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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-09-21, Page 1Since Copy riot Over 25e Thursday. Sept.•21. 1972 anges itai s LONGTIME MEMBERS of Huron Chapter 89, Order of the Eastern Star were honored re- cently when they were presented with 50 -year pins. At left is Mrs. T. A. Currie, PDDGM of the Huron Chapter who made the presentation to Mrs. Elizabeth Fuller, a life member of the OES and WM from 1939 to 40, having joined in 1922. Second from right is Miss Myrtle Beecroft, formerly of New London, Conn., -a resident of Wingham since 1964 who also joined the lodge in 1922. At right is Mrs. J. Gnay, WM of Huron Chapter. (Staff Photo) alkerton man killed A Walkerton man was killed aid a Wingham man painfully in- jured in a two -car collision at the intersection of Highway 86 and County Road 12, Morrisbank corner, Friday night. Robert Martin McClelland, 66, of Walkerton was declared dead at the" scene of the accident by Coroner Dr. W. A. Crawford. He had been driving north on the county road. Ronald Walden, 25, -of Wingham,`was driving .a truck east on Highway 86. He suffered chest injuries and shock and was admitted to Wingham and Dis- trict Hospital where his condition was reported satisfactory. The accident was investigated by Const. H. McKittrick of 'Wing - ham Detachment OPP. Struck By Truck Percy Colpitts, 26, Toronto, suffered an injured left arm and abrasions to left and right elbows when he was struck by a feed truck on the county road north of Wroxeter. He was employed by A. & A. Line Markers of Toronto and was marking the road when clipped by the truck driven by Thomas Steffler of RR 2, Mildmay. He .was treated at Wingham and Dis- r' in coflision trict Hospital and released. Walkerton Detachment OPP in- vestigated. Farm Accidents Jack Nicholson of RR 2, Blue - ale was admitted to hospital here Saturday with chest.injuries suf., fered when he fell off a load of. straw, striking his head on a baler at his farm home. His con- dition was reported' as satisfac- tory. In anotherfarm accident, 14 - year -old Earl Reinhardt of RR 2, Teeswater hurt his head falling out•of a hay -mow. uron board approves 5-year$623,00Q tab Ontario Ministry of Education will- be asked to approve a i>) e�year capitol forecast prgpos ing an expenditure of $623,000 fol- lowing its approval •by Huron , County Board of Education Mon- day. . • The plans include three proj- ects, two at Exeter, and one at Goderich. All but $23,000 would be xi financed 1133, debentures. In the Goderich project an old section of Victoria Public School, built 1910, would be replaced •by a special education room, a li- brary resource centre, three teaching rooms and office space for the 21 students from . the Queen Elizabeth School for. the ALONG THE MAIN DRAG The PeJr�lrim By Pedestrian CATCHES DANDY— Residents ANDYResidents of Wingham are warned that Warren Callan, local footgear merchant, caught, a nine -pound rainbow trout this week and should be approached with caution. Anyone,with a no- tion of following' suit should take, a warm parka, as. it gets pretty cold on Kincardine dock early in 'the morning, but that's when they're biting. COUNTS MOUNTS -- Total population of Wingham Day Care Centre is nowat the 40 mark, reports Supervisor Mrs. L. Lane. During the past week quite a few "part timers" have been added to the list, making for a pretty. complicated schedule. About half that number are en- rolled on a full-time basis. 0-4i--0 HEAVY DOWNPOUR— A torrential rain descended on Wingham for nearly three-quart- ers of an hour Monday afternoon, turning some streets into small lakes as storm sewers became blocked and overflowed, particu- larly on the west end of Edward Street. At that point water rose over a foot until a grating was cleared. Small rivers effectively rinsed the town streets and tem- porarily eliminated the litter problem. No damage was report- ed. •0.y FROM THE NORTH-- , Charlie Moore, former. White- church resident along with Mrs. Moore, visited with friends in this area for a few days. We still re- call Charlie as oneof the best column writers the A.T. ever had. He used to devote his talents to humorous reports of doings at the Armouries. Trainable Retarded. The work is e-1 pelted to cost $300,000. The work would not be under- taken until 1974 when the board might ,have a better idea -of pupil population trends, D. J. Coch- rane, Clinton, director of educa- tion said. The two other projects would be at Exeter Public School. Renovations to the school's heat- ing system would cost $23,000to be paid out of current funds and is included in the board's budget for 1972-73. , The second project would be replacement of . a section of the building built in "1938 with kinder- garten, music,`: art and science i rooms in 1973. Mr. , Cochrane suggested that t plans for a library resource t centre and home economics and industrial arts rooms at . the o school should be seriously co 'id- b ered. i Mrs. I. E. Morrey, adminlst tor of the Wingham and Piste Hospital, told a meeting Af' i directors last week that changes are about to be Made the entire hospital system , said that the names and structure ofdepartments within all' toe-'. pitals in Ontario will be changed, as will the designations of h pital officers from the board, level,' down. For example, the administra; TJ tor will in future be known as the chief executive officer; the directors who make up the exeet'', tive body will become hospital'. governors. Similarly the titles of` other department heads, such director of nursing, etc., will, changed. - t A bulky directive from the" minister of health wag on titre table but there was , not tinct the meeting to go into all the de- taiis of the manuscript which out.- lines the many changes in desig nations and procedures.. , The board chairman, J. T. Goodall, tisE. presently studying the . text; present its highlights at 'a futtfre: meeting of the. board. High Usage Since the meeting was,the.fir one since the summer recess, the administrator's statistical report.',, covered the months of Jime, and August. Her figures indicat-.'-`` ed that use of most hospital facdV ties is up sharply from the sam,., period last year, while the acts occupancy of hospital beds ha been reduced. The reduction of patients iii care has beeneffected by ;. shortening the length of stay, which, a few months ago, was a cause of some concern. The aver, ge stay in hospital is now well - within within the average for the prow ince. In addition, the home care. plan has contributed to a reduc- tion in ;bed occupancy. • Mrs. Morrey pointed Out NO although the smaller patient population is in line with a pfov- nce-wide* objective,. it, does create a problem locally', since he 'budget for 1972 was based on he higher occupancy figures. The payments from the Ministry f Health are based on the •sum- er of patient days and thus the ncome for the hospital will be re- treed. Expenditures, however, o not decline at an equivalent rate The board was warned that a sizeable deficit may be antici- pated on the year's operations. Admissions for the year to date 'total 2,143 as compared with' 1955 •to the same time last year, while -"total patient. days are 20,275 for this vear aaainst 21.851 last vear. are indicative of the shorter stay in hospital. More Treatments The number of operations is about the same for the two years, but outpatient treatments have risen from 5,891 to 6,782. X-rays are up by nearly a thousand, from 3,947 -last year to 4,936 this year: The total of laboratory tests stands at 41,890, 'compared with 35,274 a year ago. Electrocardio- grams have totalled 858 this year while there were only 679 last year and physiotherapy treat- ments have risen from 2,304 to 4,329. In answer to a question Dr. Mc- Kim said that the sharp increase in outpatient treatments is oc- casioned by the fact that the hos- pital is better equipped for many of these procedures than is the average doctor's office. The hos- pital receives a fee from the province of $13 for each such treatment and the doctor's fee is reduced by 50 cents. Financie Reporting for the finance com- mittee, Barry Wenger provided statements of expenditure cover- ing the past four Months and in- vited questions on anyi of the items. There was some discus- sion on the account;' into which depreciation allowance and capi- tal funds are deposited. Robert Ritter, chairman of the Management committee, gave the significant figures in connec- tion with nursing staff, employee health services, dietary depart- ment and ambulance service. The ambulances answered a total of 212 calls in the three month period covered by the report, to bring the total for the year to date • • Home care is reducing the need for costly hospital beds Huron County's Horne Nursing operation on the part of doctors Care program, set up during the and hospital. • past year and paid for in total by The plan was set up at the urg-, the province, is effectively re- :mg of the Ontario Ministry of clueing the occupancy of expen- Ilcalth as one means of cutting sive hospital beds. This informa- down the requirement for addi- tion was brought to light at last tional hospital bed space and the week's meeting of the board of very costly grade of nursing care governors of the Wingham and which treatment in hospital re - District Hospital, presided over quires. Mounting health service' by Chairman J. T. Goodall. costs have prompted provincial Mrs. I. E. Morrey, hospital ad- authorities to try for effective ministrator, read the report of methods to reduce expenditures. home care usage for the county Under the' home care plan pa - which showed that 10 patients in tients who can be `cared for in the Wingham area were benefit- their own homes are visited at ing under the plan during the regular intervals by registered month of August. Answering the nurses and their doctors call at inquiry of one of the board mem- the homesyas frequently as neces- bers about ' why Wingham had sary. A wide range of illnesses more patients in home care than were listed in the report for those any other community, Mrs. Mor- patients Who are getting home rey said that it is a matter of co- care. An additional incentive to • use the plan is the fact that all costs, including drugs, are paid for by. the province without charge to the patient. I Dr. J. C. McKim said that in his opinion the plan is now work- ing quite satistaclorily. He said that in the initial stages there were some difficulties, due to a shortage of adequate nursing staff. Now, however, more nurses have joined the staff, under' the directorship of Mrs. Cardno, of Seaforth. --Mr. • and Mrs. David Ober- holtzer have moved to Barrie to ,the home formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs. George Richardson and family. on Carling Terrace. Mr. Oberholtzer is joining the ac- counting staff at Lloyd -Truax Li m ited. A "MYSTERY" FIRE destroyed East Wawanosh Township workshop and contents in- cluding a road grader and tractor in an early morning fire Friday. The 100 -year-old build ing, at one time a Methodist Church, was not in use the day preceding the fire and the cause is as yet, undetermined. Losses were covered by insurance, but replacement of the building will be a serious problem for the township. (Staff Photo) 42 -pore than at last year. Four hundred meals -on -wheels and delivered months. Mr. Ritter also said that em= 9loyees in all departments within the hospital have appointed their representatives to act in case of grievance .procedures. He con- gratulated the training staff of the hospital-operated"nursing as- sistants' training school on the fact that all students who tried the department examinations had passed, six of them• with first class_ honors.` A new class of 22 has commenced training for the 1972-73 term, selected from some 125 applicants. A tuition fee of $150 is now required. Wallace Conn, chairman of the property committee, read a list of the projects completed over the summer as well as some which are still to be done before winter. He indicated that operations in his department are being ef- ficiently handled. By-laws The board chairman reported on a meeting of the executive committee earlier in the sum- mer, at which the continuing problem of the by-laws to' cover' election of board members was under further discussion. He had conacted the Minisry of Health ire' regard to this question, and had. forwarded the existing by-laws to them for a ruling on their validity and suggestions about helpful al- terations. So far ,,their reply has not been received. 'cardiac, Transmitter Dr. McKimsaid that the origin- al transmitter which .ivas used to send cardiac readings to Victoria Hospital, London, for expert 'analysis was not satisfactory and, tenM1p t np the same point and thirty-five were prepared in the three A GOAT OWNED BY Chris Procter of Wingham attracted _many children at the school fair, Here, Judy Carmichael of ' East Wawanosh Public School, grade two, and Vick Leis, of Blyth Public School, grade four, are seen petting the goat. Radio auction, in the works A radio auction and a Grey Cup draw are a couple of activi ties planned for the fall season by Wingham Kinsmen, who held their inaugural meeting- at Lee's Restaurant and Tavern Sept. 12. President Alex Strong was in the chair for the meeting whi'eh was well attended: Committees and project chairmen were se- lected for the coming season. Mac Ritchie reported a modest profit from the Labor Day week- end dance held in the arena. A special guest at the next re- gular meeting will be,Derek Nind of Listowel, depbty g 4'ernor for this district: et unique, since only two hospital in the province are losing it at present.. of t . Ptirp�;a iHe project $. to make instant tranm>sions o readings on the heart action , o,.f cardiac patients to a teams ,o heart 'specialists. in. ' London. These exports Can feu' advise on treatments indicated with:a mum of .delay. Dr. McKim also said that a new anaesthetic • machine is required for the delivery room and some ; improvement. must be :mnade m the air conditioning equipment m the operating room. It is hops[. that a building project which will. provide, among other things, a • second operating room, will be completed before the hot weather next summer. • Capping Ceremony, Mrs. K. M. MacLennan, spear ing for the Hospital Auxiliary, said that the gift case and library ..: carthad been kept busy .during the summer and express i `her appreciation for the many paper- back books which had been do- nated to fill out the supply on the ca. irtvies, MacL ennan also' referred to the recent capping ceremony which had been carried out to recognize the valued services of the "candy stripers" -the Volun teer helpers who have been assisting the nursing staff,a4, iota! of 351 hours -has been provided h these girls. A cap .represents, iia hours of service; a stripe on the cap 75 hours and a pini 100 hours. DeWitt Miller reported that sus public relations ,committee has decided to distribute a question- naire to hospital patients, invie- -ing their comments on'. a wide range of subjects related to the. bare they received in the hos- —*- pita• Chairman J. T, Cell,. proval at present. If purchased the total outlay will be about $600. This service is somewhat h yuil a"crelbon f'lige 'itoSO and commended the entire staff for their efforts to . achieve the igh standards required., Tolton .brothers buy BIu4. vale �utJ.-f-- WUliam A. and Timothy A. Tol- ton of Welland, and Port Hope have purchased the Ford pro- ducts outlet at Bluevale from Arnold Lillow. Natives of Walkerton, the brothers are both married and both have two.children. Bill, who has been in business in Welland, will reside with his family in Wingham: Tim, who has been operating a business in Port Local man hurt A Wingham man, Lynn Hoy, received minor injuries on Mon- day afternoon of last week about 5:45 when he lost` control of the motorcycle, he was driv}' g. Mr. Hoy was operatinglthe mo- torcycle on Leopold Street when dog, ran into his path. Trying to avoid hitting .the'dog the machine struck the gravel and went out of control. Mr. Hoy suffered scrapes to his left arm and leg. The mo- torcycle was not damaged. Wingham Lions spent $4,000 on projects A real "nutty" campaign will sweep through the streets of Wingham Tuesday evening next week when teams of salesmen from the ranks of the Wingham Lions' Club will put on their an- nual peanut sale. The teams were reported all in readiness at the first meeting of the club for the new season, held at the Manor..Hotel banquet room last Tuesday. The campaign will get under way early in the eve- ning and . should be completed about 9:00 p.m. Proceeds of the "blitz" sale of peanuts and other packaged varieties of Puts will be devoted to the community serv- ice projects carried out each year by the Lions. Customers will be urged to stock up generous quan- tities of the tasty confections and help the good cause along. Nig Budget More than $4,000 was expended on community projects for the benefit of Wingham and residents last season and with the loyal support of Wingham residents, the Club hopes to top that figure this year.. The annual financial .,statement tendered the meeting showed disbursements as fol- lows: health and welfare, $98.70; boys' and girls' activities, $208.27; civic improvements (piano) $100; (Memorial Park) $1,000; . (litter baskets) $721.88; sight conservation and service to the blind, $157.50; donations, $299.50; disbursements, special collections, $1,137.68; sundry, $359.85. In the unavoidable absence of Lion President Gord Walter, who was out of town, immediate Past President Lloyd "Casey" Case - more presided for the meeting. A special speaker for the eve- ning was District Deputy Gover- nor Ken Henderson of Palmers- ton, who spoke on the principles of Lionism Offer Accepted In the course of the meeting it was announced that the club's offer of $1,5Q0 toward installation of new reflective street signs had been gratefully accepted by the Town of Wingham at regular council meeting the preceding night. The club's cheque for that amount is ready to go along with an estimated $1,1100 portion to be underwritten by the town for the sign posts and installation, it was announced. There was a good turnout of members for the initial meeting of the ne season, plus four visi- tors, incl ing the guest speak- ers, Wi is Hall, Keith Henry and Lionel .raig. A Lions' zone meeting is being held at Teeswater on the evening of Sept. 20 and it was hoped that most members of the local execu- tive would be able to attend. Hope, will be living at ' RR 4, Wingham. _ The Bluevale franchise in- cludes sales rights for Mercury, Meteor, Cougar, Comet, Capri and Cortina cars and Ford trucks. The large sales and ser- vice Centre carries Esso fuels and lubricants. Arn Lillow erected the modern garage facility on,,Highway 86-87 in 1958, after completing 13 years in a previous Bluevale location. He has retained the television sales and service division of the business which will be moved to another location. Sale of the automotive business was effective last Saturday. The large display space in the Blue- val ing will be utilized as an utomobile showroom. Night school courses set Plans fornight courses to be held at F. E. Madill Secondary School are almost"complete and a wide variety .of subjects will, be covered, judging by the prelimin- ary schedule. New courses slated for this fall include small engines and out- board engine overhaul, personal grooming and hairdressing, foreign cuisine, woodworking, figured embroidery, pre -ski -sea- son instruction, art for beginners, writers' workshop and farm hy- draulics and diesel engines. Allso new is the decision to hold classes on Wednesdays and Thursdays (10 each night) and two othili courses sponsored by the Counly of Huron Health De- partment include expectant par- ent education and health educa- 4ion. Sewing classes, ladies' physi- cal fitness, typing, and uphols- tery, all favorites in previous years, will again be offered on Wednesdays. Further details regarding fees, registration and starting dates will be announced soon in The Advance -Times by E. C. Beard, who is in charge of ,the night school operation.