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ANNIVERSARY CAKE = Tuesday marked the 26th anniversary of the Exeter Senior Citizens Club. The
traditional cake was cut, complete with seasonal red hearts decorating it. Doing the honors is the executive
of the club, from left, vice-president Albert Steeper, president Joe White and secretory -treasurer Ed
Chambers. T -A photo
Miller makes no promises
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living," he said. He believes that
volunteers can play an important
part in this role.
• Mr. Miller also said that there
should be found more ways to get
the public involved in health
care.
The health minister said that
Ontario is probably the most
institutionalized province in the
world, yet he wondered why more
institutionalization was wanted
by the public.
He said that at present in
Ontario, there are about 13 beds
per thousand people. He said they
were all full, and that he did have
the ability to double the number
of beds available. But, he said if
he did that, the extra beds would
still be full.
There was also discussion on
the new Drug Benefit Plan.
Under the plan, there is an ad-
ditional S2.10 for each
prescription as a dispensing cost.
That cost increases the price of
prescription drugs.
Because senior citizens are the
biggest users of prescription
drugs, and because their incomes
are fixed at about $225 per month,
it was questioned if the plan was
really concerned With the most
good.
Health Minister Miller said
that the costs are actually lower,
and that the quality of the drugs
are higher. Each drug is tested,
he said• and is not used unless it
meets the required regulations.
Ontario. he said. is the only
province to test all drugs so
thoroughly.
There is also a pressure on
doctors. said Mr. Miller, to be
accepted on the staff of hospitals.
The World Health Organization.
hesaid.recommendsone physician
for each 650 people. In some parts
of Canada that reaches to one
doctor for each 1,100 people, but
in Ontario it is one for each 586
people. he added.
Doctors are needed where they
won't go. said the minister.
Last year, said Mr. Miller. 550
doctors immigrated into Ontario,
but only 250 per year are needed.
Mr. Miller said he wants to
restrict immigrating doctors as
to where they can practice. But
he said there would be no
restrictions on Canadians.
If the number of practicing
doctors were under control, Mr.
Miller said there could be a
saving of $450 million in five
years.
But speaking to some non -
Canadian born doctors in the
audience, he said "we've been so
successful in the past, we hate to
close the door now."
Mr. Miller also denied strongly
the loss of two of Huron County's
hospitals.
Under the proposed Mustard
Report, only one hospital is
needed for each 15,000 people.
With some 50,000 people in the
county, there would be three, not
five hospitals as there are now.
Mr. Miller said that if one or
two were phased out, it would be
with the decision of the Health
Council of the specific area,
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1t was explained that in
Hanover. roller skating has
become one of the most profitable
activities and last year the
program netted $18,bo0.
"Before you can expect the
dividends you have to buy the
stock," McKinlay commented.
"I'll go along with it, but I'm
shuddering." commented Reeve
Boyle.
Some suggestions for other
revenue-producing programs
were also outlined by Ruth
Durand. chairman of the
program committee.
She indicated her committee
had given some thought to
staging a harvest dance, which
would involve the seasonal
workers who come into this are
from Jamaica.
Another project mentioned was
an "exchange weekend" with the
residents of two other Exeters•
one of which is located in
California and the other in New
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which would assess local needs.
The minister said there was no
intention of removing any
hospitals, however he later said
there might be some changes of
the role in a specific hospital.
Chief of Staff Dr. Wallace said
that Ontario is becoming very
authoritative and conservative in
its attitudes for local freedom. He
said the Mustard report "smacks
of regionalization" that was
brought about in Britain. He said
that if the proposed plan was
implemented, decisions would
not be made on the local level.
There was also concern voiced
about the availability of nurses in
the future. Mr. Miller said there
was no need for concern, and that
he was concerned with quality
rather than numbers.
Seniors
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If successful Mr. McKinlay
said the hall would accommodate
pottery making, square dancing,
quilting, wood carving, furniture
refinishing, and oil painting.
About $6,000 of the $8,000 would
be allotted to activities, he said.
Arguing' with Mr. Chambers
that the Seniors have never
Ewen helped before,Mr. McKinlay
said "it's high` -time we started
something." Mr. McKinlay
agreed that the location was not
perfect, but that since monies
were available, the project
should be carried out.
Exeter Mayor Bruce Shaw told
the group to not condemn the
project of the Welcome Inn, as
the renovated hall would be
named, "before we have a
chance to prove what it's all
about." Ten million dollars has
been set aside by the govern-
ment, said Mr. Shaw, and it
should be taken advantage of.
Get costs on
GB sewers
Ministry of the Environment
officials presented tentative costs
of the proposed Grand Bend
sewer system to council Wed-
nesday afternoon.
Reeve Bob Sharen told the T -A
shortly before press time that the
overall cost of the project for the
village would be about $3,100,000.
Sharen added "the estimated
costs for an average home should
be about 1145 per year for a 40
year term. This would cover all
costs including frontage, the user
rate and mill rate."
The reeve continued "council is
quite pleased with these figures. I
was fearing the yearly costs
would be in the $150 to 8180 range.
We may still get a shock when the
tender bids are in."
The necessary bylaws to get
the project moving were ex-
pected to be passed by council
later Wednesday afternoon. The
bylaw passings would speed the
project up by about two months.
Sharen - said - -he - -hoped- - the
project could begin by the fall of
1976 and be completed a year
later:
The GB reeve said present
estimated costs were for a Grand
Bend system only. He said, "if
the townships want to get in, they
will have to move quickly."
John Timko and Mika Latta
represented the Ministry of the
Environment at Wednesday's
meeting.
Charge suspect
in Pines break-in
An 18 -year-old youth has been
charged with break, enter and
theft following a break-in at a
cottage at Southcott Pines
recently. Constable R. J. Kotwa
of the Pinery Park detachment of
the OPP was the investigating
officer.
Each involve community
Lucan is fun fair
Agree two fairs have their own place
The final speaker at Friday's
debate between officials of. the
Exeter Fall Fair and the Lucan
Trade Fair summed up the
situation pretty well.
Keith Kraut of Lucan said, "as
far as I am concerned after
listening to both sides there Isn't
anything wrong with either fair.
They have a place in their
respective communities."
The debate which turned out to
be a panel discussion was part of
the annual meeting of the Exeter
Agricultural Society, sponsors of
the Exeter Fall Fair.
The Exeter Fair Board was
represented in the discussion by
Mrs. Gladys Skinner, Howard
Pym and Dr. Gary Balsdon.
Attending from Lucan were two
past chairmen of the Lucan Fair,
Clare Stanley and Bob Taylor
along with Keith Kraul.
Mrs. Skinner gave a very
comprehensive history of fall
fairs and suggested the aims
were to provide guides to better
farming and to allow the country
to meet the town.
Clare Stanley on behalf of the
Lucan Fair questioned the fact of
betterment of agriculture coming
from all fairs. He suggested this calf club show at the Exeter fair with fall fairs it's because they Delbridge was chairman for
need was being met by gave the boys and girls an op- are slow to change. Ours is a fun meeting.
Agricultural Colleges. portunity to get started in far- fair and we have to change with
Mrs. Skinner said everybody ming by grooming and preparing the times."
loves a fall fair. To this Stanley their calves and the field crop The Lucan fair will be held this
replied, "from attendance competitions gave farmers a year on August 15, 16 and 17 and
figures I would say they love chance to try new grains and the main entertainers will be
them less every year." cultural practices. Hank Snow in for five shows on
Each side claimed their Bob Taylor of Lucan said he the Friday and Saturday and
projects involve a lot of people in agreed fairs like Exeter brought Walter Ostanek providing the
the community. Howard Pym the agricultural community Sunday afternoon entertainment.
revealed more than 1,700 exhibits together but thought the Lucan The Molly Maguires will again be
were displayed at the Exeter project also drew the farming in attendance.
Fair by school children in 1974. population. In business of the 1974 Exeter
Pym continued, "I like to think Taylor said the location of the fall fair, secretary Garnet Hicks
each child has shown expression Lucan fair being close to the reported a bank- balance of
of their talents. This helps to London area was very beneficial 1826.73.
hying them out." and drew many city residents. President Bruce Shapton
In Lucan, Stanley said every Dr. Gary Balsdon said he has suggested the weakest part of the
organization is involved. He been involved in the Caledonia fair was the 'parade and said a
added, "we have 60 community fair in recent years in judging new parade and float committee
and hobby exhibits. These people and it has been expanded to a five was being formed to try and
take a lot out of the fair and put it day event from three. improve it.
back into the community." Balsdon said education at fall With increased interest :Ain
Stanley went on to say that the fairs comes from "yakking about school fair competitions, %
1974 Lucan Fair grossed $62,000 crops" and getting pleasure in separate committee was named
with a net profit in excess of participating. to look after this aspect of the
519,000. "We did it by blowing our. The panel discussion ending fair. The members will be
horn and making a lot of noise. with everyone agreeing both fairs Dolores Shapton, Donna Webster.
It's a fun fair and that's the way were fulfilling a need in their Ann Dowker and Elaine Bogart.
we advertise iwith a lot of good respective communities. Marion Skinner is president of the
entertainmentt." In summing up, Clare Stanley women's division. •
Howard Pym said the feeder said, "If there is anything wrong Former Exeter mayor Jack
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