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The following is an article the imminent demolition of
which appeared in The. Red the downtown Central Block
Deer Advocate following thethat• contains the same
recent retirement of �r.� second -storey Suite 5 in
James Benson Long, fob- which' he has conducted his
merly -af Goderich. He is dental practiee continuously
married to the former Hazel since April2, 118.
Yates of Mitchell an& is the He 'begins his retirement'
last surei-v-ing-member-of--a--'next ,Tuesday evening, only
family of eight boys -John, several months short of the
Thomas, : Harry, Oliver, diamond anniversary of his
Finlay, Harold and Elwyn. graduation from the dental
- Mrs. Ire.ne Young of college Of the University of
Cambria toad in Goderich, is Toronto in April of 1917.
the only surviving niece in He is ending his extended
this area."career with the undisputed
+ -1-•-1- ' •-- reputation of being the oldest
Dr. James' Benson . Long practising dentist in Alberta
finally is retiring, being arid among the senior deans
forced out of his profession of dentistry in all . North
after nearly six decades by America.`
During that career, affable
. and sharp-eyed" Dr:' • "Ben"
estimates he has extracted
at least 100,000 teeth, has
made more than 10,000 sets of
dentures 'and has inserted
over 500,000 fillings in teeth..
He has had many patients
for- more-hap-50--_y.ears,_-ins_
eluding many ofthe•long=cline
leading citizen s hit the' Red-.
Deer region. Sel'lme :who came
for final attention ,from him
this week have entrusted the
care of their teeth to him
since elementary. school
bays. He .has cared for the
teeth -of - three and four
generations of families.
Men and women on whose
teeth he worked now are
Health Council meeting
•
fails to attract CTOWd
There seems to be little
interest in a district health
council. in Huron and Perth
counties, considering the
number of people attending a
public meeting held at CRSS.
recently;I
' • About 35 people from the
two counties attended the
meeting, the first in a series
or informative. question and
answer sessions.
Stephen Scorcz,•a health
ministry . official told the.
group the ministry wishes to
form a'distr.ict health council
' within the twoceunties, but
"district health. councils •will
not be forced on any area that
does not want it," he said:
Mr. Scorci.also felt itwould
be, unfortunate to have a
council if there. Was.no sup-
por.t from the commupities.
But, Dr..7:K. McGregor, a
W ingham . Doctor , and a Jan' McOur4, grandson of
'memb,er• of .the'steer:irig Mrs. " Martha' Million, '
committee g, •• Goderich, has.. been name
the Barrie Chamber o
health councils are inevitable Commerce Personality of the
and "we'll Have one whether Month., A public school
teacher;. -Mr McCurdy.
we choo�se�c3`t",i-lot°t " assisted in the organization of
There are already 15 health the Huronia Ski Racing
councils in 'Ontario taking pro ram and downhill. and
care of 75• percent of•the
cross country skiing, the
be from the local govern-
ment. -
" ;Dr. G.F. Mills, medical
officer of health for- Huron
and also a ' member' of the '
steering conimiittee said that
although • a- district health.
council is another layer of
bureaucracy, "at least it isat•
the local level." • .
"A lot of input into district
health care would, come from
the public, which is a good
thing,". he said.
Alsospeaking at the
TOWN TALK
deigned to • set up d
the district health council .if it. b f •
is wanted,' said that district. .
scattered throughoutdCanada
and the United States.
In preparing to conclude his
career,' the witty, Dr. Long,
who alwayshas been .known
for his keen sense •of humor.,
agreed with ' a persistent
interviewer that his legen-
dary fibbing about his age
should.. ke rectified"'So-even
many of his closest friends.
will be surprised to learn he
was born on Dec. 17, 1$99, 'at
•Benmiller in.Ontario's Huron.
County, one of eight. children, •
all boys, in. a tiirm family.
Ben is the only one surviving.
Now . that. he . is no longer ,
going to climb; the 22 steep
steps to his dental suite in the
large red brick budding, on
the northwest corner of Gaetz
Avenue and Ross Street, what
do Dr. Long and his wife
Hazel plan for their
retirement?
"People our age do not
make plans! After all, I'm •
going to be 86 and my wife is
going to be 82."
One of the few certain
meeting was Lloyd Morrison: things is that they, will con -
of St. Mary's, chairman of the tinue living in' Red Deer, in
health, council steering their home 'at 4604 49th St.,
Committee; Norman .Hayes, and that. they will have
administrator of . the frequent visits'from..their two
Wingham hospital,: and Gwen daughters -Mrs. G. S.
.Pemberton, a consumer. (Phyllis) Trueman of
representative f o m Calgary and Lorraine, a
Bayfield. registered medical librarian
The reeeting was .open to at thehospital in Comox, B:C.
the floor following the Their only • son, Benny, was,
speakers, arid questions' were, killed in Agust of .1940 while
answered. • serving in the Second World:
Thosse at the meeting were - ' War as a gunner with an anti -
asked to fill ...out a' ballot. tank regime:nt.,
stating their preference . on B,en •Long continues to ep}oy
the health council question. the :"terrific health". with
These ballots will be used by which he has been blessed
the _steering committee as a throughout hislife. Searching
• rough idea as to what the his ine•rnory, he recalls that
"'snot
because of surgery he wa , .
able to come to his office for
one six-week period in the
test public reaction. If the. 19505 and a similar period in
first 'me'eting was indicative the 1960s. The rest of the time
of public reaction,: people of he was away from his office
Huron .and, Perth don't really. iri nearly` 60 years just may
care what happens. ' add up to.•anothei week, in -
RXCH SIGNAL -STAR, TTHUR'sDAY; QCTOB
The column that's road fora pur,
Ib.i'rt�
chiding a' nasty bout with the . Through the, years, Dr;
flu inahe'19?0s. 7 -. - Long has been actively in -
His wife, howev suffers volved in virtually every
severely from arthritis and- ,coinriiunity effort and
has been.in poor health for organization in Red Deer, and
-several years. The. former in Central. Alberta and
Miss Ha'el Yates of Mitchell, P r o v in c i a l
dental
Ont., who married Ben Lang organizations. He was
on' No••'v 6, 1918, was one of direcfor of the Alberta Dent
Red:- Deer.' -s to' women Ass.onition•- in_ :-�seven..
p ears 1925-32 and served s'
athletes for more than 30, � y
years.: And she . an>d ,her the organiNation's president
husband also-. wer.e leading in 1931.
sponsors : of sports ;in Red . �.
eer for decades with him Why did Ben Long wait
public wants.,
More .public :meetings will
be •held' in the near future to
population and -Mr: Scorcz
predicted there will be 18 by
the beginning of 1977.
The councils are being set
up as, an intermediate step
between local agencies and
the -ministry. -
"Without the -council," Mr.
annual Chamber Regatta in -
1967,the first water ski
Slalom events ' and the Kite.
Flying ' series known locally
as "the: Airborne Calamity".
Mr. McCurdy was born in
Goderich. ,
Scorcz said "about 800 FOLLOW SMOKEY'S .RULES
separate bodies must appeal '•'
rec'tlyter-the rein-tst•rY Tlt•e--.
main role of the`touncil is' to' j
set priorities . and plan for
local health•needs":.
A council in Huron -Perth
will have a budget of roughly
$75.,000, a small permanent
staff , and 15, councillors ap '
pointed by the province on the'
recommendation of the
,steering committee. Ideally,
six councillors would be from
the health field, sixwould bbe.`
consigners and • three would
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n
a
being partial to baseball .and • until his 86th year to think of
hockey. He`was acclaimed as retiring?
Red Deer's first ,Sportsm,an He had no such. thoughts
of the•Year"° ' until recently — until a
Dr. Long's dental suite. -has Calga-ry. development•
b ht the Central
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7,1976 -P,Ati
by, Scotty Hamilton' �'
er WR tenon .
e"�''' wdi be or wWill Your rereed prerndeda etompedOblems to "timpoci'' tie haddreis iaectenvelope
r, a enclosed. Some pf general Intertfst wig be'published
` 1 Levers most be s,gnad but we will NQT reveal your ,deputy
The+e Questions and Answer 6oeed pn Qnlaria Laww.,
QM pvbheheel tseinforre and not to advizls, Ne one
should try to' apply or interpret the•law without the
1 aid and advice of ,a trained expert who knows the .
. •J• .� tuts: since the facts of each cote may change the;
/ ,, application ef. the law.•• NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE,
ripened into a treasured eomp;sny oug
dental museum. Among Block and announced plans
eq for demolishing the building
aret
in 1903. All the oak furniture
commercial -office struc ure.
in the suite's waiting room That put tiie finishing
touches to Dr. Long's career.
equipment of modern vintage to •some units manufactured -
make way for a new
has been there,sirice 1910
The dental practice Relocating his dental prac-
equipment has been pun_tice to another building would
chased by Dr, Eugene v• have cost $3,500 — an ex-
Dolinsky, a much ` younger ' his age re he did not relish at
Red Deer dentist, who plans. He had never given thought
to' use it for setting upas 's to retiring earlier "because I
hobby office an old-time nt of is • enjoyed every minute of my
farm in the basement of his practice. I- always 'wanted to
home southwest of the be doing something useful."
city. As he said that; a caller
Fortified with a' year's • pleaded for an appointment
practical experience and before he wrapped up his •
wishing to marry his school- career. He arranged to' ac-.
teaching fiancee back in commodate her by Tuesday.
.Ontario, .Dr: Long looked — as he has been serving that
about for a dental practice of
his `own and found it ie .Red
Deer: • ' . ' • demanding call to him, and
He bought out the practice' . another, from long and faith -
of Dr. W H. Plaxton, which ful patis. '
had been established here in Z. He, made the appointments,
1903 and had been moved into turned to the interviewer
the' Central Block in 1910 with and with obvious reluctance
its brand new furnishings and • explained: "They all insist on
wide range of equipment. • having me see their teeth
next
I Vit. But
e was a lot- of tough before q
Ther g:
sledding after the' • young Tuesday is definitely my last
dentist put up his own'shing•le day as a dentist and I have -to
on April 2, .191.8, To help -out be- 'out oT..this• building by
after their. ;marriage. Mrs. midnight. That's: why I'm '
k,drig taught school briefly. at running • around in circles
woman for nearly 55 years...
'Then there • .was another
;e>lihoid, • these days:
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answer thank you. - • -
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While on vacation my wife and I.had our valuable camera and
equipment stolen fromour hotel room. I am reasonably' sure
that this theft was as a direct result of -carelessness on the part
of a maid leaving our"hotel door unlocked.
What•remedy do I have to take action against the:hotel?
According ro•si:ctigh 4 of the Innkeepers :Act of- Qntarin, it
clearly states that the proprietor of a hotel, is liable for any loss
or injury to goods, where the goods have been stolen, lost or
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' I won't go into the sordid details here concerning my supposed
wedding, suffice to say,' that on the day of the wedding, my
fiance failed to appear.
There is no way' that I can possibly describe, what I ,went
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him, and am wondering what my legal chances are? • -''
Because a promise to marry. is a contract, the courts will
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