, letter from the Ontario Department of Welfare, outlining new regulations In effect, for welfare cases and suggesting that municipal author- ities cheek them carefully and pointing out that new forms must be filled out in each ease at the recipient's home, in order to ob- tain the usual subsidies. Councillor Lovell McGuire, re- , porting for the Fire and Band •Committee, said the ice had been removed from the roof of the fire hall, He also reported that he had completed. his investigation into band intrunients awned by the town and loaned to the Salvation Army, On his recommendation, council moved that these •instru- merits be placed permanently is the hands of the SalVation Amy. Councillor Hue:harm/1 said that local Kinsmen Club is interested in . doing everything it can to assist iri bringing industry to Wihghani, and he requested council to con- sider enlarging the Industrial tom- (Please Turn to Page Ten) Robert Coultes and Ed, E. Walk- er, representing the townships of Morris and Turnberry respectively; were elected to the hoard of direc- tors of the Wingham. General Hos- pital at the annual meeting of the Hospital Association. on Friday night. Other board members elect- ed have all served previous terms. They are; John Colvin, represent- ing Teeswater and Cuirass; Robert Gibson, Howick; Roy Cousins, Brussels; Alex Robertson, Myth and East Wawanosh; W. B, Ander- son, Lueknow, Kinloss and West Wawanosh; Mrs. N. D. Cameron, Ladies' Auxiliary; Barry Wenger and G, W. Tiffin, town of Wing- IN HOSPITAL ftS, GEORGE DAY INJURED BY HORSE rs. eorge Day, who rest es on G d the ninth concession of Turnberry Township, was painfully injured last Thursday when run down by one of the horses at the Day farm. She is at present under treat- ment from a broken wrist, sprained wrist, back injuries and multiple bruises arid abrasions. Mrs, Day was walking through the barnyard, intending to join her daughter-in-law, Mrs, John Day, of Wingham, to look at some colts in the stable when the accident occurred. The older horses were running loose in the yard, and ap- parently excited by the extreme cold, one of them ran at Mrs. Day, knocking her down and trampling her in its path. The approach of 'the animal was so sudden that Mrs, Day had no chance to get out of its way, In fact, the horse's rush carried him into John. Day's small car which was parked in the yard, with the result that the grill, hood and windshield were smashed. Nurses Present Record Player The lives of patients in the chronic wing at the Wingham Gen- eral Hospital have been brighten- ed by the gift of a stereophonic record player presented through the generosity of the Nurses' Council, The new equipment will be used in the halls, so that the music can be heard by all the patients at suitable times. JACK REAVIE NAMED AS TOWN ASSESSOR Jack Reavie was appointed as- sessor for the town of Wingham at a special meeting of council, held January 25th. Several applications were received, and these were narrowed down to four, W. H. Ed- wards, Donald Haines, T. A, Currie and Jack Reavie, the latter acing selected by vote. By-law No. 1346, appointing the successful applicant was read and passed. Mr. Reavie will succeed the late Clare Agnew, who was killed in a car accident wear Godcrich a few months ago. ham (2-year ternis). H. C. 'Mac- Lean and A. D. MacWilliam will serve the second year of two-year terms, The three remaining board members are appointed without election: John V. Fischer, county of Huron; DeWitt Miller, Town of Wingham, and Dr. W. A. McKib- ben, Medical Association. Year 'of Confusion The Association president, H. C. MacLean, presided over the annual meeting. Mrs. I. Morrey, adminis- tratrix of the •hospital, reviewed the activities of the past year and said it had been a year of extreme confusion, due in large measure to the repeated changes in procedure SUBJECT: CANCER DR. SMITII SPEAKS TO KINSMEN CLUB Meeting of its regular session on Friday night, the Wingham Kinsmen Club used health and welfare as its theme, Dr. S. Smith was guest speaker for the occasion. In the way of nonsense, Kin Jack Gorbutt, who injured an ankle playing hockey, was brought to the meeting by ambulance to point up the topic. Jack Walker reported that the bonspiel held a week earlier had been successful, with a full entry. The games gave the club a net of about $80.00. President Fred Templeman re- ported that further discussions had taken place in regard to assisting the Industrial Commission and said that a Kin representative will be appointed, to co-operate on this matter, Kin Jim Currie told the club that the bantam hockey team, which the club sponsors, will enter playoffs with Kincardine on Tues- day, February 7th in Wingham. Three Kinsmen were chosen to join a Kinsmen hockey team from the south which will play another from the north at Chesley on Feb- ruary 22nd, The club voted 00.00 to the March of Dimes and the president reported on two forthcoming 'dis- trict meetings, The 'next local meeting will be a joint gathering with three other clubs at the Legion home, Wingham. Guest Speaker The speaker, Dr. Smith, was in- troduced by the president, and he outlined to the club the current situation in regard to cancer. Dr. Smith said that cancer is now rated in second place, following heart and kidney ailments, as a cause of death, Ten years ago, he claimed, it was rated in seventh place. Tire speaker expained that cancer is a change in the cells of the body and and is fatal unless it can be controlled. Cancer falls in- to two main categories, the malig- nant type which grows and spreads and is fatal and a benign type which does not spread. Statistics on the disease, he went on, are misleading, as no good records exist from the early days, and other diseases which were a required by the Ontario Hospital Services Commission. She said there had been 11 meetings of the board of directors, as well as many committee meetings to deal with specific problems as they arose. Term meetings of the Medical As- sociation were held, three regional meetings of the Dental Association, 24 cancer clinics and clinics to deal with gastric disorders and tuber- culosis. Mrs. Morrey commended Mrs, W. E. Fielding and the other staff members who have been in charge of instruction of the •girls register- ed for training as Certified Nursing Assistants, Graduation exercises MAYOR APPOINTED TO CONSERVATION NOR Mayor R, E. McKinney received word this week from the Ontario Department of Planning Develop- ment that his appointment to both the Saugeen Valley Conserva- tion Authority and the Middle Maitland Conservation Authority has passed order-in-council. The appointment to these groups is in keeping with the new policy of the provincial government to have representation on conserva- tion authorities, which up until now have been made up of muni- cipal appointees onlY. • AT ORANGEVILLE MEETING the governor, deputy governor, zone •chairman and some of the in- ternational councillors of Region 3. The controlling body of the zone get together four times a year. Another will be held 'in Barrie in April, major cause of death, have been controlled. 'Cancer is more com- mon arid is recognized more fre- quently now that better diagnostic procedures are in use. However, the incidence of cancer, particu- larly in males, seems to be in- creasing. In the last 30 years there appears to a slight decline in cases among females, The doctor told the Kinsmen that the cause of cancer is still not completely understood. Some types follow mechanical injury to the body and in other cases it can be traced to chemical causes, such as smelting or ";radiation, The medical profession, he stat- ed, still cannot prevent cancer, and there is no sure cure, although much can be done for superficial types. Many types of cancer can be treated successfully if found in time. Modern treatment may often prolong a patient's life or at least make it much more livable, The doctor stated that he believed research will, in the course of •time, find the answers to cancer and better treatments will be forth- coming. He was thanked ey Kin Murray Gerrie. hand wherever a need is Offerings are used to pub- lish Christian literature around the world, to aid refugees, to assist students and to provide Braille for the blind. In 1960 grants were made to 88 organizations whose activities represent a missionary map of the With world events as they are tee day, it is an encouraging fact to find people in all these countries raising their voices together in prayer. There is no greater con- tribution that individuals can make than joining through prayer 'to seek unity of nations through were held in July arid December, with only two failures in the two classes, The candidates who failed will have an opportunity to re- write the examinations. Hospital Statistics Use of the hospital and its fa- cilities increased during 1960, with a total fqr regular and chronic sections of 2,335 admissions, com- pared with 2,16.7 in the previous year. Births were down somewhat, 254 in 1960 as against 300 in 1959, The same was the case with opera- tions, 809 in 1960 and 936 In 1959, There was a big increase in put- patients with 1938 in 1960 and only 1226 the previous year. During the year there were 3,060 X-rays, 147 Mrs. Morrey referred to a corn-- mon rumor that with the sharply increased rates now charged the hospital is piling up surpius funds. She asked that the public under- stand that such is far from being the case and explained why there is no margin left. She said that before the hospital services plan was in force the hospital regularly received grants from the govern- ment, which is no longer the case. In addition, when the lower room rates prevailed each patient had to pay many extras, for such things as drugs, X-ray, operating room, etc. Under the present plan the daily room rate has to cover all these extra services, The hospital now operates on a strictly cost basis, to the extent that. if it is found at the .end of the year that, any profit has been made, the Ontario Hospital Ser- vices Commission auditors simply demand a refund payment. New equipment cannot be purchased un- less the hospital has funds on band from the period before the 01451,1 plan was in force, and when such new equipment is bought the only return for it is in depreciation payments spread over a 10-year period. Each year in October a budget of projected costs for the coming year has to be submitted to the com- mission, which then approves or disallows the expenditures listed, In the ease of the budget for 1961 the allowance for maintenance was trimmed by a considerable amount, and unexpected repairs to laundry and other equipment will eat up much more than the entire year's allowance in the first weeks of the period. Reasons for Have Mrs, Morrey referred to the feet that several of the :patents in the chronic wing have been moved nut to nursing homes in recent weeks. She said that the move was 'made necessary by the fact that over- crowding reached the point where there was no room for those who were 'URIC/011y ill. Only those pa- tients who did not requite medical treatment and expert nursing care were removed, and then only on the understanding that if they be» cattle seriously ill they would be brought back to the hospital for treatment. • The aditiaistratrix concluded her report with Ms expression of ap- preciation to the board of .direet- Ma, Dr Melailabori, the staff does for for the year, her staff, the Auxiliary, the Kinetic Club, terial Aseociation, ta8thill Star, TROPHY WINNERS—A young- Teeswater link won the new Elliott Trophy at the animal Delmore Mat- spiel last Wednesday. The winning rink is pictured above receiving the trophy, left to right. Jim Why- tads, second; Doug Button, skip; William J. Elliott, presenting the trophy; Art Maliague, vice and Ron Lamont, lead. The rink hail three wins aura plus of la—Advance-Times photo, SECOND PLACE in the annual Belmore honepiel went to the winners of the 11.00 o'clock idraw, a rink skipped by Bruce Kenney of Walkerton, with three Formosa, players, The rink members, being eon- gratulated by Belmore Curling Club president, Ken Dickson are left to right, Walter Heisz, Herb Kuntz, Brute,: Kenney, Ken Dickson and Bean Schmidt. They had 3 wins plus 13.—Advance-Times photo. Mrs, David Crothers, president, conducted the business , on Wed- nesday evening when the Cub and Scout Mothers' Auxiliary met at the Scout Hall. There was a good attendance. Mrs. John Strong read the. secretary's report. The Auxiliary will purchase two uniforms for leaders, as requested by the Group Committee. The la- dies also made plans for the Fa- ther and Son banquet which will be held in the Legion Home on March 1st. The executive will meet later thin month to complete the ar- rangements. Mrs. George Galbraith and MrS. John Strong volunteered to look .... after the lunch for the Cub tobog- 14 A.an party, which was to be held • a•he following night. Ways and Means of raising funds for immediate expenditures were discussed- and it *as decided that each member would hold a euchre party in ,her home before February 17th. The proceeds are to be turned In at Callan's store. Mrs, Herbert Fuller took the chair for the election ofofficers. Mrs. David Crothers is the presi- dent; Mrs. George Richardson, vice-president; Mrs, Ross Gordon, secretary and Mrs. Harvey Fisher, treasurer. Lunch was served and a short soeial period was enjoyed, 20 Rinks Expected Por WOSSA 'Spiel Secondary school students of Western Ontario will pretty well take over the curling rink Friday afternoon and evening and all day Saturday, February 17 and 18. The WOSSA office in Leaden has re- Is "laarclward Through the Ages in Ported that entry fees for 13 boys' trabrokon Line," showing that rinks and seven girls' rinks have when there seems to be a. tearing beet paid for the annual bonspiel. apart of all that held people to- Boys' rinks expected to partici- gether, at this time has come a Pate are from London, Sarnia, St. Thomas, Seaforth, Ingersoll, Ayl- leer, Tilsohburg, Sleatee, Listowel and, Wingham, Girls entered are from schools le Stratford, Aylniers Ingersoll, Sinaeoe, Tilsonburg, St. Thomas and Wingham. drawing together of Christians in unity and strength, in all parts of the world. The Day of Prayer Is sponsored by the Women's Inter-Church Council of Canada, Offerings atived 'will be used'to Mead a. Day of Prayer Will Be Held at Salvation Army All interested women in Wing- helping 1 ham are invited to attend the known. World Day of Prayer service in the Salvation Army Citadel the first Friday in Lent, February 17. Christian woolen in 145 Countries Will participate in a. similar service on the same day, The theme of this year's service blood transfusions, 15,799 labora- tory procedures, 765 at cancer clinics, 71 Red Cross blood bottles. and 46 wider physiotherapy, Hos- pital overcrowding reached its peak at one juncture with 140 patients in care. Mrs. Morrey spoke highly of the work of the Auxiliary and said that this organization is even more important to the hospital than it was before the present insurance plan came into effect, A very vital phase of the work is the assistance and encouragement offered to the persons who came to tine cancer clinics. This is under the direction of Mrs, D. S. MaeNaughton. She also extended appreciation to the individuals and organizations which contributed to the cheerful- ness of the hospital at Christmas time. The Auxiliary donated prizes for the window paintings, done by staff members, and also bought decorating material, The Lions Mr. and Mrs, Jack Reavie attend- Club put on a special Santa Claus party for Patients in the chronic ed a Lions' banquet in Orange- wing -On Christmas Eve which was ville last Wednesclay.eaerring. This deeply appreciated, The Salvation was the third cabinet meeting of Array was at the hospital every Sunday in the .year for a service. Net Making Money The Wingham Advance-Times' and Divirie guidance, gild the drawing together of Chri8thais throughout M•14X. the merits. • Please turn -* s page ten,