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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1963-05-16, Page 1ATION ONE RECOMMEND REMOVAL OF ORIQINAL, WING NSC Officials Predict Higb Costs for Addition to Hospital Legion to Handle Hayes Barbecue Bill Walden is the chairman of a committee appointed by the local Legion branch to handle a giant beef barbecue in conjunction with the Kins- men Trade Fair. The barbecue will be held on Friday, June '7th, in the Wingham town park. The barbecue is expected to draw art out -size crowd and the Legion is making preparations for 2,000 customers. Torn Hayes, widely -known Oakville beef producer, wilt bring in his cooking equipment to start operations at five o'clock Fri- day morning. Serving will start at five p. m. Mr. Hayes manages these barbecues purely as a hobby, and runs only a limited number of them in a year. These events have drawn tremendous crowds in other centres. He serves a truly worth- while meal — a full pound of piping hot barbecued beef, loads of baked beans, cabbage salad, pickles, bread and but- ter, coffee, soft drinks, etc. Entertainment during the event will be provided by the town's new singing group, "The Harmony Men". —Mrs, Don Hawthorne and Susan, of Toronto, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ugh Carmichael. Peter Car- michael, of Ryerson Institute, is spending a few days with his parents before taking a position for the summer months. ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian NEW DRIVEWAY— Heavy equipment was at work the first of this week levelling a section of the form- er CPR right of way along the river, downstream from the swimming area. Eventually this drive will connect with the park area adjacent to the Scout House. The work will make a beautiful addition to the park project and will serve to beautify another stretch of the river bank. 0--0--0 ACTIVE BUNCH -- Proving they have lots of get-up-and-go, members of the Lions Club completed numbering of homes and busi- ness places in town on Saturday. The entire town was covered on Wednesday and Saturday of last week. Big problem now is to remember your own number. 0--0--0 REGISTRATION— Parents are asked to note the ad for the Recreation Com- tnitte, in the first section of the paper, in regard to registra- tion for swimming and base- ball. Youngsters will register at the town hall this Saturday from 9:30 - 11:30. 0--0--0 WASH CARS -- There were a lot of bright looking cars around town on Mother's Day. Young people at both the United Church and St. Paul's operated car washes on Saturday and business was pretty good. The Hi -C washed 31 cars in the parking lot at the United Church and hope to have another day in the fall. Y. P, A, members were busy at St. Paul's and did 15 cars. They found space limited at the church and are holding their next session, this Satur- day, at the home of Barry Wen- ger, Leopold Street. The board of directors of the Wingham and District Hos- pital met with M. McNab and Dr. Twiss of the Ontario HoSpi- ta1 Services Commission on Tuesday afternoon to hear the results of a survey by the two men. They learned that the local hospital is in definite need of a building program to provide services such as operat- ing rooms, obstetrical accom- modation, x-ray department, recovery rooms, etc, The OHSC officials also re- ported that it was unlikely that the commission would approve the construction of more bed space. They also believed that a recommendation would be made that the original wing of the hospital be torn down to eliminate the existing fire hazard it presents and to make way for more efficient quarters. They stated that the hospi- tal's present facilities for pedi- atric care of children are inade- quate. There should be more space for the care of children, they said, so that cases of vary - GRADUATES --- Wayne L. Woods, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Woods, Turnberry Township, graduated last Fri- day and received his diploma after a four-year advertising and design course at the On- tario College of Art, Toronto. Wayne is a graduate of the Wingham Dist. High School. His parents and sisters, Lorna and Jane, attended the graduation ceremonies at the college. notaZienu Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, May 16, 1963 ing types could be segregated. POPULATION BASIS Questioned about the formula used to determine the approved size of hospital for any given area, Mr. McNab said that the actual population figures for the district are used and these are then equated with the infor- mation which is derived from the discharge records of all hospitals in the province. In this way consideration is given to the fact that any one hospi- tal may be serving a larger area than is indicated by its geo- graphical location. The visiting officials out- lined for the board the steps which should be taken if a new wing is to be built. They sug- gested that several possible plans should be drawn after an outline has been received from OHSC which would indicate the major requirements. An archi- tect could then be engaged to finalize the sketches for ap- proval. SERVICE ONLY Mr. McNab admitted that the Wingham Hospital faces a peculiar and possibly expensive problem, due to the fact that the new space required would be largely devoted to service areas rather than increased bed space. Both federal and county grants are based on bed space and nothing, at the present time, is available from these sources for service footage. The Province of Ontario does offer a grant of $6.66 per square foot for service areas which are devoted to diagnos- tic and therapeutic work. Reasons for overcrowding in this hospital were discussed at some length and the possible measures which could be taken to reduce the overload were also questioned. The officials pointed out that one of the local problems lies in the fact that the average length of stay of patients in the Wingham Hospital is 20 % above the pro- vincial average. UP THEY WENT --Lions Club members spent Wednes- day and Saturday afternoons last week putting up the new house numbers in Wingham. Gordon Sutcliffe, kcal postmaster and a member of the club, drives home the last nail on this set. --A-T Photo. Single Copy Not Over Ten Cents. SPECTACULAR CRASH—This truck owned by Silver - woods Limited ended up in a deep ditch at the west end of the bailey bridge at Zetland last Wednesday when the shoulder of the road gave way, toppling the truck down the 15 foot embankment. It took a crane to get it back on the road. The tractor was practically new, and fortunately the driver, Ross Madegan, of London, was not seriously injured. The truck was loaded with 50 cases of eggs and about seven tons of butter. The driver said he had stopped to let traffic off the bridge, when the shoulder of the road, which was new fill, suddenly let go. Provincial Constable Ron Bell, of Wingham, investigated. The culvert in the lower right stopped the trailer from landing in the creek which flows under the highway at this point.— Advance-Times Photo. FORMER LEGION CHAPLAIN SPEAKS Branch 180 Holds Annual VE Banquet at St. Paul's The annual V. E. Day ban- quet of Branch 180, Royal Canadian Legion, held in St. Paul's Anglican Church last Wednesday, was one of the best attended. Well over 100 veterans, wives and guests en- joyed the dinner served by the Evening Guild, Mrs. Bill Hogg was pianist. President Glenn Sinnamon chaired the program. Head table guests were Rev. and Mrs. Walter Pickford of Alvinston and formerly of Wingham; Zone Commander Doug Andrews and Mrs. An- drews of Clinton; Dist, Comm. John F. Bateson and Mrs. Bate- son of Wingham; Mayor and Mrs. R. S, Hetherington; Mur- ray Gaunt, M. L, A. for Huron- Bruce; Branch 180 Vice -Pres, Dave Crothers and Mrs. Cro- hers; Captains G. Stanley and Mrs. Newman of the Wingham Corps, Salvation Army; Presi- dent Glenn and Mrs. Sinnamon. The speaker, Rev. Pickford, was introduced by Herb Fuller. Mr. Pickfor`o's address was, "The Hand of God in World War II" Mr. Pickford said that when war was declared our men an- swered the call but our country was without uniforms or guns for them. He recalled that in some communities recruits drilled in the square with broom handles for guns. At the same time Hitler's Panzer Division was romping across Europe and the skies were dark with the Luftwaffe. The armour of Britain was lost at Dunkirk and by Septem- ber 12, 1939, the Navy had lost 27 ships to German subs, We were actually licKed at this point. One of the greatest miracles is that Hitler did not embark against England and conquer her at this time. The speaker said that he believed it was the will of God. A million men of the British Empire gave their lives in the war of 1914-1918, and another million in the Second World War. In a thoughtless world it is a duty of the Legion to keep green not only the graves, but the memories of the fallen, Mr. Pickford said. It would require one week for a million men marching in a column of six, to pass a given spot. This is an indication of the cost of these wars. GREATER FIGHT TO WIN Victory has not been com- pletely won. True, Kaiser Holiday Service At Post Office The lock box lobby will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The general delivery, registra- tion and postage stamp wicket will be open from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. There will be no money order or savings bank business conducted. One letter box collection will be made at 3:00 p.m. There will be no rural delivery. All tnail posted at the office will be despatched as usual. Welcome to Town Newramers to Wingham are Mt. and Mrs. Ed. Yeoman and their two little girls, three and five years of age. They resided in Welland until com- ing here. Receives Tape For .Mother's Day Mrs. Edward Steinmetz of Kitchener received a novel and exciting Mother's Day gift from her son-in-law and daughter, L.A.C. Don and Mrs. Newman (Formerly Betty Mac Hutcheson.) It was a tape recording with a Mother's Day message from Don and Betty, and a message from each child, Ross, Judy, Carol, Debbie, Helen, Ricky and Stephen. Mr. Yeoman is the new ac- countant at the Toronto -Domin- ion Bank, succeeding John Isaac. The Yeomans have purchased Mr. Isaac's home on Carling Terrace. Bill, Hitler and Mussolini were stopped in their tracks, but it is also true that the world is filled with evil and wrong. The world is full of injustice and selfishness. Millions go to bed hungry every night. God made a good world but man has marred and destroyed it. He has rebelled against God, just as people did in the Old Testament. When war began people said the Christianity and the church had failed, A wise man in England, the novelist G. K. Chesterton, said "No, Christ- ianity has not failed, It has been found difficult and has never been really tried." Mr. Pickford said we faced two world wars, but we will need more courage and faith to enlist and fight loyally in the armies of right anyl truth, than we did to fight Hitler. God is seeking good men to fight in His war and establish His Kingdom. The speaker closed with the words of Aristotle, "1 count him brave who overcomes his de- sires, than him who conquers his enemies", for the hardest victory is victory over self. John Strong thanked the speaker. Others who spoke briefly at the dinner were Zone Comm. Andrews, Capt. Newman, Dist. Comm. Bateson, Murray Gaunt Mayor Hetherington and former mayor, R. E. McKinney.