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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-04-03, Page 10 OIE''SEQ "1[T TH1$' ISSUE ?►gle Copy Hot 'over Fifteen Oe uron hospital officials udy ways to cooperate WINNERS IN THE "B" series at the Listowel Tyke Tourna- ment last Saturday were the Wingham Tykeswho defeated " Walkerton by a 2-1 score. Referee Ed Hollinger pre- sented the Listowel Tournament Trophy to team captain Jay MacLaurin.—Banner Photo. yard chafrm en, medical staff. representatives and admin- istrators of the' five hospitals in Huron County met in the board room of 'the Wingham and °Dis- ; ct Hospital on Friday even. tog, Purpose of the meeting W,s.: to discuss the ways in which the .county's hospitals might work togetbeetowatd more ef- fective health services. Mrs. I. E. Morrey, adminis- trator of the Wingham and D.ft- tract Hospital, who hadprevious» ly been appointed liaison officer for the Huron area, presided over the meeting and was later elected chairman of ,the county committee: Dr. Brady of Sea - forth was named vice-chairman, Huron County is a part of Hospital Planning District 2B, Which comprises the counties of Oxford and Perth, as well as Huron. - Subjects under discussionat the meeting were: The possibil- ity of securing one or two radio- logists who would reside in the county and do the x-ray work Effect of regional govt. concerns conservationists Representatives of three dis- trict conservation authorities sat down . last week at the Mait- ,,,yaud Walley Conservation Auth- rLrity office in Wroxeter to dis- cuss what impact regional gov- ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian OUT.PF- .1P4PITAI - The congregation of Si. Paul's Church received good news on Sunday when Rev. H. . W. Hamilton read a postcard from Mrs. G. L. Davidson who has been hospitalized at Holly- wood, 'Fla. , for some weeks following a car .accident. Mrs. Davidson was released from hos-• pital March 22 and expects to return to Wingham soon.* She is getting around some with the ' use of a walker. 0--0--0 BEL VE IT NOW ?-- Ske `'cs who have always scoffed at the old lion -lamb bit where March weather is con- cerned won't have so much to say from now on. Although the .weather at the first of the month was delightful, and continued so for the next four weeks, the lion sure came snarling in for the grand. finale. Sow squalls were so thick at thelweek-end that at least one major car ac- cident was attributed to z e r o visibility. Drifting in the lake- shore area even interfered with school bus schedules -on Monday morning. 0--0--0 LOTS OF ILLNESS -- The local hospital has been jammed.to capacitymuch of • the time for the past two months, Flu in 'v a r i o us forms has ac- counted for an unusually high occupancy. Things have been more than a little uptight at the A -T office for three weeks with Lino -,man Ed Fielding floored by flu and the boss try- • ing to fill two slots at once. We are glad to have Ed back --even though he is minus 15 pounds. 0--0--0 HATE TO MISS IT-- • Sincerely regret we cannot be with R. E. "Mac" McKinney �► as he wends his way through Japan. Read his -letter in this , issue. We'll try to get a copy Of that picture of Mac with his arms around two beautiful ger- °slia girls. 0--0,0 4 NO FLOODS- The,mild weather which prevailed through March has eased the danger 'of any serious flooding in this area. \With one of the heaviest snowfalls in re- cent years up to the end of Jan- ° ► uary, there might, have been a serious problem. Hqwever, a good deal of the winter's ac- cumulation has already gently eased its way downstream. tip - less there are .heavy spring rains there should be little 'trouble. a ernment will have on conserva- tion authorities. Also -attend- ing the meeting were Ernest Nyitral, regional development officer with the`Departrtrent of Economics and Development, Toronto and D.l . Morris, ad? ministrative supervisor with the Department of Municipal Af- fairs, iiandon: Representing the Maitland Authority were its chairman and vice-Ohalrrnan W. L. Kelter- born otAglieveffell and George 'McCutcheon. of Brussels, field officer Ken Musclow of List, wee and .secretary -treasurer Mrs. Marlene Shiell. Irwin Lobsing- er of Walkerton and James Pow- ers of Chepstow, chairman and vice-chairman of the 6 augeen' Valley Conservation Authority were on hand as well as the chairman and vice-chairman of the. Ausable Authority, William Amos and Elgin 'Thompson, secretary -treasurer, Mrs. Carl Hume and field officer: -Terry McCauley of Exeter. Mr.1Nyitral gave the group. a brief outline of the history • leading up to the thinking in regard to . regional government. He said that municipalities when established were of a size that a man could travel to a meeting and home again in one day, and that cin the interval few changes have been made in, boundaries. Today a broader M scope Is" needed to take in such things as housing, recreation and technological advancement in many areas. Today's pro- . jects often mean that mo re than one municipality becomes involved in solving problems. To plan effectively areas should be larger and thus the move to change the format of Ontario. municipalities. Mr. Morris outlined to the group what has been done in the way..of planning fpr region* al government. He said: that an area at Ottawa region and one in the Niagara Peninsula have already had amalgamations to create large municipalities. He forecast t w o tiers of munici- pal governments. The first tier will be the large region of perhaps 100,000 to 200,000 pop- ulations which will provide an umbrella of government for large scale planning and pro- jects- that need a large scope. The second tier will likely be made up of amalgamated mu- nicipalities with populations of 3,000 to 10,000 people. He felt certain that there will still be a division 'of .taxation in the system so that some segments are not paying for services they do not have or need. He cited . the case of a rural population and an urban population to one municipality where it would Please Turn to Page Two for its five hospitals. This Ser- vice is now provided by dodo working out of London. The , same objective was discussed, ' the 'field of pathology. .Mrs. Morrey spoke of the per'' sibility that the present -hospital" jurisdictions might quite pos. sibly be altered, with 'the' ency toward regionalization, acid said that all .h o s p l t a l s In:° 6 Huron should seek accredited 'status as soon as possible. Wing. ham Hospital was accredited last year. Accreditation is 'granted by the• appropriate as- sociation to hospitals w h i ch achieve a pre-set and" very high, standard of operation in all` branches of their service. Representatives of the other county hospitals said that they, are working toward accredita-' tion at the present time. Mr. McKenzie, of the Sea forth Hospital;said that every effort should be made to avoid duplication of services where - ever .possible. He pointed out that in some.cases one central- ly -located hospital is handling laundry services for neighboring institutions. Another suggestion was that information on applicants for hospital staff positions , particu- larly those where specific skills, are required, should bepassed on from one hospital to the.oth-y ers after the positions have been filled. f There was considerable dis- cussion on the evident need' for a more realistic.approach to,. the problem of the Intermed- is "e type ofpatient. Those';' pe ns who do not require tlie, constant and expensive nursing. care provided by an active- , '- treatment hospital,. but who re, quire more trate than t=art provided by the ordinarynursibg home. It was agreed that the need for intermediate type care should be stressed in represen- tations to the Ontario 'Hospital Services Commission and the Department of Health. HOLIDAY WEEK -END POSTAL SERVICE No wicket or rural rout e service will be carried out by the -post office staff on Good Friday. The lock box lobby is °open 24 hours per d a y and street letter boxes will be clear- ed at the usual time. Mail will be despatched at' 6:30 p. m. Wickets will be open from 8:30 a. m. -to 12:30 noon on Saturday and full postal service will be supplied on Ea s t e r Monday, DEMONSTRATING NEW X-RAY equipment at Wingham and District Hospital is a consulting radiologist from London end a hospital staff member. The screen at the left of the picture provides the doctor with a fluoroscopic, picture for diagnostic purposes. -- - ---Advance-Times Photo. Will fly to Germany, n Sunday BLUEVALE--Mrs. W,J, Pea- cock was pleasantly surprised On Friday evening when a group of friends arrived to spend the 'evening. Games of euchre were played and a gift was presented with best wishes for a happy trip overseas. SIF Y Mrs. Peacock and her sister, Mrs. Gordon McBurney, of 'Whitechurch,„ will start by plane nn April 6th for a holiday in Germany to visit Mrs. Peacock's daughter and her husband, Corp- oral Larry Bode11, of the Cana- =dian Air Force. • They will also vlsit England and Scotland. IR' To discuss report with council Reeve J. Alexander Albert Stbecoming coon' By Shirley 1. Keller Huron County road budget gill remain within a toad levy of 10.0 mills for 1969. This was announced Friday by county, en- gineer Jim Britnell who present- ed a road report submitted by Elmer Hayter, Stanley reeve, chairman of the Toad commit- tee. Total road expenditures will. 40 be $2,121,000 with the county chipping in $'11, 8010. Ro ad maintenance will cost $572,004 road construction, $629, 000;. bridge construction, $310.000. Road construction includes Road 30 Fordwich, 4 miles south,. $60,000; Road 12 Wroxetersouth, 2.5 miles, $60,000; Road 8, Development Road 904,.6 miles, $25,000; Road 2 D.-ashwood NEW O NER§—•Norm Welwood, left, has sold the Wingham Motel to Mr. and Mrs. R. R. " ick" Jamieson of Scarborough. The new owners took possession of the 18 -unit motel and adjoining residence on April lst.—A-T• Photo. New x-ray equipment now in operationat hospital • The Wingham and District Hospitalhas just recently taken possession of one of the newest and most advanced x-ray units available. . The machine, manufactured by Canadian General Electric, incorporates the. use of a tele- vision -type screen and a central transistorized control panel. Operation of the unit is easier than conventional type x-ray machines and offers the technician or doctor many ad- vantages. • The x-rays may be taken in subdued light condi- tions rather` than the almost to- tal darkness previously used. Patients also. benefit by being Marilyn Irwin wins poster prize Marilyn Irwin, Grade -8 stu- dent at the Wingham Public School, won first prize in the senior -division of a county -wide poster contest. • . • The contest, which- was spon- sored jointly by the. Huron Coun- ty Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society, the Huron Tuberculos- is and Respiratory Diseases As- sociation and the Huron County Health U'nit involved entrants from all of the county's elemen- tary schools. Four prizes were - offered for the best posters de- signed to emphasize the dangers of smoking: Second prize winner in the senidr division, Grades 5 to -8, was Elizabeth Ging e'r'i ch , a Grade 8 student at Zurich. First prize in the Junior division, Grades 1 to 4, was won by Car- olyn Perry, Grade 4, Exeter Public 'School and second prize in that division went to Larry Burke, a Grade 4 student at St. Mary's Schooldin Goderich. ' The prizes were $15.00 for first prize and $5.0.0 for second,, able to se their surroundings and feel gore at ease.. The x-ray machine is mount- ed,on an overhead apparatus that, affords easy movability of the unit. The table on ,which thepatient lies• may be moved from a horizontal to a vertical position by the attending tech - United Church received 34 • on Palm Sunday At the Palm Sunday morning service, 34 new members were received into the fellowship of the Wingham United Church. ' Received by profession of faith and confirmation were the following people: Tom Mc- Laughlin, Diane Stainton, Alma Beard, Cheryl Wingfield, Don- na Deyos, Mardi Adams, Susan Underwood, Marilyn Irwin ; Ron Orien, Beverley Burchill, Brad Twis, Ellen Gorrie, David Lloyd, Douglas Casemore, Rae Robinson, Steve Lloyd, Mrs. Jack Nevery, Brian Cameron and William DeVos. Received by transfer from other congregations were the following: Mr. and Mrs. Grant Wall, Donna Wall, Mrs. ' Brian Cameron, Mrs. William DeVos, Mr. and Mrs. Murray McLen- nan, Mr. and Nits. Bert Johnson, Jack Nevery, Mrs. James Toth, Mr. and Mrs. William Robinson and Mr. and Mrs. Ron Thomp- son. homp- son. ° Mrs. Mustard's fine junior choir was in attendance and sang delightfully, "Children of Jerusalem". The senior choir anthem was "0 Sacred Head ". Mr. Passmore continued his series of sermons on the Apos- tle's Creed, "'rhe Forgiveness of Sins". He stated that Christ .died not for our sins,, but be- cause of our sins and God's un- failing love for man. nician without disturbing the position of the patient. An au- tomatic stop and kick - over switch eliminates possibility'of the table striking against the floor or ceiling when changing positions: The switch permits the table to extend only'to a certain measured distance from top to bottom and automatically adjusts in theproper direction. The doctor may view the in- ternal organs of the patient on a fluoroscope screen while the machines passes over the body. This enables the doctor to make a diagnosis of the ailment be- fore taking x-rays. The patient is required to consume a portion Of batjium, a. chalk -like liquid,. and the unit follows the path of the barium as it passes through the organs and transmits the pic- ture to the screen. The doctor may then discover the exact lo- cation of the trouble area and x-ray that portion of the body. The picture projected on the screen may be seen in negative or positive form depending on which the doctor prefers. After the x-rays are taken, the film is placed in an automatic de- veloper and is available for '- reading within 90 second$. Film quality is immensely enhanced by the new machin- ery. The film image is sharper and easier to read. Advanced radiation protection devices have been incorporated into the new equipment as an added pre- caution 91ST BIRTHDAY Mrs. Ira Campbell of Bel- grave celebrated her 91st birth- day at home on Saturday. On Friday she was honoured with a birthday dinner and guests in- cluded Mrs. Olive Campbell. Bruce and Lorne, Mrs. Gladys VanCamp, Mrs. Ivy. Cloakey and -Sandra. She received many gifts and cards from Thessalon, The Bahamas and Belgrave area. south, 6 Iles, $182,000; and Road 14, Dublin north, $'25,,.000+. Two new bridges are plan. ned--Benrni1ler Bridge on Road 27, $215,000; and a Mfddleic,IP - boundary bridge, $2$,000 (Hur- on share).. Mr. 'Brftnell, reported the de.- partment of highways had giv n indication of a tight money pol- icy. He said;, "We have been. cautioned that the Ontario, Gov- ernment may not be -in a pose- don to finance'100 per cent,•of the supplementary by-laws ,ancf if so it may be necessary,_ta de- rete some :projects froth .the pr„o gram. We will not be in a po`' sition to advise: cou0.0.1 ufltH: we receive word Frohn the P8Q, .perhaps. in. late MApril, or gay* This will complicate our norm-, al practiceof early tender, alts on some projects since •we felt it would be foolish to award tenders for work that may not be approved by the DHQ. " • Mr, Britnell also explained that with most road contracts' • now called for hot mix paving, itis not assured the DHOwH, ap prove'it. • He claimed the 'de- partment has reason to believe some :roads have been "over, - built" throughout the province' and said plans -now call forroads which are "just ildequate" and not "luxurious".. Council referred a Desirable Road System report :back tri the road committee for. futther study .lieu. Jack Alexander,_, reeve of Wln*ham . and Cl • • ence Boyle, reeve of Exeter, . said they wished. coun .grant them an'61/ Pgistii,s the reeort wit :spectiv'ecouncs: Wellington Street inFceeter and Albert Sheer in :WingheM would be taken'over as'county:. roads if the report had been ac- cepted. • Mr. Alexander showed vio .. lent opposition to the :plan and suggested Wingham would be much better satisfied to main- tain the road under its own road system than to tum it over to the county. Albert Street, he said, was in excellent condition now at considerable expense to Wingham. Mr. Boyle had no strong ar- gument against the plan but did indicate surprise at the county's interest in the street., Both streets are main arteries leading to industrial sites with- in the towns. ' For that reason the county feels duty bound, ac- cording to a criteria establish- . ed by the Minister of Highways . for desirable County Roads in urban areas, to take over the • two streets. Some displeasure was regisr tered by Goderich reeve, Harry Worsell as well when the report showed that parrs of Elgin, Wel- lington and Harbour Streets, have been designated as county roads. New owners take over at motel • The Wingham Motel, locat- ed a mile south of town on Highway 4, has new owners this week. R. R, "Dick" Jamieson and his wife, "Shirley, have purchased the business from Norman J. Welwood. Norm built the original units of the motel seven years ago and twice since that time has added more units for a total of 18' rooms. The Welwoods have purch- ased Harry McArthur's home on Boland Street and . tr oved into town at the end of the week. , Mr. and Mrs. Jamieson and their two sons, Guy and Dean, have been residents of Scarboro, where Dick was engaged in the sales for a soft drink concern. Since service with the armed forces in World War II he has resided in the Toronto area. His interests include curling and golf, as well as minor hockey. The Jamiesons are members of the Presbyterian Church,