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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1963-03-14, Page 1ebt notiffeinta FIRST SECTION Wingham, Ontario, Thursda , March 14, 1963 Single Copy Not Over Ten Cents. ADDITION BADLY NEEDED *Committee W Hospital Servi At the March meeting of the directors of the Wingham Gen- eral Hospital on Friday evening considerable time was devoted to a discussion centering on the need for an additional wing at the hospital. The board mem- bers talked over the require- ments which would have to be met by any addition, relative to patient rooms, operating rooms, etc., and whether or not the original portion of the building should be torn down. It was felt by some that the latter course should be adopted since the old building presents a very real fire hazard for the entire hospital. It was pointed out by the chairman, R. B. Cousins, that grants from the County of Huron are available to the various hospitals within the county and that Wingham has been tentatively ear -marked for grant in 1964. Board mem- ber Robert Gibson of Howick, who is deputy reeve of that municipality and as such a member of the county council, said that if the Wingham Hos- pital wants to secure the 1964 grant, notice should be given to the county not later than June of this year. TO SEEK ADVICE It was finally decided to seek a conference with officials of the Ontario Hospital Services Commission in Toronto to de- termine'the attitude of that body in regard to a building program here. Though the patient popula- ".Ib : of the Wingham Hospital has been reduced, peak period such as the present winter months, force the care of pa- tients in halls of the institution. The hospital also lacks proper wce for treatment of children 7NGnd requires up-to-date operat- ing and obstetrical space. Mrs. J. W. English, who represents the Ladies' Auxiliary on the board, reported that members of her organization had met with the administra- trix, Mrs. Morrey, and had discussed ways in which the ladies might serve the hospital DRAG ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian CAMP DATES SET -- During the artillery practice shoot for militia units of the 21st regiment last week -end Lieut. -Col. L. G. Vickars, announced that the regiment would go into summer camp at Niagara -on -the -Lake, July 6 to 13. 0--0--0 BONSPIEL YESTERDAY— The town was full of enthus- iastic curlers yesterday, on hand for the annual Fred L. Davidson Trophy bonspiel. Winners were not known at press time. 0--0--0 GETTING READY— Boy Scouts and Cubs are working hard in preparation for the annual Father and Son ban- quet which will be held early next month. This year, instead of a program of films, the boys intend to demonstrate to their elders, some of the c is they have learned in r Scouting work. 0--0--0 FIRST MEETINGS— Hampered by the worst win- ter in many years, political activity has been almost nil, #4ite the fact that the federal ,fir— :,.eetio.n is only a little more than three weeks away. The 'rst meetings announced for .ngham will be held next week --PC on Thursday evening and Liberal on Friday night— both in the town hall. ill Meet with ces Comm. and its patients., A list of the suggestions has been taken back to the auxiliary and from it groups will be formed to carry out these new tasks. Mrs. English also said that the bonds held by the auxiliary have been set aside in case they are needed to support a building fund for a new wing. Cash, she said, is available for equipment which may be need- ed in the interval. STATISTICS Mrs. Morrey reported 28 births at the hospital during February; 43 operations; 89 out- patients; 302 x-rays; 10 blood transfusions; 965 laboratory procedures; 23 electrocardio- graphic examinations; 19 at cancer clinic (one clinic had been cancelled on account of bad weather); one post mortem; a total of 2828 hospital days and a daily average of 101 for the month. The finance report, given by Mrs. Morrey in the absence of the chairman of the committee indicated total receipts and expenditures of about $50, 600. Chairman DeWitt Miller's report from the management committee included the listing of various nursing staff personnel at the month end. NEW EQUIPMENT J. V. Fischer, chairman of the property committee, read the report from Peter Norman, chief engineer, in which he stated that a new extractor had been installed in the laundry, as well as a new stoker in the boiler room. He reported several leaks in the roof of the new wing, and the board decided to ascertain whether or not the roof is bonded and take the necessary action to have the roof repaired. Notice was received from W. W. Wilkins, M.D. of London, who has.acted as the hospital radiologist for some time, that he will terminate his services within a few weeks. The x-ray specialist cited increasing duties in the city as his reason. It was suggested at the meet- ing that the services of one radiologist might be secured for two or three district hospi- tals on a co-operative basis. Mrs. Morrey reported that the hospital's physiotherapist, Mrs. Alexander of Goderich, is doing excellent work. She had handled 257 treatments during February. A memorial contribution of $25.00 was acknowledged from Mr. and Mrs. C. W. McCul- lough of Buffalo. The gift was accepted in memory of the late Mrs. W. J. Greer. Board member Barry Wenger mentioned the fact that deci- sion had been made at the Feb- ruary meeting to ask for tenders for the printing of new station- ery for the hospital. He said that he was heartily in agree- ment with this method of pur- chasing, for local merchants had approached him on various occasions to find out why more hospital supplies and equip- ment are not bought within the hospital district. He contended, however, that tenders should be requested on all major pur- chases for the hospital. After some discussion it was decided that the management committee should review the present purchasing operation with a view to ascertaining the fairest way of handling hospital buying. Huron Seed Fair Draws Largest Attendance YOUNG WINNERS of Junior Farmer and. 4-H Club prizes at the Seed Fair included this group with their trophies. From the left are: Murray Scott, R. R. 1, Belgrave, who won the senior prize for Junior Farmer seed judging; Doug Howatt, R. R. 1, Belgrave, junior division for seed judging, who won a $5.00 voucher from the Clinton Farm Supply and an $8.00 voucher from Vance's Drug Store in Wing - ham besides the cup. Frank Procter, son of Robert Proc- q ter, Morris Township, is the fourth generation of the fam- ily to exhibit at fairs and he won the Jones, Macnaughton plaque for small seeds, a $10.00 Wingham IGA voucher and $2.00 from Bill Elston, of Morris, as an exhibitor, and a door prize of half a bushel of corn. Rodger Kieffer, Wing - ham, was top 4-H entrant at the fair with the most points and was awarded the A. Y. McLean Trophy for his efforts. -A-T Photo. Shooting' 'Mishap Sends Listowel Boy to Hospital Bruce McCutcheon, 16 - year -old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jackson McCutcheon of Listowel, was seriously injured in a shoot- ing accident on Saturday after- noon. Along with six compan- ions, Bruce had started out to do some hunting in the land adjacent to the 10th concession of Howick. It is believed that the semi-automatic .22 calibre rifle carried by one of his com- panions failed to fire and that the lad was trying to make the bolt function when it discharged. The bullet struck the Mc- Cutcheon boy who was seated nearby. It pierced one lung and lodged against or very close to the spinal column. Some of his friends hastened to the nearest house to call for aid and the boy was taken to the Listowel Hospital by ambulance, after he had been carried about half a mile to the road. Exam- ination in Listowel disclosed the serious nature of the wound and the victim was taken on to Victoria Hospital, London. Word on Tuesday indicated hat he was still in critical con- dition. Constable Murray Fri- denburg of the Wingham OPP investigated. PARISH WILL MARK ST. PATRICK'S FEAST A parish social is being or- ganized for Sunday evening on the Feast of St. Patrick by members of Sacred Heart, Wingham. The past three years have seen the parishion- ers undertake several important projects, and this St. Patrick's event is another in a success- ful series of such undertakings. Icy Roads to the Ice Capades A busload of hospital person- nel spent a very enjoyable eve- ning at the Ice Capades in Kitchener on March 5th. The lovely colours and excellent acts put on by these skating artists well made up for the two and a half hour drive home, which was due to the hazardous icy roads. Escapes Unhurt Peter Hilbert, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Hilbert, town, was in collision with a car driven by Kenneth Staple- ton of R.R. 4, Wingham at 11 o'clock Sunday morning at the corner of Diagonal Road and Centre Streets. Witnesses said that the youngster ran, out from the edge of the street into the path of the car. He was rushed to the local hospital but was released an hour later after examination disclosed no injuries. Date Changed For Scout and Cub Banquet The Father and Son banquet for Cubs and Scouts, originally announced for March 27, has been postponed to Wednesday, April 3. The dinner will be held in the Wingham District High School at 6:30. It was later learned that the Legion bonspiel will be on the same day. This could mean that mothers, who also belong to the Legion Auxiliary, might be involved in sealing meals to the Legion and that fathers may be on the rinks. It was ascertained that very few would be taken from the workers and guests at the banquet and the date was left as scheduled. Finally, information was re- ceived that the St. Andrew's Church Father and Son banquet was also set for that night. This would certainly conflict. Since a speaker had been en- gaged for the church function, the Group Committee and Auxiliary decided to postpone the Cubs and Scouts banquet to April 3. Three P.S. Teachers VI/ill Retire The board of the Wingham Public School accepted with regret on Monday evening the retirement resignations of three teachers who have given collectively over 100 years' service to the community in the public school system. The three, Miss A. William- son, Miss P. Johns and Mrs. G. Webster, will leave the profession and their work at the local public school at the end of June. In accepting the resignations the board recognized the ex- cellent work which they have done over a long period of time on the teaching staff of the school. In other business, Principal Stewart Beattie reported that attendance for January had averaged 92.91 per cent. Ac- counts and minutes of the pre- vious meeting were passed. FEDERATION SPEAKERS—Guest speak- er at the annual meeting of the Turn - berry Township Federation of Agricul- ture on Monday was William Abraham, left, a native of the township and now agricultural representative for Lambton County. He is talking to Walter Woods, township president; Elmer Ireland, Hur- on County Federation president, and Doug Miles, Huron County agricultural representative. The latter two men both addressed the meeting.—A-T Photo. Hay Prize Goes to West Wawanosh Attendance was high and exhibits excellent at the Seed Fair, held at Wingham District High School on Friday and Saturday. The fair was spon- sored by the Wingham Lions Club and the Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement As- sociation. David Pelleterio of Guelph discussed rations for dairy cows and displayed the electric computer which can take 16 variables and come up with the correct feeding formula for dairy cattle. There were three panel dis- cussions, held in classrooms, with Fred Langton agricultural representative of Elgin Town- ship speaking on costs; Russell Bradford, agricultural engineer of Huron, on milk house con- struction and a mastitis detec- tion program being conducted by the Huron Holstein Club. Gordon Hill spoke on corn handling and storing. Panel discussions were held on the use of herbicides and beef herd improvement. During the opening cere- monies, Anson McKinley of Zurich, president of the associ- ation, remarked on the large number of entries and the gyal- ity of the exhibits. Reeve Roy Adair extended greetings from the Town of Wingham and welcomed the seed fair. Louis Stadelman of Blyth r was named the county farm manager of the year. West Wawanosh was the best hay producing township. Top exhi- bitor was Robert Fotheringham of Seaforth, who had 33 points. SEED FAIR PRIZES Oats—Robert P. Allan, Brucefield; Jim Broadfoot, Brucefield; Allen Betties, Bay- field; Robert Fotheringham, R. R. 3, Seaforth; Bryan Stothers, R. R. 6, Goderich. Barley—Fotheringham, Ed- gar Howatt, R. R. 1, Belgrave; Wilfred Penfound, R. R. 1, Londesboro; Rodger Kieffer, R.R. 1, Wingham; Bill Kieffer, R R. 1, Wingham. White Beans—Robert P. Allan, Fotheringham, Malcolm Davidson, Brucefield. Small Seeds—Frank Procter, R.R. 5, Brussels; R. N. Alex- ander, Londesboro; Luther San- ders, R. R. 2, Seaforth; William Gow, Auburn; Luther Sanders. Ear Corn—Fotheringham, Broadfoot, Allan, Davidson, Procter. Shelled Corn—Allan, Proc- ter, Fotheringham, Davidson, Stothers. Turnips—Louis V. Stadel- man, Blyth. 4-H Oats—Douglas Howatt, Belgrave; Chas. Bray, R.R. 3, Brussels; Ivan Howatt, Bel - grave, Ronald Howatt, Bel - grave. 4-H Corn—Jim Broadfoot, Norman Bell, R. R. 3, Sea - forth; Allan Shaddick, Londes- boro; Bill Kieffer. Baled Hay, first cut—Sharon Merkley, Wroxeter; Alvin Alton, Lucknow; Wilfred Pent- land, Dungannon; Hugh Miller, Londesboro; Rodger Kieffer, Wingham. Baled Hay, second cut— Wilfred Pentland, Alvin Bet- ties, Bayfield; Robert Fother- ingham, Fran Procter, Ross 'Marshall, Kirkton. Chopped Hay, first cut— Robert Gra'by, Brussels; Bryan Stothers, Goderich; Frank Proctor, Richard Procter, James Broadfoot, Brucefield. Silage—George Merkley, Wroxeter; Watson Reid, Blyth; Bert Alton, Lucknow; Richard Procter, Bryan Stothers. Championship hay township —West Wawanosh, Morris, Tuckersmith, Usborne., Stanley.