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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-09-18, Page 14 ,The PrOletn of overcrowding of boopitat. acilities and the occa- sional needto place beds in the corridors ,became a topic for ex- tended . discussion during last Wednesday's meeting . of the Wingham and District Hospital Board of Governors. The sttua- tion was Brough 'to light in a let- ter from Fire Chief Dave Croth- ers to the board, reporting on sev- eral unscheduled and unan- nounced inspections of fire haz- • ards. Chief Crothers informed the board that. placing beds in the,. corridors was in contravention Of both the .Fire Code and the Fire Marshall's Act. The letter ex- plained that the beds created a Area polling • places Iisted Election day has finally ar- rived, and over 100 polling places have been organized in the Huron -Bruce riding. for the con- venience of voters. In Wingham, the polling places are: subdivi-' sion 91, residence of Elmet/ Ire- land; 92, 93, 98, •Wingham Town Hall; 94, PUC building; 05, Sunoco Service Station; 96, resi- dence of Carl Casemore; 97, Bowling Green Club House. Turnberry Township: 87, resi- dence of Hazel Saint; 88, resi- dence of .Jackson Dunkin; 89, Turnberry Township garage; 90, Bluevale Community Hall. Howick Township: 99, resi- dence .of William Taylor.; 100, Greenley General Store; 101, Wroxeter Community Hall; 102, Gorrie Hall; 103, Fordwich Hall; 104, residence of Wilfred Greg- ory ; 105, Newbridge .Orange Hall. 4. West Wavy nosh w ns i P s..�„t,.... �w 113, West Wawanosh Township Hall; 114, residence of Mrs. A. Bere; 115, Auburn Public Lib- rary. East W,awanosh Township: 116, residence of Roy Taylor; 117, residence of Philip Dawson; 118, Belgrave Arena; 119, Snell's iiestaurant. Morris Township: 122, resi- dence of Mrs. James Casemore; 123, residence of Carl Johnston; 124, Women's Institute Hall; 125, Morris Township Fall; 126, resi- dence of James Wilson; 127, Marks Garage in Walton. Although results, from the advance polls . held Friday, Saturday and Monday will not be made public until -the total elec- tion results are completed, the returning 'officers have reported 265 voters at the advance rpolls in Wingham, and 87 in Brussels. Figures for Port Elgin and -Kin- cardine were not available at the time of publication. Sept. 26 is final date for objections to zoningby-Iaw Property owners within the Town of Wingham last week re- ceived official notice that By-law 1559, to regulate land use within the corporation, will be submit- ted to the Ontario Municipal Board for approval. The by-law in question covers what is generally known as muni- cipaLzoning and the mailing of the official notice was accom- panied by a copy of the by-law with its zone map. The by-law was 'missed by the Corporation of Wingham on Sept. 30 last year, but does not become law until it is approved by the Municipal Board. Public meetings were ' held prior to the adoption of the by-law by local council, after which several changes were made where individual properties were f concerned. However, a date has been set for final objections or notice of support for the by-law. Any person who wants to file an objection, or to register support must do so in writing to the town clerk not later than Sept. 26, 1975. If the Ontario Muni ipal Board deems it necessary a ttrther con- sideration of objections or sup- ports may be set by the board, time and place for which would be announced. hazardous sitttauiell , $ifce they impeded exit in case of a fire in the hospital. Executive director Norman Mayes explained that the situa- tion was not constant but did eXist at certain peak periods of occu- pancy. lie proposed that a base occupancy of 90 beds'be estab- lished, leaving 10 beds free for emergency admissions. . Dr. J. C. KeKim agreed that the bed situa- tion was bad at times but argued that if emergency admissions in- creased for any reason, beds in the corridors would be un- avoidable unless the board set a. policy refusing any admissions over the 100 bed occupancy art the hospital. If the board set such a tiol'Ycy, Dr, McKim said, hospital em- ployees would have to try to com- ply with it. He asked, however, that the matter be referred to the Adtnission and Discharge Com- mittee for an opinion. ' Ironically, the statistical report for August cites the occupancy Leo Club proposed for Wingham youth Aspiring young `lions' and `lionesses' in 'the Wingham area might soon have their own den if the hopes of the Wingham Lions Club are successfully fulfilled. At the first regular meeting of the year last Tuesday, President Archie Hill proposed that a "Leo Club" be formed in the area. The 'club would incorporate all qualifying young men and women 15=21 years old into a youth organization sponsored and supervised by the Lions Club and officially recti nized by Lions Int rh , oat o a1 er , �e tat u ed � r- stated pp. ry: b" �: w t' d to la al stimulate the acceptance of high ethical standards in all occupa- tions, develop leadership, gain experience through service to the community and promote interna- tional understanding. - Within one year of, the first approval for Leo Clubs in 1968, 200 clubs were organized in 18 countries. Since then, Leo. Clubs are being accepted at a rate of 40 clubs per month. Activities include youth ex- change .programs, camps, work with handicapped children, aid to the blind, school 'safety programs and various social, and recrea- tional events. All interested young people are asked to contact Mr. Hill or any- member nymember of the Wingham Lions. The meeting was highlighted by guest - speaker Rev. John Roberts of Belgrave. Mr. Roberts described his homeland, Wales, and compared some of -its features with those of Canada. In other business, Mr. Hill named . the members of various committees for the coming year, and Lee Vance reported on pro- jects organized by the Crippled Children's Committee. rate at 69.8 per cent, elzi Qst 10. per cent less than the average calculated this year to date. Last year's figure was closer to an 80 per cent average. Mr. Hayes ex- plained that the overcrowded state, therefore, was only an occasional occurrence. The more taxing, if less publi- cally-evident problem of the laundry room area, was also brought under discussion. The Approval for hosit Final. approval has been re- ceived from the Ministry of Health for the 1975 operating budget of the Wingham and. Dis- trict Hospital. Thi hospital's board of governors was informed last Wednesday that a total of $2,045,379 has been approved by the ministry on the basis of a budget proposal submitted in De- cember of 1974. - The total includes $1,833,910 for in-patient care and $211,469 for out-patient care. Also approved was $6,212 for chronic care, $71,017 for ambulance costs and a $5,000 municipal tax. The minis- try digallowed $4,980 of the budget, mainly. reflected in the salary allowances exceeding government guidelines set for the , year. The hospital, however, will carry the complete cost of salary increases, retroactive .to July. 1, for hospital tersonnel not in the Ontario Nursing Association. A letter from the Deputy Minister of Health sent to Executive Di- rector. N i- recttr-N rm a Ha Y es' ex 18 ie d that.bti p te�iieticthlt` "'tl�tld et stip missions or ONA members rs could be approved since funds were 'board had "discussed theproblemthe board that the .committee in- earlier this year whoa -.the, spected the situation and found it Canadian Council on uspit ' "an area for concerti". He said Accreditation included a -seg '.temperatures of over 100 degrees gestion'for improvement:.' in the', were recorded in the area and area whenever building) co idifi , `recommended. that the rooms be tions permit. Thelaundry room 11 Separated due to the' excessive located directly over the;' POO* heat generated. The solution, room, resulting in very tit lei - `however, hinges on the building peratures in the area; ' 1 ' :grogram of the hospital. Wallace Conn, reporting for t property committee, inform. In other business, the board ;Was informed that Dr. G. Horner ;:has applied for privileges' in, the • "r%-' hospital as an active consultant in pathology. The board approved ^the application- on the recom- tnendation of Dr. McKim.` t' Five members of the board will •attend a meeting in Qctober to ;discuss the formation of a district health council. The meeting, to be ' held in Goderich, is organized by -the, Huron County Board of HHe lth, Mr. Hayes explained that h, Meeting would be a 'social vening' to discuss the available altrnatives and methods of orga- A decision made last year .tied nization. "It may never come to the salary increases for these a xt4::more than a discussion," a said ployees to the ONA rate ° #ori. ,=but suggested it Was necessary to reasons of equity. The present ,'show the government at some - decision of the Ministry, M>T, thing is being 'done: a don't Hayes suggested, is, political hit want to get hooked into anything nature. He proposed that -the we' can't control," he said, hospital board approve the pay- .. On recommendation from the merit of '.the increases, totalling,` Medical Advisory Committee over $12,000, from funds cur. ' trained nurses and staff will now rently available. The funds will be allowed to perform certain cover the increases for the latter duties previously restricted to half of 1975, but board members doctors. These include starting insisted they would not be pre- k,;intravenous medication, per - pared to make ' thesameforming arterial puncturesan, allowance in 1976 if the ministry - cardiac massage, oxygen thea held to its stand. , ;toy, removal of splinters and re - Mr. Hayes explained that the inforcement- and removal of 1976 budget would incorporate -Fats. They will also be allowedto the needed funds for next year's "'administer certain drugs and increases, but the possibility'Medications without prior au - 0rat ot frott a doc1 y 1 � 1 • also informed � eiiesda that two members of the hospital staff have success- fully completed one year of a hospital administrationcourse. Gordon Baxter and Miss Gwen Norris were both commendedfor their work and success. receiv al budge' available but that increases non-ONA personnel would not ?ie funded. The non-ONA hospitt employees,. include several partment heads and the technjc staff, laboratory and X-ray t nicians. exists a the that �rqo ti be be Id a d• lo�uv i s i. `bio Mr. Hayes .said, we ll fight it ori settlement." Patrols now on duty The school .safety patrols started their duties last Wednes- day,' and to all intents and pur- , poses the project, to date, is a success. Over 20 students from the Wingham Ppblic School and the Wingham "Sacred Heart School act as volunteer cros?ing guards at specified intersections in town. The program was organized by Sergeant Ron Zimmer of the Wingham Town Police under the aegis of the town council. The organization was no easy task: it entailed enrolling the students in the plan, obtaining the approval of the respective parents; in- structing the guards in their duties and mapping out the sta- tions subject to approval by both the school authorities and the council. The job was finally finished last Tuesday, and the patrolmen and patrolwomen started their jobs Wednesday afternoon. The patrol positions, (narked by white 'school crossing lines, are at the intersections of Josephine and Patrick, Josephine and John, Frances and Patrick, Frances and John, Frances and Victoria, Catherine and John, Catherine and Victoria, Catherine and Cornyn, Carling and Victoria, Carling and Cornyn. The intersections will soon be marked with additional signs indicating that school patrols are stationed there at certain 'hours. The patrol members are identi- fied by the badges and orange fluorescent belts and cross straps. Orange raincoats have also been purchased. The volunteer guards are covered under the town liability policy and an extended accident insurance policy. • Damage slight in car fire The Wingham Fire Depart- ment answered two fire calls last week, neither of them serious. The first call came Sept. 9 around 4 a.m. and was set off at the senior citizens' building on Bristol Terrace. The call was in- vestigated by three members of the department who discovered a malfunction in the fire alarm system. The second call came Saturday from the Manor Hotel. The alarm was a car fire caused by fluid from the power steering system which got overheated and took fire. Chief Dave Crothers re- ported no serious damage in the fire. THE WINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL safety patrol poses for an introductory picture before starting their crosswalk duties last week. They are: front, Mike Rantoul, Reuben Jacklin, Danny Thompson, Richard Daugherty; seconct row, Shelley Jones, Janet Storey, Stephan Nichols, Ken MacLean; third row, Caryn Mann, Lynda Wittig, Sgt. Ron Zimmer, police co-ordinator, Ken Hopper and Rick MacLennan. HERMAN, THE DOG, doesn't look too happy abottt'his part in theschootfil complain too much about the a#ention he received from Sarah lougliee� taar and Susan Elston. LaMarsh Comm. on will sit for hearhi 1 o t W ham hasbeen selected as ih . theaitd of one -of sometwo "DQZe.it piublie hearings before the Royal Commission on Violence in the Communications Industry. The Commission will sit at the F. E. Madill Secondary School auditorium on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1975 commencing:at 7:30 in the evening. The Commission was appointed earlier this year by the Govern- ment of Ontario to study whether people are harmed by the in- creasing exploitation of violence in movies, television, theatre, books, newspapers, periodicals,. comics, records and other methods of communications. Members of the Commission are: The Hon. Judy LaMarch, P.C., Q.C., LL.D., teacher, law- yer, broadcaster, former federal cabinet minister, who chairs the Commission; His Honor Judge Lucien Beaulieu, a professional social worker, lawyer, legal aid director, crown attorney and now judge of the . family division of . provincial court; Scott Young, newspaper columnist, broad- caster and author of television documentaries, novels, bi- ographies and books for children. The Commission will assess existing research material avail- able in Canada and other coun- tries, but very important will be the input through briefs and per- sonal appearances before the hearings. Other hearings in this area will be a wr SOund.an� y . '9 The Coininission invited brief and submissions from groups and individuals - whether the brief is a letter from a concerned parent or a study by a large group. If you are planning to write a brief it should be sent to the Com- thtl " fs grams, where an whien tliey' a peered and a small summary,, of the particular incidents in them on which, you wish to comment,. (Remember that the Commission is not authorized to study` sexual, obscenity or pornography.) mission at least three weeks before the public hearing in Wingham. That would be by Nov. 12. The address is The Royal Commission on Violence in the Communiclations Industry, 151 Bloor St. W., Room 810, Toronto, Ont. M5S- 2V5. Only one typewritten copy of a brief is necessary, but if you have access to copying equipment, six copies would be preferable. If you wish to address the Commission without a written brief, you are asked to write . to the same ad- , dress, enclosing a short sum- mary three weeks in advance of the hearing. Whether or not you plan to submit a brief you are en- couraged to participate by at least attending the hearing. The most important briefs and. submissions will be those -which back up personal opinion with facts or experiences. For example, if you are concerned with the way violence is treated in your newspaper you can send the Commission specific examples of stories that worry you. If you want to report in- stances of violence in movies or Eight new night courses to be offered at Madill Eight new courses have been added to the 1975-76 evening school programme slated to begin 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 7th, at the F. E. Madill Secondary School, Wingham. New Tuesday evening courses will include, a study of Law as it affects the con- sumer and homeowner; an in- troduction to Blue -print and Drawing, helpful to those inter- ested in learning how to read blue -prints and make sketches. For the farmer and gardener, a sort course in Soil and Fertilizer testing will be given by D. Webster of the day -school staff. Mrs. M. Douglas of the staff would like to have a group of local singers and choir members get together for some choral music. R. Gavreluk will offer a begin- ner's course in Computer Funda- mentals, and Mrs. Belle Mole of Lictiow will offer a course in Rug Hooking. Miss M. Sach, Gorrie will present a Ceramics course, and Upholstery, Welding, Decorative Tube Painting, and Auto Tune-up and Repair, will complete the Fall Tuesday evening program. On Wednesdays, beginning October 8th at 8 p.m. will see a new course, "Ground School for Pilots" introduced, this course being a pre -requisite for anyone interested in training for a private pilot's licence. Oil Painting for Beginners returns after a two-year lapse. Other Wednesday courses include Woodworking, Sewing, Floral Decoration and Design, Hair- dressing and Personal Grooming, Ladies Fitness, Decorative Tube Painting, and Home Furnace Maintenance. In January, a half -course in metric -cooking will be offered, also on Wednesdays. In mid- February a six-week course in greenhouse design and operation will be offered, and in May, Golf and Tennis will be available. Full particulars re fees, courses and registration proce- dures will be advertised in a future issue of all local weekly newspapers. Five injured in car mishaps Five persons suffered minor injuries last week in a series of single -car accidents. The Wing - ham detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police reported that Allan Murray of Holyrood was injured in a mishap last Thurs- day -on Highway 86, east of Zet- land Bridge. Damage to the vehi- cle was minor. Paul Kerr of RR 2, Teeswater was injured Friday when he fell out of the back of his father's truck. He was treated at the Wingham and District Hospital for lacerations and abrasions to the back of his head, abrasions to his lower spinal column and the buttocks and released. John D. Watson of Blyth was in- jured Friday in a single -car acci- dent on Concession 4-5, west of County Road 12, Morris Town- ship. He was treated for lacera- tions and released. Also injured as a result of the mishap were two passengers in the car. Karen Richmond of RR 3, Blyth was treated for a contusion on her forehead, a small abrasion on the right knee andlaceration to her right elbow. Donnie Whitfield, also of RR 3, Blyth, was treated for lacerations and bruises and released. Estimated car damage was $1,800. Clarence A. Golley of RR 4, Wingham and Alan G. Gingerich of Kitchener were involved in a - collision on Highway 4, south of the Maitland River Bridge, Morris Township. There were no injuries. Damage to both vehicles was estimated at $2,800. Rev. K. Innes is inducted BELGRAVE - Induction serv- ice was held on Wednesday eve- ning, September 10, in Melville Presbyterian Church, Brussels, for Rev. Kenneth Innes. He was inducted into the charges of Brussels and Belgrave. Rev. E. G. Nelson of Seaforth gave the message on "Wise Stewardship". The charges to the minister and congregation were taken by the Rev. Samuel Kerr of Stratford.