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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1985-6-26, Page 3Mews and featars Clinton hospital - the progressive '60s By Patti Marnnings CLINTON-Mrs. Charlie Brown (nee Hazel VanEgmond) enjoys recalling the years she spent as office nurse with Dr. Walter A. Oakes who had his office on Victoria Street in Clinton where Dr. Brian Baker is now located. This is the historic house built by the famous Joseph Whitehead in the 1850s who is said to have been the stoker on George Stephenson's locomotive "the Rocket" in 1829 when it made its maiden trip in England. Mr. Whitehead also settled in this area and became Clinton's first mayor, and served as member of parlia- ment. He also made history in the railway field when he was active in the construction of the CPR in Western Canada and the Buf- falo and Lake Huron Railway in our own area. Mrs. Brown graduated from nursing at Clinton Public Hospital in 1938 and married Charlie Brown the following year. In 1.959 she became Dr. Oakes' office assistant and remained so until his retirement in 1970. She described him as being a very sedate man, • but one who always enjoyed a good joke. His laughter filled the office when he shared entertaining stories with drug salesmen who visited. He was a devoted family man, and one with deep compassion for the feel- ings and needs of his patients. Mrs. Brown recalls that Dr. Oakes• was a perfectionist and expected the same of others. He loved animals and on one occasion performed surgery on a much loved dog belonging to friends. Assisting Dr. Oakes for a short time was Dr. Paul Yates who left to practice in the mission field. Also Dr. Larry Kelly filled in for Dr. Oakes while he was away on vaca- tion. On June 23, 1952 Dr. R.W. Street opened his practice in Blyth and was soon bringing his medical and suigical cases to Clinton Public Hospital. Atthe annual meeting of the Board of the Clinton Public Hospital on February 20, 1961 Robert. B. Campbell became a member. After: 24 years of active service he is now retiring in 1985. ' At this same meeting the members noted the introduction of a 40 -hour work week for nurses and a 44 -hour work week for other hospital employees. It was also reported that 293 babies had been delivered at the hospital during 1960. Also this same year Mrs. W.R. Phinney R.N. was appointed.Super-intendant of Nurs- ing at Clinton Public Hospital, taking over from Miss Hilda Smith, R.N. who had held the position since 1957. On February 22, 1962 J.William Counter, brother-in-law of Robert B. Campbell, filled the position on the Board of Clinton Public The Clinton home of Dr. Brian Baker has long been the distinguished residenfie of town physicians and prominent citizens. Joseph Whitehead first lived here, the Dr. Gandier, Dr. Oakes and .now Dr. Baker. The house is recognized as one of Clinton's heritage homes. Hospital left vacant by the retirement of his father G.Morley {Counter. After 23 years of active service to the hospital. he is now retir- ing in 1985. • At a meeting held the same night Mrs. W.R. Phinney Superintendant reported, there had been 284 births at the hospital in 1961. On June 26, 1963, a hot summer day when the temperature soared to the high 80's over 200 people gathered at the hospital to attend the. opening ceremonies of the new wing. In honor of this occasion Professor Harry F. Shaw of Dartmouth College, Hanover New Hampshire, son of the. late Dr. J.W. Shaw, offieated at the opening of this $327,000. ad- dition. Professor Shaw was introduced by Huron County Judge Frank Fingland Q.C. of Clinton who said, "The Clinton Hospital may be considered a monument to the late Dr. Shaw." Before Professor Shaw cut the ribbon, he commented on the superior quality of the hospital of that day comparing it with condi-. tions which existed in his father's day. Also assisting at the ceremony was. Mr. H.C. Lawson Chairman of the Board of Clinton Public Hospital and Mrs. W.R. Phinney R.N. Superintendant of . Clinton Public Hospital. It. wasmentioned by Mr. Lawson that the 60 new beds hacl been filled since March. Also incorporated in the new wing was a new operating room, cafertia-style dining room, storeroom and refridgeration unit. The Auxiliary headed by Mrs. C.M. ( Helen) Shearing of Clinton, was responsi- ble for the interior decoration of the new wing. At the conclusion of the ribbon cutting ceremony, guests were given a tour of the new addition, before being taken to the Nurses' Residence where afternoon tea was served by the Hospital Auxiliary. In September of 1964 Doctor Raymond W. Flowers came to Clinton. Dr. Flowers is now a consultant in Internal medicine at Clinton, Wingham and Goderich hospitals. Miss Kathleen Elliott became Director of Nursing in 1966 taking over for Mrs. Phin- ney and remined so until her retirement in 1975. Thinking back to those days Miss Elliott believes salaries must have doubled since that time: When asked if there was ever a shortage of nurses at that time she said, "no as nurses almost always could be obtained from the nearby Air Force Base." August of 1969 brought yet another doctor to Clinton Dr. W.T. Harrett. His office is now located in the former Nurses Residence. To be continued in September..`.. . White Carnation designated as a heritage building GCm RICH TOWNSHIP -Council here has aliproved a request to designate the White Carnation . dining facility in Holmesville as a heritage building. Owner Sandra Orr made the request and council approved it at their June meeting. The White Carnation was known in 1895 as the Holmesville Cheese acid Butter Factory. In 1920 McLaren Imperial Cheese Ltd. ran the factory' and in 1925 Kraft Mc -Laren. From 1947-1972 the Holmesville factory was a receiving station to the Carnation Mile Company. In 1973 its use changed when Robert Nor- man and Bruce Rathwell purchased the old building, and converted it into an unique reception and banquet hall. David and San- dra Orr purchased it in 1978. In other business;' Harbour Lights of Bayfield requested a year's extension on the approval of their condominium proposal. Council passed a motion requesting the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to extend the draft approval. Illegal dumping on Lot 3, Maitland Con- cession was discussed. Council instructed Clerk Robin Thompson to investigate. the ownership of the access road to the dumping site, the Ministry of Environment and Zehr's status regarding the site. Building permits were issued to: G.G. Ginn, silo; Don McCabe, dun room; Gordon Yeo, silo; Allen Johnson, garage; Thos: Brown, demolish garage; Gerald Bell, demolish and rebuild packing shed. Council will meet again on July 2 at 8 p.m. New soils and crops specialists hired John Heard will be joining the Q.M.A.F. worked in Huron County as an Assistant • staff at Stratford on July 1st as the Soils and Agricultural Representative for three Crops Specialist for Huron and Perth Coun- years. More recently he has been com- ties. pleting a Masters Degree at Purdue Univer- sity in Indiana. His Masters Degree is in the' John is a 1981 graduate of the University area of Soil Tilth ani Microbiol Activity. of Guelph and majored in Crop Science. He John is a native of the London area. 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The speech pathologist position received a 13.5 per cent increase which was questioned by Dublin area trustee Ron Murray. Mr. Murray pointed out that to include in- crement or the annual increase the speech pathologist would receive just for years of experience brings'the total percent increase up to 18 percent. However, director of education William Eckert pointed out that the position was when originally formed, the speech pathologist's salary was based on the teachers grid except that the teachers receive an increment of about $1,200 to $1,500 a year while the speech pathologist only receives an increment of $900. The salary grid of the speech pathologist position is as follows: Currently, minimum with a BA and no ex- perience. $21,535 to five years experience, $29,635; maximum with a Masters degree and no experience, $23,555 to a maximum of six years experience, $32,555. Effective Sept. 1, the salary grid will be a minimum of $23,005 to $29,935 and a max- imum of $24,685 to $33,505. Teachers aides' hourly rates will increase from $6.07 to $6.50. There are five teacher aides in the Huron -Perth system. The attendance counsellor's hourly rate increased from $8.27 to $8.56 for the corning school year. Huron County Atlas may be out in October BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE October of this year has been tentatively set as the publishing date of the trouble - ridden Huron County historical atlas. The date was announced at the June ses- sion of Huron County council atlas commit- tee chairman Grant Stirling. Originally, it was hoped the atlas would have been ready for last Christmas but setbacks have plagued production. The Goderich township reeve made the announcement amidst some questioning of a "surprise" increase of about $25,000 for publishing. County council learned that art work and the shape of the pictures to be used in the atlas, could cost up to $25,000. Clerk - treasurer Bill Hanly said the $25,000 will be covered by the $75,000 budgeted for the atlas in 1985. • "There won't be any more surprises," said Mr Hanly. SWEET CHERRIES Plentiful Crop Pick your own or get them ready picked. Pitting machine available for your convenience. OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Kock Qlem Aims £td Located on Rock Glen Rd. 1-828-3100 Arkono, Ont. A financial statement to the end of April of this year shows that costs for the atlas are $17,294 over reve e. In the year a a half that production of the atlas has been derway, the county has spent just over $125,000. Income, from the patron's directory, pages purchased by municipalities or businesses and book sales, has totaled $108,400. The largest expense of the atlas has been the salaries, totaling $70,377 for an editor, co-ordinator and other staff members. "We started out with 125 pages, now we're up to 350 pages. County council wanted a good atlas," commented Reeve Stirling. Editor A.Y. 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