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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-07-27, Page 10Pae 2-- °The Winghain Advance- Times, Thursday, July 27, 1972 Stresses need of disaster plan The reasoning behind the pre- paration of a disaster plan for hospitals in this section of the province for which Wingham and District Hospital will be group co-ordinating centre, were out- lined at a seminar held at the hos- pital here last week by George Jones of the Ontario Hospital As- sociation. As the result of the day's dis- cussions, representatives of the 11 hospitals involved agreed to set up such a plan and run a test exercise in the third week of No- vember, a hypothetical flood dis- aster. In the course of his keynote ad- dress, Mr. Jones told the meeting of hospital, police, ambulance and other service representa- ,42 tive'S Impact Immediiate "As we well know, in disasters of any magnitude; people turn to hospitals for help. The job of pro- viding immediate medical and hospital care falls directly on the purses, doctors and hospital, mostly within or adjacent to the stricken . area, but ,sometimes quite a distance from the site. "The disaster's impact,on the community's medical Resources is immediate and demanding, whether or not the hospitals are prepared to handle mass casual- ties and irrespective of size or capacity. Reading newspaper headlines any day of the week may give us pause to consider that at any time fate can inflict a catastrophic change upon the community. "It may come in the form of the roar of a tornado, a hurricane or earthquake, or of course aircraft crashes, passenger train and bus crashes and others ... With the advent of larger aircraft and buses and the more hectic pat- ' • PATZ Farm Automation Stable Cleaners Silo Unloaders Cattle Feeders Andrew Berg, RR 4, Clinton 482-7282 rrb tern of life today disasters are be- coming larger and more fre- quent. "Hospitals can no longer func- tion in isolation in today's de- manding requirements of emer- gency situations and each must preplan its activities, not only within itself, but related to ad- jacent health care facilities and the appropriate community 'emergency agencies." Mr. Jones pointed out that the problems of planning for disaster are numerous and complex and vary from community tez com- munity. He outlined how an analysis of the problems can be made and plans formulated to meet the' problems. Later in the day, following group discussions or workshops, representatives of the hospitals in the region agreed to hold a series of meetings leading up to a comprehensive plan. • What is to be known as the Southern Group of Hospitals con- sists of Goderich (2) Seaforth, Clinton and Exeter, while North- ern Group will. consist of Kincar- dine, Hanover, Walkerton, Listo- wel and Palmerston. Wingham and District Hospital, will be the group co-ordinating centre by1 virtue of its demonstrated capa- bilities and its location geo- graphically central to the other two groups. Yuill reunion held in Belgrave BLUEVALE — The Yuill re- union was held Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Peacock. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Petrie of Herkimer, New York, and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Jackson, Tim and Julie of Warren,- Michigan, came the farthest and were' in charge of sports. The president and secretary for the next reunion are Mr. and Mrs: Clarence Yuill of Belgrave. NOW IS THE TIME Tb BUY A NEW WESTEEL ROSCO Grain. Bin We have a good supply of new Westeel-Rosco bins now in stock. Buy .yours now =— so it will be ready for use this fall. Westeel-Rosco" Yellow -Top" Grain Bins Are AvailableIn Sizes To Snit Your Storage Needs. . ' Fo :Prices On "Yellow -Top" -Grain :Bois' C'o tagt J1 ,RN ERNEWEIN ILIAilitil h+ YOUR WESTEEL-I OSCO DEALER Phone John Ernewein at 881.0187 or Bert Ernewein at 866-2880 I ESTABLISHED 1N 1936 We' specialize in a complete line of FARM EQUIPMENT McGAVIN'S FARM EQUIPMENT Sales and Service Ph. 887-6365 Brussels WALTON, ONT. or Ph. 527-0245 Seaforth S19rrb 1 111, tr. C Farm cash receipts 1926-1971 million olio 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 *EXCI ES.A, L• SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENTS EXCEPT FURDAIRY PRODUCTS. NEWFOUNDLAND FIGURES NOT INCLUDED. III Other Poultry eggs Dairy Products Livestock Crops • :•e:;; 2.',500 iR�V V''�►�`� • • ��+�+�+j+�o�e••e•••••••••I►•�1• ►•oma +e40ee444+ms . .. _•••:•••:• •4 reeirei:e:%ii*4 i�.iiiiei`i❖•i+i oo�►•�r�.o •►�e'+ri��e4e�e��•e•�ie•�•e•�•�••••••••►•�i'�►.o •,e•�+•`•+•++'R►+i °p ►+i �•+,+i •+ . • • • • • ••�►�e���e���•�e��:►•••o•�•�•ee�•be•�+4••O•eii»�• e••+'0•e�i•�e0i•••+�'••+•i!•� o+►• P'►•• • ❖} • • •�eAtt:;t44444:111:4;:.;:;:;:;: ! '•�:�i'_e!�i �ioi i.•�;+i; •+iv i icer►+i �•• 0 36 40 41.45 46- JO 5155 .56 58 60 62 64 66 68 71 Annual change ,000 ,500 1926 30 3135 Five -dear averages 500 STATISTICS CANADA reports Canadian farm cash receipts, which had been declining slightly each year since 1967, turned upward again last year and reached a new record high of $4,495 million. Chart traces farm cash receipts over a 45 -year ,.period and shows how the revenue was divided. Cash receipts were almost 10 times as high in 1971 as during the depression years of 1931-35, lowest point on the chart. Receipts for crops increased eight times in the same period, dairy products seven and a half times, poultry and eggs ten times and livestock 14.7 times. Big increase in livestock receipts accounted for the major change in product "mix". Livestock brought in only 21.9 per cent of cash receipts in' those depression years, as compared with 33.6 per cent in 1971. Crops accounted for 43.7 per cent of farm revenues in 1931-35 and only 38 per cent last year. Dairy products pro- vided 20.5 per cent of cash receipts in the thirties and 15.6 per cent last year. Poultry and eggs held about the same proportion of the market-8.9aper cent in 1931:35 and 9.1 per cent in 1971. "Other" receipts represented 4,9 per cent of the total in the thirties and 3.7 per cent last year. Serum free for Massasauga Rattlesnake bite .victims In Ontario last year, seven people were bitten by Massa- sauga Rattlesnakes—Ontario's only species of venomous I nake. Fortunately, due to prompt first aid and antivenin serum treat- ment in hospital, the seven vie- t'tihis survived. .. - The,:Ontario Hospital Associa- tion isconcerned that visitors and vacationers in "rattlesnake" country are often unaware of proper first aid procedures and the fact that free antivenin serum is available' at strategically 'located hospitals throughout the province. Time 'is important -it can mean the difference between life and death! Ontario's Ministry of Health recommends the following treat- ment for rattlesnake bite victims. Immediately apply a: tourniquet just above the bite. Apply tightly enough to compress soft, tissues but not to stop blood circulation.. The bitten arm Or leg should be kept at rest, and the ,patient taken to the nearest antivenin depot or hospital. Conservation . officers of the Ministry of , Natural Resources stationed in Ontario provincial parks are trained to give first aid. for rattlesnake bites. The public can purchase snake bite kits from Cutter Laboratories, 3079 'Uni- versal Drive, Mississauga, On- tario, for_$2.31 plus 35 cents -post- age. A kit contains a tourniquet, small scalpel and three suction cups. • In all rattlesnake bite cases it is essential that victims be trans- ferred to an antivenin depot. The bite of a rattlesnake' causes severe pain, swelling and dis- coloration within a few minutes. Other Ontario . snakes are not poisonous, their. bites • do not cause severe reaction and anti- venin treatment is unnecessary. Contrary to popular belief, Massasauga Rattlesnakes Jare not confined to Georgian Bay, Lake -Huron and the off -shore is- lands -they can be found from Windsor to Sudbury. And they are not confined to land; they .are 'of- ten seem swimming some dis- tance from shore. Masasaugas are born live, the venom sacs fully developed. Due to. reflex ac- tion, a rattler can inflict a bit when apparently dead. Antivenin Depots Where They Are—Barrie, Royal Victoria 'Hospital; Es- panola, General Hospital; • Chat- ham, Public General Hospital; Kincardine, General Hospital; Littler Current, St. Joseph's Gen- eralHospital; .Midland, St. Andrew's Hospi- tal; Owen Sound, General & Mar - OUTLINING OBJECTIVES of the seminar on hospital dis aster planning held here last week was G. G. L. Jones, rep- resenting the Ontario Hospital Association which is taking the leading part in setting up co-ordinated disaster plans in Ontario on a regional basis. Wingham and District Hospital is the focal point for a large section of Western Ontario. (Staff Photo) ine Hospital; Parry Sound, Gen- eral Hospital; Sarnia, General Hospital; Southampton, Saugeen Memorial Hospital; . Toronto, Hospital for Sick Chjl- dren ; Wiarton, Bruce Peninsula & District Hospital; Bracebridge, ),-Memorial Hospital ;• Collingwood, -General & Marine Hospital; Hamilton, General Hospital; Lion's. Head, Red Crpss Hospital; London, Victoria General Hos pital; Meaford, General Hospi- tal ; Orillia, Soldier's Memorial Hospital; Penetanguishene, Gen- eral Hospital; Port Colborne, General Hospital; - • - St. Thomas, St. Thomas -Elgin General Hospital; ,Sudbury, Dis- trict Health Unit; Welland, County General Hospital; Wind- sor, Metro Windsor -Essex County Health Unit. Remember Antivenin Serum is Necessary, But it is" Free , IT WAS LUCKY FOR TOM STEWART (right)' of Holyrood that his pickup was steered into the safety check lane here Monday. It was discovered his brake fluid had leaked out and the brakes were completely ineffective. He hasn't had an accident since 1912 and. doesn't want one. (Staff Photo) FOUR HOURS OF NON-STOP, MUSIC BY: I'll' IDAY JULY 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. ADMISSION: $1.00 Per Person MOUNT FOREST AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE '• • %•%f lfJf•� E SHE "ADVANCE -TIMES �STAFF WILL BE ON VACATION FROM' JULY 31Ti" AUGUST 12 The Advance -Times will not be published the weeks of August 3 and August 1.0. News items to appear in the August 17 issue should be mailed to Box 390 during the week previous to publication. I 111 0 lb . Best Entertainment ntertainment Value Valve of the Season Direct( from Nashville , DAVID HOUSTON 15 NO. 1 HITS AND THE PERSUADERS World Champion ,SHOJI Japanese Fiddler CREAMCHEEZE. GOOD TIME BAND in ai,return engagement Ask those who saw them the first time! All for the fantastic low price of ADULTS $2.00 - CHILDREN 75€ SATURDAY, JULY 29 k TICKETS AVAILABLE AT HARRIS STATIONERY For Reservations Phis 935-2931 HEPWORTH MUSIC HALL At intersection of Hwys. #6 and 70 111, tr. C Farm cash receipts 1926-1971 million olio 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 *EXCI ES.A, L• SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENTS EXCEPT FURDAIRY PRODUCTS. NEWFOUNDLAND FIGURES NOT INCLUDED. III Other Poultry eggs Dairy Products Livestock Crops • :•e:;; 2.',500 iR�V V''�►�`� • • ��+�+�+j+�o�e••e•••••••••I►•�1• ►•oma +e40ee444+ms . .. _•••:•••:• •4 reeirei:e:%ii*4 i�.iiiiei`i❖•i+i oo�►•�r�.o •►�e'+ri��e4e�e��•e•�ie•�•e•�•�••••••••►•�i'�►.o •,e•�+•`•+•++'R►+i °p ►+i �•+,+i •+ . • • • • • ••�►�e���e���•�e��:►•••o•�•�•ee�•be•�+4••O•eii»�• e••+'0•e�i•�e0i•••+�'••+•i!•� o+►• P'►•• • ❖} • • •�eAtt:;t44444:111:4;:.;:;:;:;: ! '•�:�i'_e!�i �ioi i.•�;+i; •+iv i icer►+i �•• 0 36 40 41.45 46- JO 5155 .56 58 60 62 64 66 68 71 Annual change ,000 ,500 1926 30 3135 Five -dear averages 500 STATISTICS CANADA reports Canadian farm cash receipts, which had been declining slightly each year since 1967, turned upward again last year and reached a new record high of $4,495 million. Chart traces farm cash receipts over a 45 -year ,.period and shows how the revenue was divided. Cash receipts were almost 10 times as high in 1971 as during the depression years of 1931-35, lowest point on the chart. Receipts for crops increased eight times in the same period, dairy products seven and a half times, poultry and eggs ten times and livestock 14.7 times. Big increase in livestock receipts accounted for the major change in product "mix". Livestock brought in only 21.9 per cent of cash receipts in' those depression years, as compared with 33.6 per cent in 1971. Crops accounted for 43.7 per cent of farm revenues in 1931-35 and only 38 per cent last year. Dairy products pro- vided 20.5 per cent of cash receipts in the thirties and 15.6 per cent last year. Poultry and eggs held about the same proportion of the market-8.9aper cent in 1931:35 and 9.1 per cent in 1971. "Other" receipts represented 4,9 per cent of the total in the thirties and 3.7 per cent last year. Serum free for Massasauga Rattlesnake bite .victims In Ontario last year, seven people were bitten by Massa- sauga Rattlesnakes—Ontario's only species of venomous I nake. Fortunately, due to prompt first aid and antivenin serum treat- ment in hospital, the seven vie- t'tihis survived. .. - The,:Ontario Hospital Associa- tion isconcerned that visitors and vacationers in "rattlesnake" country are often unaware of proper first aid procedures and the fact that free antivenin serum is available' at strategically 'located hospitals throughout the province. Time 'is important -it can mean the difference between life and death! Ontario's Ministry of Health recommends the following treat- ment for rattlesnake bite victims. Immediately apply a: tourniquet just above the bite. Apply tightly enough to compress soft, tissues but not to stop blood circulation.. The bitten arm Or leg should be kept at rest, and the ,patient taken to the nearest antivenin depot or hospital. Conservation . officers of the Ministry of , Natural Resources stationed in Ontario provincial parks are trained to give first aid. for rattlesnake bites. The public can purchase snake bite kits from Cutter Laboratories, 3079 'Uni- versal Drive, Mississauga, On- tario, for_$2.31 plus 35 cents -post- age. A kit contains a tourniquet, small scalpel and three suction cups. • In all rattlesnake bite cases it is essential that victims be trans- ferred to an antivenin depot. The bite of a rattlesnake' causes severe pain, swelling and dis- coloration within a few minutes. Other Ontario . snakes are not poisonous, their. bites • do not cause severe reaction and anti- venin treatment is unnecessary. Contrary to popular belief, Massasauga Rattlesnakes Jare not confined to Georgian Bay, Lake -Huron and the off -shore is- lands -they can be found from Windsor to Sudbury. And they are not confined to land; they .are 'of- ten seem swimming some dis- tance from shore. Masasaugas are born live, the venom sacs fully developed. Due to. reflex ac- tion, a rattler can inflict a bit when apparently dead. Antivenin Depots Where They Are—Barrie, Royal Victoria 'Hospital; Es- panola, General Hospital; • Chat- ham, Public General Hospital; Kincardine, General Hospital; Littler Current, St. Joseph's Gen- eralHospital; .Midland, St. Andrew's Hospi- tal; Owen Sound, General & Mar - OUTLINING OBJECTIVES of the seminar on hospital dis aster planning held here last week was G. G. L. Jones, rep- resenting the Ontario Hospital Association which is taking the leading part in setting up co-ordinated disaster plans in Ontario on a regional basis. Wingham and District Hospital is the focal point for a large section of Western Ontario. (Staff Photo) ine Hospital; Parry Sound, Gen- eral Hospital; Sarnia, General Hospital; Southampton, Saugeen Memorial Hospital; . Toronto, Hospital for Sick Chjl- dren ; Wiarton, Bruce Peninsula & District Hospital; Bracebridge, ),-Memorial Hospital ;• Collingwood, -General & Marine Hospital; Hamilton, General Hospital; Lion's. Head, Red Crpss Hospital; London, Victoria General Hos pital; Meaford, General Hospi- tal ; Orillia, Soldier's Memorial Hospital; Penetanguishene, Gen- eral Hospital; Port Colborne, General Hospital; - • - St. Thomas, St. Thomas -Elgin General Hospital; ,Sudbury, Dis- trict Health Unit; Welland, County General Hospital; Wind- sor, Metro Windsor -Essex County Health Unit. Remember Antivenin Serum is Necessary, But it is" Free , IT WAS LUCKY FOR TOM STEWART (right)' of Holyrood that his pickup was steered into the safety check lane here Monday. It was discovered his brake fluid had leaked out and the brakes were completely ineffective. He hasn't had an accident since 1912 and. doesn't want one. (Staff Photo) FOUR HOURS OF NON-STOP, MUSIC BY: I'll' IDAY JULY 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. ADMISSION: $1.00 Per Person MOUNT FOREST AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE '• • %•%f lfJf•� E SHE "ADVANCE -TIMES �STAFF WILL BE ON VACATION FROM' JULY 31Ti" AUGUST 12 The Advance -Times will not be published the weeks of August 3 and August 1.0. News items to appear in the August 17 issue should be mailed to Box 390 during the week previous to publication. I 111 0 lb