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'The report being .azued was:
one qtly rel. by the
Carlo government which calls
for areetructuringiteal4it
the prOirinCe. •
.The chalr> nam ;started the
discupelon with the comment that
:be , hadWaded . throtugh the'
P� aund ;found that 1
Some startling recom. .
m4;40.'He explained to .
- *embers of < the ` Beard, of
Governors who were not:faa
with the report 14S,VieWthat the
at,'yokeof local 'hospital boards,
eepecially in the region that will
incorporate Wingbamand
pistriet 'Hospital, disappear
beneath;a bogof 15 regional
area; and district committees
*4th:would be set up by , the
recd endatlon. ...
° Robert 'Gibson reported that he
ha%dbeen involved with the Huron
' County ,health ; Unit's brief
against the proposed health care
Plan,
.Executive Director Norman ,
Hayes complained that the plan
was ill .conceived. He added that
• he would be wary of�, !tacking the
report .because a .an attack
'should "be., 'supported, by .. arc
alternative scheme which is as
• =good or better than' the proposal.
He'could not understand how the
ovneat could expect the
ple of the province to gain
more, direct contact with the
government ,on health matters,
which is one of the aims of the
new scheme,. when the 'govern.
Meat 'insists on settingup an
• ever-increasing jungle of bureau-
cracy. Mr. • Hayes labelled that
notions orad tnic .and said „the,
by •: . netusa911 . , . of ;fns ► �lL t wA
fortably ensconced: in .an'un
y
wieldy lei of . boards :and.
committees .which have • little
local input.
WIII, BROADEN
The dhector' pointed out that
10 the matter will notate') just With
health care, noting that it
probably is less than coincidental
that • boundaries used , ifr the
scheme correspond directly to.
those used by the 'Ministry of
Family and Social Services
which administrates. welfare
programs. However, he held out •
little hope that government could
be blocked in the scheme since
Ab the Ministry of Health has been
re -organized recently to
commodate such a scheme.
Doctors on the board were
angry because the new plan
would eall for'hospitals to
become - in a lid,
facet of health care as well *the
fact that the oett 'M
certifyvihich, dOctors are to.
practise areas.
Mr.Hitterthe
only way to scheme
d��
be to produce briefs •by every
conceivable committee and
board involved IA health care and
to crush it, by sheer volume of
paw �,,
In bis director's report, tfr.
Hays told the Board of Cover*
nors that he had a "feeler" from
a psYchlatriet .in Cioderich about.
establishing a psyChlatrlc day
care program, ° in : the clinic
building; one or two daysa week.
The director emphasized that the
tggestion, is still only in, the
talking stages but he 'seemed to
favor the idea. . Mr*Hayes also
reported that , the hospital hal
been unable to get a full time
physiotherapist to Join the.
'hospital staff. At present ''•said
a physiotherapist "from 'Walker-
ton has been providing fit se r
vices'between 510nd,9 p.m, daring
weekdart but the hospital "°would
like to have someone on staff all
the tim,. The director suggested,
that the hospital may „have to
advertise in ��London for an ap-
plicant.
STATISTICS
In his statistical report Mr.
Hayes commented that the
hospital's average length ;of stay
period jumPed in June but added.
that there were definite reasons
for this. He informed " the board
that the length of stay had
dropped back in July and August.
One reason the length of stay had
climbed was due to adrpp in bed
occupancy, and, Mr. HaYes said
that the hospital •is still behind
budget in actual hospital_ days.
Board Chairmen Ritter queried
Mr. Hayes about the drop in the
number of post mortems per-
formed
formed "in recent months. The
director explained that most of
the deaths>which had occurred at
the hoepitalitee among elder
patientsand' tber+sfore tires
doffs, k the
histaeries, had no need to have
. L.
t ,attinide of
the Wives of 'deceased, is also a
i>as
number reducedumber of
p+ a .w tar He said
people don't want them -,
formed° on
of
family, Mr. Hitter wondered if
the .accreditation • committee
'might be a rned sept the
reductio,'in -poi martens,
w. assured by the doctors
'presentthat. the coMMittee wed
not be , verly. concerned.
The executivemotor then
taresented.two bed ;crate •increases
submattted, bY the Mletry : 01
Ifeailthh,'for board approval. The
Vint*Malta PrVosed .a bike in
se iaiiinivate rani frons x.20 to
rt. That increase involves the
difference between ward rates.
*hick are $53.10 per day and :they
semi=private rate. .They second,
increase
c �
>a 40, , .. lied ‘rates
for newborn infants, That. in*•
crime, was‘a proposed rise front'
$12,50 per day to $14.e8•per day,.
The hoard approved, the in -
cre,000*
Ur. Hayes Ike d t
tAllan Melees,
Jim, Marion
killed qtly a "c
would like the *MOW '
some equipment for the
Care Unit wb 1 Mrs.
Burney worked in
with
dOnations the family
fried and relatives to B'4a
lieu of,flowers. UrectOr
said a Plaque in memOry of ..
McBurney would be ,mounted est
the eft when it hesbeen
talled:'
' NEWh1$
Movingtnta new .bum, the
board tabled, a recommendation.
• from the Ontario Hospital
Associationcurtailing'
_tioni which called° for the
• -'
in
the hospital, e4Chn.
sugg d that mss;
a doctor in the - ha
smote :10 . patient =care areas
and;felt; .tt it was.no •,problem.
Cliaiinitin Ritter concurred and
added ythat , he didn't think
amoking,Could.be: "legislated out
of existence".
then reed; the
a~ lettter
. , ,apace .
• ealth that -all
Audit Com.
ttee words,
would': be b��,r lads i
fatCardiff sug d: that rather
strike,* whole new
Ornittee l hsps the. Finance
�{"� could Undertake fly
y , ' 1ponsibilities such a new
"committee might have..Dr.
• t McKi m put `forward asps that
%tie Finance Committee be
trimmed; the .Finance and Audit
' Committee* and, that the cor-
•�poration''s: bylaws be revised' to
' cover the r�►ibility .of' , the
`*new committee,.
The board ,then went into
committee of the whole to drums
-fie release. of ,• four risstered
,'nursing a$siotants and a
diset salon Of pay rises,,fo*' senior'
",perv>isory' nursing Personnel,
• ' T, a oard,p�assed apt motion that
.:tom inattnr nom erne 'tile morale,$
board other the region.
of
Jim Com,chairman of the
Management Committee,
re rtedt at d� the of
Ju110 staffsick days had been,ne,
timber
r�d,
nil m July to sit
andto,5 1�
rose �woo
reported that JuneSeen 70
ambulance calls,. July, 111 and
*Wit,:M,
reported had+
made to reefs a the west side
and front of the hors A aid the
of SZ,1000 bad beets spat them
Wallace
ehairmana added a bright note
with the disclaim that .tine the
which t
wpWork. at the rear of the
the
bMl
removing ovh chi
t handed over td Management
Committee for` ,further pinvei
AntiOn i
t
and on
action,: >n
r'e,
oars
-iiupervisors were granted an
*rage .18 per : cent increase
,:. which keeps salaries at the
linghatn .institution ,in, line' with
Huron -Bruce MIP Murray
Gaunt was quizzed on health
care, illegal -strikes and provin-
cial taxes. at the first September
meeting of the Wingham Lions
Club last week at which he was
the guest speaker.
Mr. Gaunt was asked' what the
government at Queen's Park
could do about the burgeoning
number of illegal strikes that
have been laying seige on the
province's economy in the last
year or.so. In asking the question
REGISTRATION —
Just a note to any girls who are
interested in the• Brownie
Movement in • Wingham that
registration for Members and
new members (age 7 to 9) will be
held in St. Paul's Anglican
Church on Sept. 24 at 4 p.m. The
registration fee is $3 and parents
are asked to accompany their
Ili gIr1s•
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PAPER DRIVE —
Remember myriads of Cubs
•and Scouts will be out on October
5 to pick Up all those papers we
hope you will have saved for
them. The boys are looking
forward to a successful drive so
again, please save an those
papers.
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BECKER'S STORE—
Residents who have recently
passed the frac and Break Bil-
liard hall, which is being leased
a by. the Becker's Corp. from the
building's new owners, will cer.
tainly have noticed a change in
the appearance of the place. It
seems quite certain that all the
work will be completed in time
for the store's scheduled opening
at the beginning of October.
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TOWN HALL -
After our recent comment that
it was about time someone
started the ball rolling to have the
town hall spruced up, we were
Informed that the cotindil had let
the contract for repairs to a com-
peny t I 'Oars ago. Well, after
waiting two years to get a prefect
on the road and started we would
like to re lteti to — it's about
Henry Redekopp. pointed to 'tile
recent Toronto. Transit.AAuthority
situation. •,IHe. asked ' .if tine
situation cOuld come to the point
where' a goverisment might .con,
older defiance of a hack -to work,
order in,the same light as a par-
liamentary' ,,vete of non-confi-
dunc�e.
Thee
sociation of Ontario has re-
gently begun '' campaigning
rough radio Commercials for
public support foil; the`. union's de-
aatl f or the t t ► stop work-
�� during etiations. Mr.
�t said die gnus in no.way in
i weth, workers employed in,
services leling allowed to in -
latter suggestion ,has been dis-, • ipg, :.
cussedin the Legislature butsaid
he could 'see no evidence=thaV'.the
suggestion will go any further
r
than a ratte�`ry' of
i c scussion.
4
�eat ACX 1H Iiid
p
modi marmot* JIM M ny factors'
which have brought about" the
present climate of defiance in the
labor movement. Ile suggested
that members of the labor force
and ' their unions are becoming
more and more militant. To this
he added the lessening of vigor in
law enforcement and the wowing
leniency in provincial. courts as
fundamental reasons for growing
disregard for the legal system.
He commented that the situation
is a country -wide, if not world-
wide, problem and is Wring so-
ciety in a dangerous direction.
The local member declared
that it has always been one of the
"seven wonders of the• world" to
him why intelligent people can't
settle their problems without af-
fecting innocent "bystanders"
who suffer when there are strikes
in the public service. He singled
out the situation that arose re-
cently when postal workers in the
country left their jobs because of
disagreements with the federal
government.
The speaker said that the
government may have to review
the Labor Relations Act if the
incidence of illegal walkout
rises. He went on to say that the
federal civil service has the right
to strike but their provincial
counterparts do not. However,
the executive of the Civil Service
FROM CHICKENS TO HA?'s the gr°usso ls-BIyth-Belpreve annual School pair had it all as
o:h1idrern from schools ire the areas vied for sports, agricultural and livestock awards. A
geed crowd showed up to see the children's exhibits at the 54th fair and in spites& the dis-
concerting cloud cover on Wednesday the event was a success. (Staff Photo)
Lion Jack Hayes asked the
MPP if the forthcoming conirer-
ion from the old .English system
"ern � ":` toe
a�►a en
to
r.
OW
the province. Gun .com-
mented
ncom-
mented thatit is a federal
schembut noted that the North
American continent is the only
one in the world still using the
English system. In fact, the Eng-
lish don't evenruse it any more.
At this point Wingham druggist
Lee Vance took ;a swipe at the
provincial government's new
Drug Benefit Program which is
supposedly designed to help
senior citizens and handicapped
Ontarians through prescription
subsidies. Mr. Vance complained
that the scheme was certainly
starting off • as a mess. He
wondered out loud why the
government had waited until the
last minute to issue the formu-
lary, which lists the drugs the
government will pay for, when
they should have issued it at least
three months before the program
took effect. The local pharmacist
added that it is now extremely
hard to obtain some of the drugs
listed.
,Mr. Vance also attacked the
government for not consulting
members of his profession who
work daily in the field. He com-
mented that many of the drugs
that should be on the formulary
are conspicuous by their absence.
Mr. Gaunt agreed that the ad-
vertising of the program had
been somewhat misleading and
had raised expectations unduly
among those who are to be affect-
ed. He recounted a discussion he
had with Dr. Dyer, the Ministry
of Health official who heads the
program. The MPP " indicated
that he had asked Dr. Dyer if all
the furor that had been raised
about implementation of the pro-
gram, had ,effected his view that
the plan was proceeding as it
should. According to Mr. Gaunt,
the doctor replied that most of the
complaints were coming from
Metre Toronto and those covered
under welfare schemes. He also
added that he thought a lot of the
problems were being caused by
drug wholesalers whose products
weren't on the formulary. At this
point the `MPP reported that he
had told the ministry official to
take another look at the com-
plaints because The hue and cry
was coming from all over the
province from all types of people.
Storeowner Lorne Carmichael
asked the MPP if the province
would follow the federal govern-
ment's lead and take sales tax off
clothing. Mr. Gaunt replied that
he thought not, and although
there had been such a move con -
littered in recent years, the legis-
lature had not discussed the mat-
ter for some time.
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assistant; started tr4ining at the hospital in a946and has'been ti ere.ever' sinee. Mi•
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Reg. N., will continue with her duties until later WOOL started at the hospifal"err
.and apart from a seven-year break between 1955 and 1962 has always worked' ire Vlilh=
ham. (Staff!`hoto}
Over 100 guests attended a
dinner in the Wuigham Legion
Hall to honor two retiring
members of the staff of the Wing -
ham and District Hospital, Miss
Edna Carr, Reg. N., and Miss
Fannybelle Weir, RNA.
Miss Carr ' has been assistant
director of nursing for the past 12
years and served previously as a
staff nurse for an equal ntunber
of . years.
Miss Weir has worked in all
departments including the
operating rdom and more recent-
ly in central supply, a total of 27
years.
Guests were received at the
door by. Mrs. Dorothy Finlayson,
and Mrs. Helen Casemore. Mrs.
Margaret Campbell with Mrs.
Donna Ayres were in charge of
the guest books.
. The retiring nurses each
received a white orchid corsage
presented by Mrs. Sharon Skinn
and Mrs. Margaret Casemore.
Miss Zina Hopwood a former
director of nursing at the hospital
said grace and all partook of a
delicious meal \served by the
Legion Auxiliary.
Following the dinner Mrs.
Florence MacKenzie welcomed
the guests and presided for a
short program. Letters of regret
from those who were unable to
An RR 2, Wallenstein woman
and a passenger in her car were
injured as the result of a single
car accident in the Wingham
area. Doreen Bowers, the driver,
and Patrick Altman of RR 2,
Mildmay were the two people
involved in a Wednesday ac-
cident on Huron County Road 12,
south of Concession 8, in Morris
Twp. There have been no details
concerning either person's in-
juries. Investigating OPP of-
ficers from the Wingham detach-
ment have estimated damages to
the car at $1,000.
On Wednesday, Rae Brecken-
ridge of Bluevale struck two
cattlebeast belonging to Lloyd
Taylor also of Bluevale. Mr.
Breckenridge ran into the
animals on Morris Twp. Sideroad
15-16, north of Concession 1-2. One
of the cattlebeasts was killed in
the collision and the other was
injured. Damages were set at
$200.
No one was injured in 'a single
car collision on Hwy. 4, north of
the Wingham town limits on
Friday. Kenneth Harrison of
Gorrie was the driver involved.
OPP officers set damages in the
accident at $200.
A Bluevale man, Douglas
Carter, and Glen Thompson of
London were involved in a two
car collision on Hwy. 87 at its
junction with Huron Road 12 on
Friday. There were no injuries
reported in the collision which did
an estimated $2,000 damage to
the cars involved.
OO Saturday, Pearl Wheeler of
Wingham, Lloyd Smith of RR 1,
Formosa and David Waechter of
RR 4, Walkerton were the drivers
involved in a three car collision
on Hwy. 4, north of its junction
with Huron Road 20 in Morris
Twp. No one was hurt and
damages have been totalled at
$600 for all the cars involved.
A two car collision on Hwy. 4,
south of its junction with Huron
Road 20, on Saturday did $600
damage to cars driven by Joseph
Dietrich of Parkhill and Mark
Armstrong of Belgrave. Neither
driver was injured.
A single car accident in
Brussels on ' Saturday did $500
damage to a ear driven by
Cathryn MCArter of Brussels.
She was not hurt in the accident.
The ' Wingham OPP detach-
ment reports that its officers laid
five charges under the Liquor
Control Act, laid eight charges
and issued seven warnings under
the Highway Traffic Act and
conducted 31 other investi-
gations.
attend were read by s; . Mac-
Kenzie.. ' .
Mrs. Nancy Brown, accom=
panied by Mrs. Elaine Nixon
sang two solos in her usual pleas-
ing manner. Her rendition :of
"Take Me , Back" stirred; 'the,
blood of those who • beast • of '
Scottish ancestry.
Miss Gwendolen Norris, direc-
tor of nursing services" spoke of
her close "association with Miss
Carr and Miss Weir and wished
y
them many ha years of
retirement.
Mrs. Mary Lee and Mrs. An-
nette (Oughton) Thompson
joined voices in two duets. It was
indeed a pleasure to hear their
voices again. Mrs. Nixon also
accompanied the duet. She is to
be complimented on her musical
talent and willingness to assist at
all times.
Mrs. Iris Morrey, who recently
retired as executive director of
the Wingham and District Hos-
pital, spoke briefly and expressed
her appreciation of the many
years of dedication of Miss Carr
and Miss Weir. Mrs. Morrey
stated "Retirement is wonderful
and is something to look forward
to. Mrs. Morrey presented the
guests ' of honor with a silver
dollar dated 1974 as a souvenir of
the year of retirement. This was
.a gift from Mrs. Morrey.
Mrs. Elizabeth Moncrief read
an address to Miss Carr and Mrs.
Helen MacLennan presented
Miss Carr with a gold birthstone
cocktail ring, a Limoge china
ring dish and a clock.
Mrs. Verna Steffler read the
address to Miss Weir and Mrs.
Eileen McGlynn presented her
with a gold birthstone cocktail
ring, Limoge china ring dish and
a two piece set of luggage.
The addresses were Composed
by Miss Hopwood and brought
forth many laughs.
Miss Carr and Miss Weir made
fitting replies and all joined. in
singing "For they are jolly good
fellows" and "Auld Lang Syne".
Fornier staff members at-
tended from Clinton, Winghant,
Godeich, Brussels Teeawater,
Luckrlow, Elora, Orangeville,
Stretford, Listowel, Widen •and
Walkerton.