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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1979-08-16, Page 3611 .n�, i. Fd�11F ...'r4 l• rY,l Yr1,t1 E;: {alis 1YMa• Iw•.L �r 4 "C.,ar-�mr^ X51 R'YitRt+ to from page 1 "There are more out-patients now and we want to treat more people as out-patientsso they won't have to be admitted to hospital." -Relocating these departments would also get them out of that old combustible wing of the hospital," he added. Although. $122,000 was spent ley the hospital, the ministry and Huron County to add a necessary sprinkler and fire protection. system to the portions of the hospital, Mr.' Coventry explained that sortie- wings of the building are too old, the facilities are outdated and there's a lack of space. Only a small. -portion of that work would be -lost through demolition. The $1 million plan also includes meeting other safety requirements such as: improving the washroom About 300 people turned out last Monday night to Clin- ton's weekly Monster Bingos when over $600 was raised for the Woodstock Tornado Relief Fund. Percy Brown called out numbers, while in front of him, players covered their cards in hopes of winning a cash prize. �So far, over $500,000 has been collected in Ontario for the victims of the terrible storm. (News -Record photo) Traffic accidents concern. • from page 1 of 1978 and in the same period in 1979 were called to 215 accidents. Wingham officers dealt with 133 accidents last year and this year have responded to 164. Accidents in the Exeter and Seaforth patrol area increased very little " in the past year ,but liquor seizures are up. • Exeter had 127 last year and this year has 140. Seaforth, a one man detachment, had five seizures last year and this year doubled that to 10. The most tragic statistic is highway deaths. Last year Goderich had six in its. area and this year it has had nine. Exeter had three in 1978 and this year has two, Seaforth had none, last year • stuck in the middle and has had one this year and Wingham had three both years. The total number of people that lost their lives in highway accidents is 15 in 1979, up three from last year. And police are concerned that if 'the practice of drinking, driving and speeding are not curtailed there will be more. Constable Wilson pointed out that approximately half of the• fatal ac- cidents are single car. The vehicles have gone off the road, rolled or struck something and the driver or passenger was killed. ' Police point to several habits drivers \have that result in serious accident. Many county :highways are graveim surface_ and drivers. -.use ex- . I'll never be able to compete with Barbra Streisand, but my newest obsession is to grow long, elegant fingernails. Growing fingernails may not be an earth shattering subject, but to me, a former habitual biter, this is big news. • The decision to give up my bad habit wasn't done consciously. After 23 years I mysteriously 'stopped chewing my nails. "Biter" could have beenby second name' for I have diligently chomped on my protein and calcium deposits for as long as I can remember. There was no. particular pattern, to my biting habit, I just always had a. finger stuck in my,,. `outh. For years I desperately tried to give it up. I wore gloves at home; listened to scoldings of : "Get those hands out of your mouth" from family and friends; painted my nails and even used the terrible tasting polish that's supposed to stop you from biting, but all failed. I was resigned to the fact that I would always have stubby nails and even adapted myself to this realization by taking up' the guitar. It made me feel better and gave me an excuse since it's almost im- possible -to play the guitar with long nails. If anyone questioned the ragged things at the end of my fingers I'd merely reply: . "I'm a guitar player." A month ago it all changed. I happened to glance at my hands one day and was shocked to see a funny, strange thing sprouting from my baby finger. On close inspection I saw that the white substance was reaching over the tip of myfinger was a real nail! Soon others began appearing and 1 .amazingly realized that my fingers-- were no. longer in my mouth. My short fingers began taking on a new appearance, they were undergoing a complete physical change and began feeling more elegant and luxuriously long, In a state of glee, I went ona nail care buying spree, purchasing all sorts of colored . ,polishes, nail clippers, emery boards and cleaning solutions. I thoroughly enjoy the sounds of my nails clattering on the keys of my typewriter and now spend many happy hours tapping my fingertips on any available hard .surface,' listening to the sharp 'rat- a -tat -tat' sounds of my nails in-, stead of the dull thud of my fingers. But growing nails isn't entirely easy. What little guitar I could play is now practically impossible as the strings get caught under my nails. Trying to put on nylons without sticking my fingers through them is now a difficult task. To wear polish takes time and effort and is still a slow procedure for me since I haven't mastered the art of putting the color only on my nails, not the entire finger. My nails get dirty, something that I had never had to contend with before and I'm always scratching myself with my claw-like weapons. Breaking a habit is .not an easy chore, it takes a lot of adaptation and patience. But I'm:s•till holding out, waiting and watching for my nails toreach a quarter -inch mark. • • cessive speed, are inexperienced drivers, don't pay enough attention to their driving or are under the in- fluence of alcohol when they end their lives. Some of the most common reasons for multi -car accidents are following too close,. improper turns and failing to stop where required. As an example of the heavy fines the courts hopewill curb the problem Wilson explained that if a person had open beer in their car and was driving 120 kmh in an 80 kmh zone the fine would be $104 for the liquor plus $103 for speeding and six demerit points. • andaltsm bothers. .. • from page 1 consistent. From April to June vandals. in Clinton cost the board $1,275.25 in 41 incidents of vandalism. South Huron was another favorite spot for vandals who, in 15 incidents, caused $789.12 worth of damage. Third in line was Clinton • Public School with 14 incidents that cost $179.04. Trustees were not prepared to' 4ay any blame ,for the vandalism. Elliot said there was no indication students were causing the problem claiming it could be done on weekends. or after school. The chairman added the only other thing he could think of was that Central Huron was used • for .many special courses students are bused into the school to take. He said the students from outside the area may not have the pride in the school students from Clinton would have. No.action was taken to delve into the problem of vandalism any fur- ther. The board seemed prepared to accept the suggestion of some police and turn the other cheek. No in- dication was given if administrators would continue to monitor vandalism. CLI;NTQrN. Nb WS-RECQRD, 000 _ 1 facilities on the r fist ,a _.d second floors; departinental reor anization; correcting the insufficiency of combustile air in the boiler roorr.; xe.organizing the first ,floor nursing station along with updating the electrical service and telephone syste n. Mr. Coventry,, pointed out that the renovations and addition plans are not new to the hospital. The -proposed plans drawn up by Kyles, Kyles and Garrett of. Stratford are actually an adaptation of similar plans that where approved- in principle by the Ministry in 1975. The " work was never carried out however, since a' few months after the ,approval was given, the 1976 order came from the ministry 'that the Clinton hospital must be closed. "If we hadn't , been threatened T IURSD, X► AV:7Ot.JST 16:..1.$79- PAs g.3 before with closure,, all this work would have been done," Mr. Coventry said. Some renovation work is already underway at the hospital, Two rooms, closed with this year's bed cutbacks, are beingchanged into. a storage room for equipment used in patient care, a public. lounge and, washroom facility and a craft and tuck shop to be operated by the hospital auxiliary. This $15,000 project is separate from the $1 million plans. Th e cost of this will be borne by the hospital with no outside financial help. The renovation of the two rooms, which are located by the present front entrance, will greatly enhance the hospital appearance, Mr. Coventry said. Along with the comfortable Turn to page 13 • ulle clerk quits after 12 years by Shelley McPhee Mullett Township council are looking for a new clerk -treasurer. At their last regular meeting on August 6, council received the resignation froth their clerk Clare Vincent. Mr. Vincent, who has been clerk in the township for the past 12 years, explained that he had probably kept the job for long enough and he would now like to try something new. Despite his years of experience, Mr. Vincent `found that workload was becoming too demanding and more difficult. "I just can't get all this metric figuring straight," he chuckled. Mr. Vincent has no immediate plans for the . future, but he w'1 continue to reside in Londesboro. A the present time, Mr. Vincent will still be working -with the township until a replacement is found. In other business, a , Court of Revision was held, on the Murr.ay- •Lamli Drainage Works Repair and Improvement projec't.. Joseph Hunking was named as chairman to the court and panelmembers in- cluded Art Anderson, Thomas Miller, Roy Williamson and Thomas Cun- ningham. Following the court, council opened tenders on the Murray -Lamb project and accepted the application from George Radford Construction atthe price of $6,400 to complete the work. 'Council accepted tile drain loan applications from J. Whyte, Bill Whyte, Wilfred Whyte and H. Ramaker. All the applications were made subject to the availability of funds and township conditions. Afterthe third reading, council passed a bylaw to borrow $38,500 to provide for.drainage works projects in Hullett. E.H. Uderstadt was appointed by council to bring a report for repair and improvement on Branch 'B' of the Veenstra Drainage Works. Council agreed to consider the report at their August 27 meeting, at 9 pm. A report on the Hellinga Drain project will be read at the September 3 meeting on council at 9 pm. A bylaw to impose special drainage rates upon the land in ' respect of which money is borrowed under the Tile Drainage Act was given three meetings by council and subsequently approved. Council agreed to ask the Huron. County road department to in- vestigate the removal of a'maple tree overhanging the garage at the United Church Manse. They also asked that some of the other trees be trimmed. A motion was passed allowing the council to advertise the auction of the old township garage with its sale to be held in September. The township road superintendent was directed by council to submit the specifications on the new. grader as they were discussed at the council meeting. Sheardown sent bac. Tim Sheardown, 28, of Goderich, will appear in court August 23 for a preliminary hearing into a charge•'of using a firearm with an intent to wound. Sheardown was in court Monday facing that charge and two others including possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace and use of a firearm while committing ar indictable offence. The. charges -stem from an incident May 23 when a man weilding a shotgun entered the Canada Man- power Centre in Goderich and or- dered employees of the office into a storage room. YALL COME The man then exchanged some fires with police surrounding the building and after a.'=12 hour standoff surren- dered his weapon. No one was injured in the incident. Sheardown was sent to the Mental Health Care Centre ' in Penetanguishene for observation until the court date. The delegation of Tom Leiper was present at the council meeting to discuss necessar§ funds needed by the Blyth Cemetery Board. Council agreed to grant the board $975. Building permits were issued to: D. Pullen, shed; J. Boven, house repairs and siding; J. Van Beers, silo; R. Anderson, grain storage; G. Sholdice,. garage; D. McNall, addition to barn and siding; P. Nolan, house repairs and siding; R. Buffinga, residence, poultry barn; S. Wood, workshop; E. Hunking, implement shed; J. Hunking, implement shed; J. Burrs, mobile home; W. Cunningham, ad- dition to house; H. Ramaker, barn addition. Tornado... • from page 1 the time, was going to his parents' home in Hamilton at the time and drove through part of `the tornado's path, minutes after it struck. Mr. Heist was shocked to see what had happened since. radio reportsthat he had been listening to while driving only called for increasing cloudiness and possible thunderstorms in the evening. He said it was raining so hard that visibility was worse than any winter blizzard he had ever driven through in Huron County: Debris on the highway from trees to live wires also harp pered his driving. "It was just like a war zone." Mr. Haist said, "Trees and hydro poles were . down, and people had just crawled nut of the wreckage of their homes, and many of them were standing around in trances, but only the odd one seemed to be injured. The destruction was incredible. There didn't seem to be anything that escaped the tornado, including the fences, which were all gone, allowing the farm animals to roam at will." "I never want to see anything like that again," he stressed. AND SAVE ABIG BUNCH ON OUR. . 44iitti mee 0 1 JOHNSON'S ES' JOHNSON'S BABY POWDER Get Set Here Comes EXETER'S SILKIENCE JOHNSON'S BABY OIL —._. 125 ml. 200 nil. ONLY • .J ONLY 6119 JOHNSON'S PLAYTEX 350 m1. ONLY This friday and Saturday Only SAVE ON SPORTING GOODS, TIRES, MAG WHEELS, AUTOMOTIVE ACCESS%1PIES, ETC. We're cleaning out the corners, back room and attic at fabulous savings.' at the Central Huron Secondary School Cafeteria` N. Entries must bo in place by 11345 a.m. 'Viewing time - 3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Door prize's - silve"collection Use i arking lot at roar of t a school and rear'doors. For � mplete list of classes O'er to your yearbook r phone 48'24896 or 482.3884. 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