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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-05-29, Page 1tl A At a special meeting. of the Winghain town .aoune l on ' 'burs - day evening the residential tax crate was set at 123.06 mills, an increase of 21.18 mills over last year. Commercial and industrial rate goes up from 113.77 to 136.29 for an increase of 22.52 mills. Although a sizeable increaae was forecast earlier this year by -, MayorKDeWitt Miller, one of the rather unexpected factors was that the county board 'of education's increase was not too start- ling. In some nearby counties the amalgamated school boards /NNMIN }NMINN/NINNN/NIN►H N.NI.NNIRNIIIpNNN 1/N►.II011I1,IN have been forced to el mill rates 10114 creases. The Huron fouultY _�'a` 0: MOWS; schoolpurposes ,.-- Commerclal . fid kms 25AO ' 2;3.95), residential, 22 an Oft .. , 4r ..QIe° Purposes --Commercial and lndustr (-25,79�' lin 21.0i5 ,' dentist, 23:21 (In 1968, 19.76),.. The -summarized figures for the to' , of are as follows: (figures in brackets are the 1968 .rat son purposes)., r.7 MISS SHARON McTEER, valedictorian of the 1969 gradu- • ating class, receives her award from the chairman of the Wingham and District Hospital Board of Directors, Barry ' Wenger. The presentation was made at the graduation exercises on Friday,--A-T Photo. NN/IIIINN/I/NiNNNIIN/INIIIII iiiiikti ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The . Pedestrian A FINE'EFFORT-, The. boys and girls in the Diagonal Road area deserve credit for raising a told of $13. 57 for The Salvation Army. Kathy Nevery andlori Anne Guest were the key figures 'in organizing a Penny Carnival at the Nevery home, which was attended by children from the neighborhood Thursday and Fri- day. .The proceeds were taken to Capt. Copple on F r i d -a y • evening, as soon as the' last penny was tallied. The kids enjoyed themselves but the greatest fun carne through the feeling of having helped others. • LOOKS NICE - N. D. Cameron Limited has made a very impressive change. in their building on Josephine • Street. The offices have been ' moved from the main to the second floor to permit the use of more floor space below .for their stock.. The new quarters are most attractive. The firm has .recently purchased Odbert • Wholesale in Stratford and Dav- id Cameron is at present spend- ing most of his time in that city. THE AWARD FOR highest scholastic standing in the grade - sting class of trainees at the Wingham and District pital went to Miss Ella Mitchell. Hospital Auxiliary Presi*;', dent Mrs. A. H. McTavish makes the presentation.—WT.,, Hospital board studies capital spending needs The members of the Wing- . ham and District Hospital Board spent some time at their meet- ing. last . Wednesday. evening dis- cussing the probable needs for capital expenditure over the next few years. Edward Walk- ' er, chairman of the property committee, presented'a report which indicated the likelihood of fairly heavy outlay for equip- ment, and possibly for auxiliary buildings. , !. Since the Ontario Hospital • Services Commission does not provide funds, for capital ex- penditures, and because the .federalg overnnient, hasrannoun-=''' ced, that- no further " bed giants" will be available, the hospital . directors are concerned about • methods of financing necessary new equipment. ° • A review of the laundry alone indicated a need for several , new machines in the near. fu- • ture, with the possibility that the new equipment could not be housed in the present laun - • dry building. A suggestion has been made that the tirne has come to• seek the services of a central laundry which would provide service for several hos- pitals. • Although such .a service does not exist in this area at the • present time, some of the board members felt that private en- terprise might be interested in the establishment of modern laundry facilities. This aspect • will be investigated further. STATISTICS Mrs. Morrey, hospital. ad - ministrator, reported that there. were 182 admissions during Ap- ril. 9 births, 189' discharges, 8 deaths, 100 operations, 288 out- patient treatments, 429 x-rays, 6 blood transfusions, 53,043 laboratory tests, '53 electrocard- iographic examinations, 48 at cancer clinic, 1 post mortem examination, 657 physiotherapy treatments. Daily average of ' patients in care was 83.5. Board 'Chairman Barry Wenger • said that the official opening of the new training school build- ing will be delayed until early September, due to the fact that it proved impossible to secure a . speaker before that time. He also said that the board has ac- cepted ownership of the build- ing from the contractor. He reported on .a district meeting held recently in Lon - don which was attend ed by George Thomas, the hospital treasurer. Purpose of the meet- ing was to open a discussion with area hospitals on the subject of financing and the OHSC plans to •alter the methods of setting and approving of annual budgets Mr. Wenger said that an in- spector from the fire safety and explosion hazards section of OHSC had been through the hos- pital and his report was highly favorable with one or two ex - ceptions, notably the static electricity warning system in the operating room and obstet- rics room and the fire alarm in the new training school. Since these devices were recommend- ed by the architects, and in - stalled• only after OHSC approv- 0--0--0 TIE YOUR DOG -- Townspeople who are care- less about tying up their dogs to meet the requirements of the local by-law had better •warn their pets not to venture up Patrick Street East. Coun- cillor Marg Bennett so far has a score of two dogs captured and turned over .to the authori- ties. The second one was lock- ed in her garage while she sum- moned a police officer to take the beast away. When he ar- rived he poked his head into the garage, did a fast double -take and exclaimed, Holy smoke! That's my dog. 0--0--0 CONGRATULATIONS-- Our sincere congratulations to the many graduates whose pic- tures have appeared in the Advance -Times. 0--0--0 WATER STILL. LOW Inquiries are still coming in about the low water level on the Maitland. The Parks Board has explained that some work has to be done along the shore of the lower pond in front of the park and that the water level will be raised as soon as it is completed, 0--0--0 A CAT'S TALE -- A few days ago Paul V a n - stone was involved ,in' a pecul- ° iar experience. Two cats had been living around his place, but were so wild that he had never been able to get ne a r them. The other evening when he was sitting on his veranda he was surprised to see the cats appear, quite cline ,at hand and uttering the most mournful of sounds. When he tried to fol- low them they led h i m to a stone pile where two of their kittens were caught in the rocks Apparently the older cats were Wise enough to know that a human can be u se ft h even though he is not worthy of any close affection. al of the plans, the inspector will take the matter up with, Toronto and recommend °the necessary changes. J. T. Goodall, chairman of the management committee, reported that although nursing salaries had been settled a few weeks ago, on a basis which proved comparable with ' other hospitals in this district, the of- ficial publication of the Regis- tered Nurses Association of On- tario had recently released a new and higher scale. As a re- sult local nurses want further negotiations Opened. Since the budget of the .local hospital strictly curtailed by OHSC, an officer from that body will visit Wingham to discuss salaries here. The report also contained 'the information that , Miss Arm- strong and Arnold. Taylor had passed examinations as medical records clerl0 and both had high standings. • Chairman Roy Hunter of the finance committee read the list of accounts paid during Ap- ril. Dr. Mel Corrin, .reporting for the 'medical staff, said that I,M.ININI.ININ.IM..I.NIMI.I NNNINN.IIN. 41M� there had been some discussion: about the possible purchase or rental of a cardiac monitoring system, and said that all doe‘ tors were agreed that it .would - provide a valuable service if properly trained staff could be, made available on a 24-hour' • basis to provide the treatmen,ii indicated by the monitor. The i'. matter will be discussed further at a meeting of the Joint Cone ference Committee this week. Mrs. McTavish, represent- ing the Hospital Auxiliary; said that the rummage sale would be held itr the arena on Satr- .da rand azskedthat„the •publio co -operate - Dr. Lawless, the town's new dentist was accorded privileges at the hospital. Mrs. Morrey said that the 21 trainees from the'nursing assistants' school as well as • their .instructors had at- tended the annual meeting of the Huron Tuberculosis and Res- piratory Diseases Association in St. Andrew's Church the prev• - ious week. ' She also expressed appreciation to -;Drs. Hughes and McKim who have organiz- ed nurses' classes in the -han . dling of cardiac emergencies. • County Board makes several Huron County Board of Edu- cation, meeting in Goderich last week made several import- ant appointments to key- posi- tions in the overall. picture. .R. V. Whiteley, . 53, head of the Science Department of General Amherst High School, Aniertsburg, since 1966, was named vice-principal of Cen— tral en-ural Huron Secondary School" Clinton; Salary was not re wealed. Mr. Whitley; married with four children, and veteran of five years' service overseas in World War II, , is a graduate of • University of Toronto and On- tario. n-tario. College of 'Education. He taught at Napanee 1950,-55, Seaforth 1955-60.. end St., Vin- cent, West Indies, 1960-65 as an employee of the Canadian Government teaching science and mathematics. B. C., Straughan, a native of Huron County,' presently business,,admfnistrator of God- . . •erteh. District Collegiate. Insti- !PPo - as inted chief �ac . �tntant and office manager at a salary of $12, 000 'per year. L. R. Maloney, business•ad- ministrator of Central Huron Secondary School for several years, was named manager of purchasing and services at a salary of $l�, 000 -per year. Robert M. "Scotty" Mac - Vean, Bayfield, for the past 17 years civilian .construction en- gineering officer at Canadian Forces Base, Clinton, was ap- pointed plant superintendent at an annual salary of $9;200. The following teachers were Horne & School concludes year with potluck supper About 25 people attended the pot luck supper of the Wing - ham Home and .School Associa- tion: Monday evening prior to the annual meeting. Rev. K. Barry Passmore asked the bless- ing. Mrs. Jack Reavie, president, reported that there was $39.16 in the treasury. The Associa- tion will sponsor a banquet for the Grade 8 graduates and when all expenses are paid the funds will be practically wiped out. Mrs.' Kopas outlined the prob- lems the Federation has had with Quest Magazine and the matter has been placed in the hands of a lawyer. Pre -registration of kinder- garten pupils will be on June 2, from 2 to 4 p. m. Refreshments will be served..to the mothers and children by the Home and School executive. The Janetta Mustard Singers entertained. They sang three numbers, "Now Is the Month of May an English folk song; Praise by Havelock Nelson; and "There Is a Beautiful Land ", from the musical, Roar of the Greasepaint. The Singers were so well received that they sang "So Long; Farewell" as an en- core. The beautiful, blending' of sweet young voices was a treat for all and was evidence of what can be done through determination and hard work 'under a capable director. Mrs. McLean's class won the banner'for attendance with 14 points. This class has received the banner three times this year. making it the jreear's winner. • Mrs. Kopas read the presi- dent's annual report and the re- port of the secretary, Mrs. Pen- ny, who• was absent. O th e r members of the executive re- ported on the year's work. A question had arisen as to' whether or not the graduation banquet was a formal occasion. Mrs. Kopas said definitely not; good dresses for girls and shirts and trousers, or suits for boys' KAREN E. CANTELON daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Cantelon, received her Bachelor of Arts degree at spring convocation of Water- loo Lutheran University in the Kitchener Memorial At)di- torium last Sunday after- noon. Karen majored in. Biology. should be. worn. New clothes are certainly not required. Mrs, C. Douglas took over for theelection of officers. The slatepresented. by the nom- inating committee -was accept- ed .as read ani Mrs. Kopas in- stalled the following executive: President, Mrs. V. Reid; 1st vice-president,, Mrs. L. Phil- lips; 2nd vice-president, Mrs. B. MacDonald; program, Mrs. C. Douglas; social, Mrs. R. D eyell; publications, Mrs. R. Bell; membership?, Mrs. A. Wil- liams; treasurer, Mrs. G. Gib- son; recording secretary, Mrs. B. Penny; corresponding secre- tary, Mrs: N. Coulter; 'council reps, Mrs. J. Kopas and Mr: S. Beattie. Mrs. Vern Reid, the incom- ing president, took over the meeting. She thanked Mrs. Kopas for her work in the in- itial year of the Association and said there probably wouldn't even be a Home and School Association if it had not been for Mrs. Kopas. The new pres- ident also asked for suggestions 'which might help Mrs. Douglas in planning programs for the next t year. An executive meeting will be held Monday, June 16, at 8 p. rh. in the board room of the school. This will be a joint meeting of the new and retir- ing executive members. Su ; �.estions were asked for money-tnaldng projects and a book sale was proposed. Room representatives were informed that they will be organized as soon as possible in the fall. of Education appointments appointed to the staffs of the schools indicated on probation- ary contracts for one year: F. E. 'Madill' Secondary School, Wingham: Miss E. Beeton, Smiths Falls; D. J. Hawkins, Althouse College;, Miss S. Nichols, University of Western Ontario; K. Roberts, Macarthur College; N. Wolsey, Althouse College; D. -'Young, Univerfsty of Western Ontario. Seaforth District High Schook A, M, Stephen, Althouse Col- lege; E. B. Judge, ' Althouse College; Mrs. L. A. Tymchy- shyn, Stapler; Mrs. L. McKen- dry, Chatham -Kent Secondary School; Mrs. J. Davidson, bus-= ness. South Huron District High School, Exeter: Mrs. P. Shaw, business; Miss H. Hartford, Un- iversity of Western Ontario; E. A, Davies, Canadian Forces Base, Clinton; W. S. Johnston, University of Western Ontario; Mrs. S. Roberts, Althouse Col- lege; Mrs. M. Carson, Sarnia - St. Clair'Secoridary Sabot bl; ' Mrs; S. Haas, U of W.O.. ; J. Fulup, Sarnia -Northern CVI; S. Eddy, U of W.O. Miss A. Geil, U of W: O. ; Miss T. Stover, London Teachers' College; D. McClure, Sault Ste. Marie -Sir James Dunn CVI. Goderich District Collegiate Institute: Miss J. L. Cullen, Fort William -West Gate CI; Miss M. -J. powds, University of Manitoba; D. Feaver, Wind- sor -Herman Collegiate; B. M. Hertingtdn, Wingham-F. E. Madill SS; R. W. Hunt, busi- ness; P. O. Main, Colborne Central Public School; Miss J. Meltzer, Victor Lauriston Pub- lic School, Goderich; G. Rit- tinger, Kitchener -Grand River CI; Mrs. L. Ruddy, university, R. G. Wright,' Rainy, River High 'School. • Salaries of the above n e w teachers were not stated in the report of the committee of the whole which was adopted unan- imously. • Permanent contracts were offered to eight teachers in F. E. Madill Secondary School, W'irigham; four teachers in Sea - forth District High School; thir- teen teachers in South Huron District High School, Exeter; and three° teachers in Goderich District High School. , Having taught for less than three years in Ontario, the fol- lowing teachers will be kept on probationary contracts for one additional year to June 1970; eleven at Wingham, four at Seaforth, two at Exeter and one at Goderich. Resignations were accepted, with regret, from Mrs. Diane Please Tum to Page Eight Kindergarten .registration on June 3rd.. Parents who have children to enter kindergarten in Sep - tember areinvited to register them at the kindergarten in the public school. Registration will take place during the afternoon of Tues- day, June 3rd, from 2:30 to 4:30. Only children who are five years of age'before January 1, 1970 are eligible to register. If it is not convenient to go on the above date, please con- tact the teacher, Mrs. William Elliott or Principal T. S. Beat- tie. General Rate Education --High School Education -Elementary ................. 23.21 (1.8.76) County' Levy ... 2210: 419 35) 22,10 (19.5) Total 123.66 (102.48) .136.29 (113.77) Note; Public and Separate' school levies. are the Same IteOltleatial 05.40 (4`1.)12) 4 , ;2.x.5 `•(2`• . as elementary above. ° � ' ur departments increase this year,. due in part to *log costs: of wages ,and a terials. There will, of course, be �a sizeable. write -4)4x of:"d;+ebentr obligations to offset some- of the' increased ;egg* r mill,' rate is accounted f, A part of the higher that. several unexpected costs were incurred :CUs►. 1968 town in an overspent position at the year end.` `-- was a total expenditure of $69,722 in the public-wor „e. The:•ere some $17,700 over the ..budgeted figure. , from. highways expenditureys which could .spot ;be first of last • year., Other . departments which were, over were administration, $1,200; protection to persons , a►d pro (police and fire), $3,500; • sanitation, .$ *odd .wel' recreation 'and community services,: $4,504• . It should be'noted that of the 21 mill $increase for county and school purposes. on residential pro on commercial and. industrial property. , OTHER BUSINESS • To relieve the tension after a' taro, the council accepted• an invitation participate in a ,donkey baseball ,,game in ;June; game will be' used to Make improvements at. the 'halt dfa hoin the town park.. Councillor Bennett suggested :fat the council should a t�Clean-U ,:.., �y;i�t: vi►+eek o.-encouz age y. o and business people to spruce up the appeariinee Of the munity. The first week in Juice has been set aside ,for purpose. • • Virtually all of the towns expenditures by p . nts° The clerk was instructed to write the Department of National Defence in regard to a revision of the rates charged for steam'to heat the . armouries. NNNNINI/NNINNNfINIIINNM •.NNNNNHIRINNINNNNNM JUNE E. WILBEE -a former graduate of Wing- ham District High School, was one of 94 graduates from the Toronto General Hospital School of Nursing. . Gradu- ation was held in Convoca- tion Hall, University of Tor- onto on May 15. June, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Wilbee of Ethel, was awarded the Gertrude O'Hara prize for gentleness, neatness and general pro- ficiency,' and the Agnes Shields and Mary A. Powel Memorial prize for proficien- cy in nursing. Two ladies injured in car accident Two persons were treated at the Wingham and District Hos- pital on Saturday evening fol- lowing a traffic accident at the corner of Josephine and Patrick Street. A 1963 Falcon driven by Rus- sell Walker of Goderich and proceeding west on Patric k Street moved out onto Jose- phine Street where it was struck by a 1964 Ford driven by Robert K. Rasmussen of Wingham. The passenger door of the Walker car flew open on impact and the two ladies who were passen- gers in the.car fell out of the DOU LAS BIEMAN son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bieman graduated May 22, at convocation exercises at the \University of Guelph. Doug received an Honors Bachelor of Science degree in Chemis- try.—Beta Photo. Injured by horse- • conditiOn is fair Scott Wilson, 15, of. R. R. 3, Brussels, is in fair condition in a London hospital following an accident on Saturday when he was injured in an accident with a horse. He was brought to the Wingham and. District Hospital by ambulance and examination disclosed a fractured left ankle and skull injuries. He was transferred to London at 12.30 a. m. vehicle. Mrs. Walker suffered con- tusions and shock and was later released. Mrs. Carrie Mc - Guire of Belgrave was treated for a lacerated scalp and injur- ed chest. She was admitted to hospital but her condition was described as satisfactory. Mr. Walker was not injured. Damage' to the two vehicles was estimated at $500 by Wing - ham Constable Ron Zimmer who investigated.