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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-01-11, Page 2e'J PAGE 2-:-GODEItICU SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, JANUARY 112 19-73 w EDITORIAL COMNENT pertinent thoughts The inaugural meetings for the coun- cils and boards inthe area are past. Members now must get down to the, business_ completing the everyday l o co lobs that must be --done if there is to be progress and prosperity locally. Like ail people everywhere, elected of- ficials probably see their newly - conferred responsibilities as a ,challenge. It will not matter whether they are newcomers to the municipal scene or seasoned veterans of the political wars. A new year . a new term - a new council or board - affords a new oppor- tunity to govern with new wisdom and honesty. , - - Rev. G.L. Royal was present at two inaugural ceremonies in. Goderich On both occasions, -the local rector gave plenty of sober advice for council mem- bers to follow. At Goderich Town Council, she urged • members to govern without intimidation; Hats off to While the staff at this newspaper works hard each week .to get the newspaper out on time, - there" is one group of individuals, in Goderich which contrioutes to the publication's on-time delivery each week and -rarely receives any recognition --for the part each mem- ber plays in the service. That, of course, is the teamof post- men who each Thursday morning'deliver The Goderich Signal -Star to the doors of,. subscribers in the municipality. They are a great group of guys and this week itis a well-earned tip -of -the -hat to them. During the Christmas season when each and every rjember of this staff was filled with pri¢e'as }the papers grew to more than 401` pages each week,- there- has herewas little thought for ,the patient posties • Guest opinion' • --He asked them to rule even, those who are reluctant to be ruled: To Huron County Council, he advise,` all members to- use their heads for that, Mr. Royal claimed, was why they_ had been elected by the people. He asked them tq, leave off axe grinding and to make decisions with warm sincerity and honest concern for all the people they represent. The stimulating, thoughts provided by M,r , Royal to those two bodies could well be repeated for all elected councils and boards everywhere. The words, are wise. The intent is clear. If this newspaper could have one wish granted in respect to local councils and boards for 1973-74, it would be that Mr. Royal's thoughts 'and 'deals would be deeply imbedded into t.e.,hearts of all elected officials in this .alta and never become forgotten and finally lost in the nbisy and sometimes messy shuffle of routine- and reality. he postmen who bore the extra burden without audible complaint and still got the papers out on time. In -retrospect, the postmen are, to be commended for their extra effort.".during November ,and December of "1972. They surely were in - Valuable to the Signal -Star directly and to the merchants of Goderich indirectly. Throughout the coming year as the men of the postal department bring you your_community. newspaperioach week, please remember to greet them now and. again ,with a smile, a cheery word and an expression of your gratitude Join with the administration and staff of the Signal -Star to give the postmen of Goderibh a hearty, vote of thanks for their.afaithf.ulness year .in and year out, issue' in and issue out. A great loss The world lost two of its best known residents in the past_tw in o weeks to 'the - persons of Lester B Pearson and Harry S. Truman. • —There were many similarities 15'e'tween the former Canadian Prime Minister and the former president of the- Ignited States ranging -from their comparative smallness in stature to their large capacity for understendi►g and warmth. Both men brought a type. of "folksy" approach to their duties and yet had a better understanding of the problems in -.- a manner which earned them,, acclaim throughout the world. They were basically unassuming men, with a knack for exhibiting calmness - even at times when they were under ex- treme duress. • Lester Pearson. was first and foremost a statesman and he was actually out of his element as prime minister. He was never comfortable in .that position, and while he appeared to. move from one catastrophe to another as the country's leader, he accumulated an 'impressive record 'of social' legislation. He was probably one of 'the best known Canadians around the world, win_ - ning recognition for his efforts on behalf SNA of the world community with' the Nobel Mize for his resolution of the Suez crisis:, Most Canadians have come to know him ,better._ through recent television series and in them they -have seen a man who candidly admitted many mistakes, certainly ones of the attributes of a, man of great quaPity. Heserved his country well, as a diplomat of unequalled talents, , as ,a' politician, and as an- elder statesman. In one of the TV tributes to Mr. Pear- son, he remarked • about the great paradox he had experienced one Christ- . mas eve in England during the war when he turned on 'a radio during a German air raid f„co hear . German youngsters singing. Ciristmas -carols. Perhaps the paradox, is continued at the time of the death of Mr. Pearson and Mr. Truman for the peace they so avidly sought is far removed from the 'world they left. , And yet, can We dare td envisage what the state of the world would have been without them? - Exeter Times-Adynocate Frye oDericry SIGNAL—STAR The County Town• News a er of Huron pounded in 1114$ and putil 'shed every Thursdarat.37 WeelSt , Goderich, Ontario Member of-fhe Audit Bureau of Circulation, the CWl4A end OWNA. 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WILLIAMS—adveelising representative DEAR READER Dear Readers, There's been plenty of talk • lately about hospitals and hospital •services. Dr. Richard - Potter- has seen ,to that. The Ministry of Helth for the Province of Ontario has been in the news, and .probably will continue to be in the -news, . for. some time. -Locally, of course, ,Dr, Pot- ter's edicts have been felt at Alexandra Marine and Gi;neral' Hospital. While' E.A. Elliott, administrator of • AM and G Hospital has told us that there will be -no cutbacks in -The num- ber of beds...here, there is still `some doubt as to when and if • the new,- enlarged emergency, 'facilities will be built and how 'required staff .for the entire hos italawill be paid undo the 'ii 'ii' iced five percent allowable increase. There was• some talk -not long ago in, the county, about the amalgamation of certain hospital services:$ `i'his was , looked upon a, just short ' of hetesv by many folks, but. I believe that was just an initial reaction by people who just do not understand the situation which ds hei-ng „faced by the hospitals.?` tele county. I `think the problem was outlined quite - -aptly in , an • editotiarwhich appeared. -in the December 1912 edition of Hospital ,Administration ' in Canada. It was written by Claus-, A. Wirsig, _consulting editor of,the publication. It was entitled "Hospitals are damned ....• either way". Wirsig wrote "The hospital_ communityhas now lived for some time with the knowledge that health • services organization and -delivery; are to be restructured. While future shapes are still obscured in the mists of uncertainty ,-and un predictability, the federal, and provincial governments have home remedies which consisted of bathing and asprin arid soothing and maybe °even a lit- tle whiskey. It was not con- sidered unusual to walk the floor two- three, four or five nights-- and days in succession until the problem disappeared. It was only if the'troubleper sisted that the doctor was con- sulted. Sometimes it was in time. We've come a long way since ... those days.. We've learned now t . tante, can Impossible? Dr. Potter doesn't think so,.... and neither do I' I'm not the most knowledgable ' person in the world when it comes to medicine and hospital services, but I can imagine where some costcuts could be made and provide. BETFER service than we presently enjoy. * Let's take the amalgamation of certain hospital services = or' departments if you wish to call it that. • Bg Shirlei l: Keller additional trave ng or er fariiiIy during visiting hours; increased worries ` about road conditions in the winter mon- ths, about a surprise delivery any time of the year.. , On the plus side, you would -have a top-notch maternity ward with, -specially traineddtb- - stetrics `staff, the latest equip- ment, the newest innovations and ultimately, the safest, most dependable care of both mother and infant. Who knows?.You that prolonged earache, for in- stance, n- might also find yourself with a s a lead to severe ' highly skilled obstetrian and problems in later years. We've Let's take paediatri'c'ian in, the "area. That discovered that prompt medical ',example , might evolve until it was a cen- attention 41-1actuallyward off The Pill may be a hush-^h _ush tre for all kinds of children's seriops complications .... and subject in some areas but it is a ., and women's care, including since the insurance pays for the reality. Mankind-.js becoming perhaps a gynaecology depart - 1 - d to more and more Inge taus in its ; ment with all its special ser-,* call, we are east li: ti . ,•., v v �er4ua e see -the doctor.-metftotiS l,g::prevent conception. vitae. itiO `� Imagine all that right' here in �' And thus ' the doctor hats) People care becdming more and •-- g�. changed, too. Since the doctor More concerned about con- Huron County - a short has_so many more calls from so trolling the size of families and distance away from home .and many itiore patients, he just ultimately the._ population. Our in co-operation with your own simply does not have the Time maternity wards are showing hometown hospital! or the energy to see them at this trend.". What once ' was . From there, you can envision home in,. the same way as he perhaps the busiest ward in the all sorts of changes. A -surgery lusc;d tcr: What's more, with the local hospital is now practically centre with the best surgeons, insurance paving his fees, he's empty. the best equipment, the best - assured of his .money andhe-is-- Fewer mothers and babies nursing staff, the best care. ,A,_ more and more independent create a new problem,. geriatric centre: An emergency aboutwhen and where he sees Qualified ' 'nursing• staff is unit par'excel-lertce. On and on his patients. necess wry -in the maternity and on the imagination runs. It isn't any wonder, then, ward, a en if there is only one You think it is impossible?sIt that the ,country-- dol f"or, the mother and infant th may be .... but did you know steady, reliable, 24 hciur a clay, Equiptn'ent mustone be`pu'rchasedere. that the first stepsryinsuch a co family physician, is disap- and maintained. It isn't too dif- operative venture have already Dearing. It is a sign • of the' ficult to figure therefore, that been taken in the area? Did you times. He's too busy for one ' while the cost to the hospital - know that Goderich Psychiatric thing, and he's financially in- remains almost constant in he .Hospital now shares laundry ' dependent for another... maternity ward, the i ome facilities with Palmerston This is leading to a new kind there is dropping, dropping, Hospital? One expensiive laun- of problem. People, are dropping, ' dry' facility doing the work for naturally in better health. Let us assume then, that two hospitals? Generally speaking', • obstetrics as an Getting "back to - the Wirsig healthier than ever before. -:down with the officials . from editorial, he writes: "Already We're better educated abouthospitals in Seaforth, Clinton, .there are signs here and there health matters and the sigrf-nd Exeter to find a way out of of unaccustomed apathy on the illness, and we're ready, and the problem. Let's suppose it part of hospital officials and willing to see our doctors at the was agreed to, establish a trustees. In the, current mood slightest hint of trouble. What's district obstetrics ward in Clin-' they seem reluctant to commit more,'®we demand the best .: ton hospital. Let's > suppose themselves tothe kinds of for- the very best. clarified their approaches to a 4 Doctors have begun to considerable extent over the lighten their workload by per-. past several months. It is clearmitting the hospitals to per - now that , governments areform services for them. It is the planning ' a conijplete hospital now which does the - reallocation ,of resources; not blood testing, the urine sam- just .a reduction' in the cost rise lin etc. etc. It is the hospital. - of hospital services, but a diver- Ming sion of money from hospitals to which must provide' the wetting . room space, the technical.' what..__are described as "less equipment, the beds, the stret- costly" alternative forms of chers, the.nursing staff. It is the health care delivery -__•, hospital now which carries otl`t ., He went on to write: "Health • the doctor's instructionsand delivery is to be restructured sees to the patient's needs. In. with increasing emphasis on.so many, _ rnatiy areas, . the ambulatory care,. extended responsibility now is off the cafe, public health- programs ,patient and the physician and and other altetnatrves to active , on the hospital. treatment in a hospital setting. Since the hospital is a highly The objectives are greater techical unit, the costs of ser - economies in health care and vices are high. But what mat - more quality in . the' form .of ter? We pay our health in - reduced morbidity, two areas in .- surance'faithfully. They -, that which present-day hospitals are unexplainable "they" .now branded as failures. , somewhere out there - pay the bills from what seems to be a never ending supply of money. *** There is little doubt that the scene is changing in . hospitals across the province. It began to chanke, - I . think, when hospitalization became a 'fact, and when* medical insurance was a common thing. - -Most of • us ;can remember a time when the doctor was not consulted for ahything but the most serious ailmeits. if the baby's temperature shot up and the child cried and cried as his little body •suffered with this illness or that, mother and father first ,cried thein own But now, Dr. Richard Potter is telling us the pot at the end Of the -rainbow is running low of gold. He's saying to -the people of this province that we will see a change in health .ser- vices. He's hitting first where it hurts most - the hospitals who have not been told..to cut beds or, services but rather to hold the line on spending. What Y: believe Dr. Richard -Potter is saying is, "Find alter- ri ti,ve methods for -providing quality services at 'a ,reasonable cost." *agreement was reached to pool ward -looking- steps which are a resources so that the- best ob necessarypart of maintaining a stetrics ifacilities this coun>fy.,,, quality health service. On the has ever •seen -would be located Pace, of it ,,there seebns: _much in Clinton. ' _ - more to be gained for all con - There are pros and cons, of -cer'ned' from salvaging the last course: • . vestiges 'of the voluntary 4n the minus side (which _,,hospital 'system._ than can be - most people always place first) reaped from its early demise. It it would' mean' 'additional' would •be regrettable if these mileage for the lady -its -waiting; were recognized too. late." MARSH 'WORLD DuAN©us, cks UsHORtt limif�d - !' /4/,A, Leconte s Sparrow Sharp -tailed sparrow tOOkIN6 BACK 70 YEARS AGO JANUARY 11. 190.4 E.N. Lewis was elec Mayor ,by -a large majority 276.( .91e}��q .v-y�.. ,.,,:..,.YaY�'— X41'%,+•-:•, r' e,. fires that ever visited the munity ,of Port 'Albert occu at an early hour yesterday ning, re§ulting in the t. destruction of the large ro mills owned . 'by `. Jo --Schoenhaiz. Damage w estimated at $I5,000. John W. Loud, freight tragi manager of the Grand Tru Railway is pleased to annou the appointment of F:R. Po of Hamilton as assistant frei:. -travelling agent. Mr. Porter i former Goderich boy.' On Tuesday evening 't Shorties and the Signal bl, team. metheadon at the:1i, arena. The game was w • played although each team o had six players. The Sig team . eventually defeated = Shorties 4-2, the Senior' Team • is organized for this upcotni season with practices beginni this ,week. It seems howeI that other towns in the area . lacking the interest in enter* teams. The bed in which Nepal. the Great died at St. Helena, now offered for sale in Parisi $20,000. It is made of brass a, is in excellent condition. James, Window, a barber Lynn, Mass., bought a viol the other , day for $4.00 in Boston pawnshop and la discovered that it was Stradivarius made 'in 1715. 25 YEARS, AGO JANUARY 11, 1948 The GodhKinsmen their O.H.A.ericdebut last ama nig losing to Seaforth Among the Christen greeting cards received by t Signal Star, was one from W Disney, of Burbank Californ creator of the famous mol characters. Disney •whose i mediate forbears were reside of' this" district, visited Goderich-and i•folmesville 1• •`summer..-, .- ,. Canada now rates as t' fourth industrial nation of t, world and the third largest • porting nation. - ' A heavy docket includi, four criminal charges is list: for the winter assizes of t, Suprejne Court opening he, next • Monday with • Justi= Schroeder presiding. , At an executive . meeting -the. Goderich--. Lions Club - Tuesday night,•,t4arold Bettg was named chairman: of the 1, carnival ,Con'imittee. ' The i carnival i.will take place February. - Thn hydro power load f Goderich as of Sept. 1947 w '2,224 cotlsumers. - - The. '5Goderich fire brigai nsade a run on Friday --aft• noon to Saltfordl,', where fi had broken out in a shed at ti rear of the Morris store. It understood that a movement afoot among the people of t, village towards some defini, plan for fire protection. WETLAND --SPARROWS Two small, : elvtive sparrows are found in the wet grass 'arid sedge areas around 'marshes. Leconte's likes the dt•nse long grass habifat of the outer 'edge while the sharp -tailed sparrow prefers grass and sedges in an.inch or two "of water. Nests are on the ground or just above water. Both sparrows are dark brown, with strea Ced backs, buffy under arts and -a bold face pattern. Leconte'srleas a .bright, almost orange face with a greyish cheek,rp ,ch, the sharp -tailed - has na similar head pattern,,but colors. duller, --it has heaaier streaking on the underparts' 78 -'72 5 YEARS AGO -JANUARY' 11, 1968 The Huron 'County Childre, Aid Society is now occupying. large Victorian home at 1:' Victoria Street Nprth. 'T home was formerly used as t residence of the county ji - governor. - Secoid place Goderich0Sif defeated the tough Sarn' Legionnaires 7-4 at tbar Friday night in one of ' ie • games of the year. - R.G.. Shrier president a, - publisher,: announced this w • • the' appointment of Edward Byraki to the advertising della tment of the `Signal -Ste Publishing Co.- Ltd. . Dr. Kenton C. Lambert co firmed. this, week that he 11 discontinued his Goderich pre tice and as moving his family ' South -Africa. ' " Thlt annual Blue and Whi' tournament was held here Saturday with the strong So •nth team winning the cha pionship. .. • County . Medical Officer Health Dr. G. P. AA. Evans's! 'this week the incidence of fluenia and other virus inf - tions in Huron- County is alarming. }"There is q evidence of an epidemic in county," he said: . Night school in- Ripley w cancelled last Thursday due the storm and'ao those fr' this area who:.attend had „week's holiday from their see. 0 Mri ae COI Sai Hu Fol Th Sl' tre Toi 1 On Andi Pete] was drive 186 Tl corn Steel