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Thirteen hospitalbeds at AM&G are used for
minimal care at the moment and the question
seems to be, "How did they suddenly become
classified as closed by the Ministry of Health?"
The quandary .began when board members
learned that if those 13 beds are to become active
again, permission must be given by the Ministry
to reopen them.
"We didn't ask permission to close 13 beds,"
commented Bruce Potter. "Why do we have to
ask their permission to re -open them?"
Dr. Bruce Thomson was just bursting with
enthusiasm to answer that one. It had been a pet
concern of Dr. Thomson that while the beds were
in use in a minimal care setting, they would not
be recognized by the Ministry as active beds and
would be considered closed sooner or later.
"Those beds aren't closed," stated Dr.
Thomson. "We can use those beds because they
are sitting up there...but they are closed as far as
the Ministry is concerned. They are gone."
"We've got a real good minimal care area,"
the doctor went on. "If we can document that it
does save money, if we really show this is a
concept that can solve our troubles, I think we've
got a chance."
"But it bothers me that the Ministry considers
these beds , closed," complained Dr. Thomson.
"They just sneaked that in."
, "If they can't close hospitals, it may ,be
doubtful if they can close beds," said Jo Berry.
"I am upset about the portents I see in the
future for our hospital," mused Dr. Michael
Conlon.
"We must continue to object to this," insisted
Dr. Thomson. "If we ever once keep silent "
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A ..lease with • Bluewater Centre for the
psychiatric ward operated through Alexandra
Marine and General Hospital was approved by
the board Monday evening.
The lease is for five years at $28,000 per annum
for rent. An•escape clause will be added giving
AM&G the option to discontinue the agreement
with six months or one year notice should that
become necessary. •
A maintenance clause in the original
agreement had caused some concern to board
members. This had cost $1,000 per month and
was included at the start just to provide cash
flow in the early stages of the pact. Elmer Taylor
said now that the agreement is in full operation,
the maintenance fees will be included under the
$28,000 rent figure.
Some thought had been given by the board to
building a pyschiatric unit at the hospital, but
recent cost studies have shown this to be
uneconomical at the present time.
The projected net saving per annum would be
in excess of $66,000according to best estimates,
but a new facility would run close to $650,000:
This would mean that it would take close to 10
years to retire the debt and Ministry guidelines
call for savings to equal a five year debt
retirement for any new facility.
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The monthly operating statement, a sheet of
statistical information, was presented to the
board Monday evening by finance chairman,
Jim McCaul: It showed that Goderich and the
surrounding area has over 30 more births than
expected to this date in 1978.
The report shows 98 babies born at AM&G to
the end of October. Only 64 births were projected
for this period.
Emergency visits are up by more than 1,000
over an estimated figure of 8,150. In all, 9,211
patients have gone through the emergency
department at AM&G to date in 1979.
"This increase is probably due to the doctor
shortage and the difficulty of seeing a doctor
during regular office hours," pointed out
McCaul.
He cited 103 surgical procedures in the
operating room ,as "intelligent use of the
facilities". Only 53 had been projected ,for the
period:
The laboratory showed less work than had
been expected - 697,412 procedures as against
751,345 as expected. Diagnostic radiology
examinations are up - 11,405 against an an-
ticipated 7,567.
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Dear Editor,
My letter deals
with religion
In the
high schools
A new law was passed
in Ontario making the
National Anthem and
some type of scripture
compulsory in the
morning announcements
of high schools.
At Clinton they decided
it was up to the home
room teachers whether to
say th'e Lord's prayer or
not.
If any student was
against the Lord,'s
prayer, they were
allowed to sit quietly.
Goderich started some
weeks ago doing the
National Anthem and the
Protestant version of the
Lord's Prayer.
Some people may be
saying it won't hurt us.
Sure • it won't but how
many people listen to the
National Anthem and say
the Lord's prayer every
.morning?
It wouldn't be so bad
but we are forced to stand
and listen to the tune of
the National Anthem and
hear a taped voice
reading the Lord's
prayer.
I interviewed some
students to get their
views and they were: '
Leave religion to the
individual; religion
should be left to gundays ;
it should be up to us to
choose which version we
want; if they are going to
say one version, we
should say them all or
compromise to one; why
can't we have two minute
silence instead; the board
is depriving us of our
religious freedom of
choice; it's against my
principles to be forced
into religion; if we are to
listen to the National
Anthem, at least we
should listen to words to
give the music the,Sre'a1
meaning; if • we- must
listen to the Lord's
Prayer, it should be read
every morning with
meaning, instead of
listening to Mr. Stringer's
voice taped.
From the Catholic side
of the school all I really
got was the complaint of,.
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DEAR EDITOR
"I don't like the
Protestant version, I
want the Catholic ver-
sion."
In my opinion it seems
not fair, some people
have different religions
and we should respect
everyone to his or her
choice off religion.
All my life the schools
have been pushing
religion. When I
graduated I thought I had
freedom of religion but it
seems thy stole it from
me.
Thirteen years ago Mr.
Stringer became prin-
cipal of GDCI and
demolished the Lord's
Prayer off the an-
nouncements. I must give
Mr. Stringer credit for
taking a liberal action at
the time.
The government then
was making up their
mind whether to have
some sort of scripture in
the schools.
It wasn't until 13
months ago that they
made up their minds.
Thirteen months have
passed and they finally
got around to taking some
action. They think maybe
religion will help the
economy in Canada.
This, to me, sounds like
an excuse. I think they're
down to their last few
grains of sand and are
grasping for any thing. a
• Everyone has a right to
his or her own opinion
whether anyone else
agrees•or not.
What do you think?
Kim Smith,
Grade 12
high school student
No hesitation
Dear Editor,
In the article "Minister
replies to recent
criticism" (October 5), a
whole series of Scriptures
were submitted to my
"foolish" question: "Who
sent Jesus?" In all of
these "the Father" is
spoken of as the One who
sent Jesus. BUT, the
question still remains
unanswered.
If someone were to ask:
"Who is the editor of the
Signal -Star?", would you
be satisfied with: "The
editor" in reply? Persons
would expect to receive
the name of the editor.
But Mr. Warr's
"Scriptural" answers do
not supply such, only "the
Father".
In the "Lord's prayer"
the first petition, in
Spanish, reads: "San-
ctificado sea tri nombre",
"Sanctified be your
name" in English. In
considering the
references given, I found
Jesus stating: "0
righteous Father . . .I
have declared unto them
thy name, and will
declare it . . "(John
17:25,26)
Why the big long
dissertation of, October 5
to answer such a simple
ques°tion? Jesus
"declared" God's name.
First John 2:6 says that:
"He who saith he abideth
in him ought himself also
so to walk even as he
walked."
Christians, therefore,
should have no hesitation
to answer that "foolish"
question: "JEHOVAH
-sent Jesus", without
belittling the questioner
or attacking • any
Christian organization.
Sincerely yours,
C.F. Barney.
Surprised
Dear Editor,
The defeat at the polls
of Mayor Delbert
Shewfelt caught your
sister city of Bay • City,
Michigan, by surprise, as
we had worked in close
association with Deb the
past two years in
developing this friend-
ship between peoples and
nations. We sympathize
with Deb on his defeat,
which he appears, ac-
cording to The Signal -
Star to have accepted so
graciously. We wish Deb
only the best for the
future.
But time marches on
and the voters have
spoken: We. expect
through contact with the
new mayor, Harry
Worsell, and others in
your •commuity to see
our "hands -across -the -
lake" program con-
tinue to grow and the
approaching holiday
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season gives us occasion
to say, may 1979 be a
bright one for both your
community and ours.
We hope Mayor Worsell
and another large
Goderich delegation can
attend our 25th annual St.
Patrick's Day parade
Sunday, March 18, 1979. It
will be one of the
highlights of the new
year.
Plans also are ten-
tatively in the making for
our Bay Concert Band to
present a concert in your
city next spring or
summer in broadening
our exchanges to the
cultural side of com-
munity life. We look
forward to exciting new
exchanges between our
cities.
We are happy to
welcome Judge F. G.
Carter, J. Max Cutt and
Bert Squire at our recent
Michigan Sister Cities
Conference here.
We are rather slow in
this accolade to The
Signal -Star for the
national award bestowed
upon it by the Canadian
Community Newspapers
Association. As a veteran
newspaperman, I can
appreciate how much this
honor means to you and
your staff.
Again the writer thanks
the Signal -Star for the
free newspaper I've•
received since 1967 in
keeping abreast of
Goderich happenings.
Goderich items in my
Saturday column in The
Bay City Times have
helped keep people in-
formed here on their
. 1f you smoke. stop, if you
don't smoke, don't start. 1{ayh
individual's derision not °to'
smoke is the only le.flect.ive
means ' of preyenting' lung
cancer,
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sister community nearly
200 miles away.
It has Been a wonderful
relationship for two years
and we know it has
sparked a tourist flow
between our nations that
cannot be measured in
dollars and cents.
Goderich has been a
most hospitable place on
our visits there and we
know our neighbours,
Standish and West
Branch, who have sister
cities in Wingham and
Seaforth, respectfully,
feel the same way. Your
Huronia type of frien-
dliness cannot be topped
anywhere in. the world.
Respectfully
Leslie E. Arndt,
Founder and former
president,
Bay City, Mich.,
People -to -People,
and copy editor -
columnist
Bay City Times
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