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Times-Advocate, 1979-09-26, Page 1 (2)r ' • SHH gets accreditation South Huron hospital has received full accreditation for two .years from the Canadian Council on Hospital Accreditation. Director Tom Hudson told the board this good news at last week's meeting. Accreditation is a voluntary program whereby the hospital invites members of the Canadian Council on Hospital Accreditation to • come to the hospital and inspect it. The council is made up of medical professionals, nurses and doctors. Hudson feels that the accreditation system is good because "a hospital by itself can't judge its own quality of care." The Council sent the hospital an extensive questionnaire, and then an inspector came to look over the facilities and care. The inspectors or surveyors dre volunteers from the council members. In this case, it was R.M. Kilbourne, medical director from Kitchener - Waterloo Hospital. Because the surveyors are themselves active members of the medical profession, they can't be fooled, Hudson says. Hudson stressed that this A REAL EGG PLANT — One of the most unusual plants shown at the weekend Exeter Fall Fair was one owned by Mrs. Cliff Brock. Exeter. Inspecting the almost real eggs are John Kingma and Alvin Willert T A photo FAIR QUEEN — Helen Brand was chosen Queen of the 1979 Exeter Fall Fair Friday night. Above, she is being crowned• by last year's winner Tracey Campbell. At the rightis first runnerup Cindy Brown and second runnerup Valerie Finkbeiner is at the left . T -A photo Investigate three crashes Police move this week The Exeter police department is on the move again. Chief Ted Day said this week he expets the new temporary headquarters to be ready either today or tomorrow. -It will be located in a mobile office behind•the town hall and will be used until the new office is ready on Sanders St. Turnip plant lost in flames A Thursday morning fire completely destroyed a newly erected turnip factory owned by Glavin Farms in McGillivray township. The large building valued at close to $200,000 is located on the Glavin homestead, about a mile and a half south of Huron Park. The fire was completely out of control when the Lucan-Biddulph volunteer fire department arrived. As one firemen commented, "All we could do is stand by and watch it burn and keep the family home watered down so it didn't catch fire." Called in for backup protection were the Stephen township departments from Huron Park and Crediton. Several Vehicles and about 1,500 bushels.ef turnips were lost in the blaze. The fire was.. rat spott shortly before 7 a.m. by a neighbour Tony .Conlin. The building was covered tty'ittt.ditee and 4.: '--s-Aex- pected the firm will rebuild later in the year. The phone numbers remain the same of course. The emergency number is 235-1235, while the ad- ministration number i8 235- 1236. The local, department investigated three accidents and two thefts this week. On Wednesday, vehicles driven by Edwin Cosman, RR 1 Exeter, and Elmer Sanderson. RR 1 Blyth, collided on Sanders St. Damage was set at $375 by Constable Kevin Short. There was one. accident on Saturday, it occurring on Wellington St. and involving vehicles driven by Janice program was entirely voluntary, and that it wasn't a government inspection or anything of that nature which might close down the hospital if it didn't meet standards. The inspection is strictly for the betterment of the hospital, and the sur- veyors are prepared to make suggestions and help im- prove the hospital, he says. In 1977, Hudson says that 49 per cent of all hospitals in Canada belonged to the accreditation system. However, that figure represents 74 per cent of all hospital beds in Canada, so it is obvious that most of the larger hospitals are in the system. Hudson says' that this hospital is one of the accredited, he says. smallest to be accredited. "The medical staff of the Twice before they had hospital are putting out received • partial ac- much more effort, they're creditation, which meant more involved with hospital that there were still sub- activities," Hudson says. stantial weaknesses to be The accredition system is corrected, he added. well recognized, and it may Hudson says that the serve to attract physicians upgrading to full ac- and nurses, Hudson added. creditation was something Hudson noted that the that the staff had worked board of directors was most towards for some time. The supportive. "They (the new addition may have board) provided the man - improved some of the date to administration to go facilities he believes ahead and do what was Hudson says that the necessary to get ac - accreditation means that the creditation." facilities and quality of care - The hospital will have: to be at South Huron Hospital are inspected again in two years as good as any other ac- to see that standards have credited hospital. All the been maintained, if not hospitals in London are improved. Ames Serving South Huron, North Middlesex One hundred and Seventh Year C$) ,fit t ACCREDITATION CERTIFICATE — Hospital is accredited Staff members paper. A new certificate in the lobby tells that South Huron Shirley MacDonald and Audrey Zachar admire the V. -44G r .v. dvoca & North Lambton Since 1873 444. ... EXETER, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 26, 1979 Price Per Copy 26 Cents Best weather in years helps make fair success The best weather con- ditions for many years blessed the 1979 Exeter Fall Fair and visitors responded with excellent attendance. Secretary Garnet Hicks reported the crowd for Friday night's show at 1,300 and Saturday's attendance at about 2,500. Friday's portion of the show was featured by the crowning of Helen Brand as the 1979 Fair Queen. She was sponsored by the Junction. The ' new Queen was crowned by last year's winner Tracey Campbell. Second was Miss Bank of Montreal Cindy Brown and Valerie , I:inkhelnetir.w representing Livingstone's Stationery was third. One of the best parades in many years started the Saturday events. Secretary Hicks said 75 units par- ticipated in the parade. Three area schools took part in the parade. First prize went to Exeter Public No injuries in accidents For the first time in several weeks, no injuries were reported from ac- cidents on at'ea roads. There " were only two crashes this week, although property damage . was comparatively high in both. On Thursday, vehicles driven by Lawrence Bedard, Zurich, and Andrew Wieckowski, RR 3 Dash- wood, collided on concession 10-11 of Stephen at the junc- tion of sideroad 20. Damage , was listed at $2,200 by Constable Don Mason. The other crash was reported on Friday when a vehicle driven by Peter Sandilands, Grand Bend, skidded on loose gravel on concession 4-5 of Stephen south of sideroad 15-16. The -vehicle went into the ditch and struck a hydro pole with resulting damage of $1,500. Constable Larry Christiaen investigated. Baker, Hensall, and Mrs. G. Hamilton, • Exeter. Damage in that one was estimated at $800 by.,Constable George Robertson. The other crash was on Monday involving vehicles driven bx_Susan Trembly, London and Donald Stephen, Exeter. They collided on Main St. and damage was set at $200 by Constable Jim Barnes. - Jim Scott, 120 Sanders W. reported that his son's dirt bike was s'olen on Friday:— while the premises at Smith Peat Roofing was entered on Thursday and a quantity of gasoline taken. School with "The Year of the Child" thence. • Stephen 'Central's cheerleaders were second and Usborne Central with more than 100 students marching third. Prizes for the best decorated tricycles went to A CAKE TASTER — One of the most interesting chores for mayor Derry Boyle at this year's Exeter Fair was judging of the men's cake baking contest. The mayor is shown above enjoying his rob T -A photo. Conservation event turnout very poor Municipalities within the watershed of the Ausable- Bayfield Conservation Authority, aren't too con- cerned about a revised mandate for conservation authorities across the province if the turnout at a meeting Thursday is any indication. Only 10 out of the 32 municipalities were represented at a workshop held at the Authority's Exeter office Resources manager FIRE DESTROYS TURNIP PLANT A Thursday morning fire caus?d about 6200,000 in darnages to the Glavin turnip plant located in McGillivray township, just south of Centralia. T -A photo William Mungallattributed the small turnout to this being a busy season of the_ year and general satisfac- tion with the Authority's performance. :Mungall said the basic premise behind the document was to confirm that authorities do have a wide mandate in the terms of the preservation and enhancement of natural resources other than minerals The document stressed that the province would be placing a greater emphasis on local initiative. What emerged from the workshop was a need for the local authority to decide the priorities for the future. To this end, Mungall 'said a watershed plan will be conducted, the first since the local authority was formed thirty years ago. The Authority has an image problem of only building conservation areas, the workshop stated. Mungall agreed and said it should place a greater emphasis on serving the needs of the rural areas with programs such • as soil and stream bank erosion control programs, on private property. At tlp meeting vice - eh -airman Bob Austin said a reporit_ from The local authority should carry considerable weight in Toronto considering it Would be from dt'"eon' servation authority formed in the province. • Mark Brintnell and Kevin Bender and the best decorated bicycles were entered by Allan Penning, Mark Coward, and Chris Chapman. Comic float prizes went to Carl Tyler. Jack and Marg's Fina and the Ironwood golf club. Other prizes for under 14 years of age went to Brenda Balsdon. Darren and Harien Tinney and Janet Wright. The best municipal floats were . entered by the Rebekahs and Oddfellows and the Exeter fire depart- ment and club float prizes went to the Exeter senior citizens, Kirkton Women's Institute and the Exeter Legion. Best with business floats were' Don Haines of Mobile Home Express, George Sereda and Pioneer Seeds and Graham Arthur -Motors. Tops with decorated cars were Murray Greene, Stedman's and Exeter Electric. Judged the best antique cars were Emerson Anderson, Harold Cudmore 'and the T -A panel truck while Bill Morley, Steve Cann and Ed Hunter-Duvar won in classic cars. The best dressed rider and horse prizes went to Pronto Auto van and Tanya Allen, Staffa and best horse drawn vehicle ' prizes went to McLachlans, Kippen; Mobile Home Express and Jerry Thiel, RR 2, Zurich. In the Earl Campbell Jeweller draw Friday night, George Noyes, Lucan won S50 and $25 each went to Pearl Petzke, Exeter and Keith Selves, RR 1, St. Marys. In the lucky draw spon- sored by the fair board, Martha Pfaff, RR 3, Dash- wood won a quarter -of beef,'a half of pork went to Bev Bierling, Exeter; Herm Dettmer, Exeter won a lamb, Backmane, Sarnia won a case of oil; Cheryl Stewart,. Kirkton won a turkey and a bushel of apples wentto Bob Jones Exeter . In the ladies division draw, Jean Coward and Suzanne Mathers won quilts and a cushion went to Marion McCarter. In addition to the crowning of the Fair Queen Friday night, five other Queens and Princesses were named. Josie Ryckman won the flower queen crown and Ila Love was second. Beatrice Thomson of Kippen was the baking queen for the second consecutive year. She bested runner-up Dorothy Balsdon by only one point. The senior sewing championship was won by Liz Selves and Olive Thomson was second. - Lynn Clarke also repeated as junior sewing princess with Corry Wynja placing second. The junior baking princess • was Sarah McClure. The runner-up was Joan Cooper. A feature of the Saturday afternoon events was the jgilging qui sale oj•lhe faits feeder calf club animals. A calf owned by Joe Gower, was' jt dgad<.�� .`aoIrtM t dali"and was purchased by Darling's MGA for 91 cents per pound. ENJOYING HIS RIDE — Enjoying one of the children's rides at the midway at the Exeter fair Saturday is Mike Bowerman, son of Mr. and .Mrs. Art Bowerman of Huron Park. T -A photo WITH HER POOCH — Youngsters and animals featured Saturday's paradg held in conjunqign with the 1979 Exeter Fall Fair ShowX • withier_ don oka is Janet Wright Not paying licences proves to be costly A Huron Park man found out this week that the financial consequences of not buying a dog licence can be greater than the cost of that licence. Murray Spicher was fined $53 or five days on each of two charges of failing to obtain a licence for his two dogs when he appeared in court before Justice of the Peace Douglas Wedlake. Evidence indicated that Stephen Township Clerk Wilmer D. Wein went to the home of Spicher to sell him two dog , licences, but the owner refused and did not show up when given time to appear at the clerk's office to obtain the necessary licences. The stiffest penalty handed out in Tuesday's court kession went to Donald Gerald Kenney, RR 2 Crediton who was fined $153 or 15 days for failing to provide proof .of insurance for his motor vehicle. He was also fined, in or three days for operating a. motor rehicle with -a permit that was not`validateid. Ike wa%given 90 days in which -to y Pings of $104 or 10 days were levied against of- fenders under the Liquor Licence Act. Edward R. Chappel. RR 2 Staffa, was fined that amount for having liquor while under the legal age, as was Bonnie P. Westlake. RR 1. Hensall. Paying similar amounts for having liquor readily available in their vehicles were David Michael Arnold, London and Kenneth E. McIntyre, Hamilton. Michael L Craven RR 1, Hensall was fined 843 or four days for failing to report damage to property. His car sustained damage of over $500on August 11 when he hit two pallets Qf sod on Wellington St. in Exeter. The vehicle was found aban- doned at the local canning factory. Other fines levied by Mr. Wedlake were as follows: Paul Max*ell McClinchey, Hensall. $103 or 10 days for creating unnecessary noise with his vehicle on August 12; William L. Stoutley, Toronto $21.75 for a speed of 95.in an.80 kmsone; Joseph Peter Waechter Clinton; or two- dlYt�Toi•'�iefng dr in. (('public place; Paul A.. McInnis; RR 3, Dashwood, $78or eight days for creating unnecessary noise with his vehicle on April 20. d