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Speaking at the April meeting message from the board in re- use of part time help in the nurs- when patients asked for private advertised.
of the board of governors of the gard to the hospital's future role ing division. Dr. J. C. McKim or semi -private accommodation. Mrs. Mary Procter, reporting
Wingham and District Hospital in area health care. questioned this solution, on the However, when it was learned for the Hospital Auxiliary, said
last Wednesday evening, Execu- R. J. Kaufman, chairman of grounds that with part-time nurs- that very few actual losses have the annual spring rummage sale
tive-director Norman Hayes ask- the finance committee, said that ing there is less sense of contin- been experienced to date it was will be held this Friday, April 23.
ed that the management com- the budget has not yet been com- uity and a danger that quality of decided 0 postpone any imposi- The Whitechurch ladies have
mittee of the board meet soon to pleted but will be finished within care would deteriorate. Dr. John tion of pre -payment until ex- again donated candy for sale,
examine and discuss major hos- a few days to meet the ministry's Ping agreed with Dr. McKim, but perience proved that move advis- proceeds of which will be turned
pital policy. Mr. Hayes said that deadline. Mr. Hayes spoke of the Miss Norris, the director of nurs- able. over to the Auxiliary.
1976 will be "the watershed year" possibility of increases in wages. ing was of the opinion that there
for the hospital, extremely im- He said that it appears likely that would be no letdown in the high statistics
portant because the eventual role wage settlements in those hos- quality of care provided in the The executive -director's report Bunny could have
of all smaller hospitals is in pro- pitals where workers are unioniz- Wingham hospital. showed 258 admissions dut`ing
cess of redefinition. Particular ed will probably be in the range of Differential unchanged March; 247 discharges, 5 deaths,
emphasis will fall on ways and 10 per cent increase. In previous There was a lengthy discussion a daily average of 89.3 per cent travelled without
means of curtailing hospital ex- years the local hospital has used on policy regarding payment of bed occupancy, 186 operations, a his fur coat
penditures and of providing the such settlements as guidelines, differential rates for private and total of 770 treatments in the out -
best of patient care with even even though there is no union semi -private rooms. At present patients' section, 860 x-rays, 14 High temperatures unequalled
more efficient control of costs. here. However, he pointed out the extra charge, over and above blood transfusions, 7,204 labor- in more than 80 years, prevailed
The director said, too, that that if wages are increased, there the insured daily ward rate, is atory tests, composed of 78,882 for Easter weekend. With the
whatever additional patient load will be no corresponding increase $12.50 for a private room. Recent- qtr, 168 electrocardiographic mercury registering over 26 de -
will result from the closing of the 'in assistance from the Ministry of ly the ministry has proposed that examinations, 55 at cancer clinic,. grees Celsius (80 F) Easter
Clinton Public Hospital can be Health. Thus the higher hourly that figure be increased to $22.00 578 physiotherapy treatments. toggery was largely shorts and
handled in Wingham, althoughit rates could be met only by cur- per day. Wallace Conn, chairman of the the briefest tops available.
is not anticipated that any great tailing the total number of em- In the light of this sharp in- property committee, said that an Weather offices reported that
number of extra patients will ployees and hours worked. crease in rates it was suggested engineer from the firm of archi- temperatures of were at least 15 Be-
come from the south. He express- According to Mr. Hayes one ap- that the hospital should demand a leets which had supervised the glees above normal for the
ed the opinion that the hospitals proach would be through greater preadmission fee of $50 to $1o0 erection of the newest wing on the middle of April. Montreal swel-
in Seaforth, Exeter and Goderich building had examined a trouble- tered under 30 degree (86 F) heat.
will be hard_ pressed to meet the some area on the roof of the north gat of all, the summer condi-
additional demands. wing. He was doubtful that the tions were not limited to one or
Bequest
existing structure would support
O two days. The warm weather ar-
Secretary John Strong read a District
final
the additional weight of a "verti- rived early last week and pre -
letter informing the board that a cal" repair process to stop per- vailed until Tuesday morning of
gift of $500 to the hospital has sistent leaks, as recommended in this week.
one of the recently -received ten -
been directed from the estate of • � d�,s Leafage on trees and shrubs is
the late Miss Minnie Barber of Ions Tn1k Mcitich In light of the new information at least three weeks ahead of nor-
,Wingham. mal, tulips, daffodils and hya-
A letter from Premier William provided by the visiting engineer quite
Marriage, lunch boxes, super- . "Dear Old Dad" and "My Little it was decided to call for new cinths are all in bloom and tote a
Davis acknowledged receipt of at't• 4-H lobs careers illit- Brother" Members of the audi- tenders and the ro ty com_ few vegetable gardens have been
Storm plays havoc
with cable system
Subscribers to Wingham Cable
Television were no doubt a bit
frustrated last week when serv-
ice was suspended overnight and
until about noon on Thursday. A
severe • electrical storm caused
considerable damage to under-
ground installations along the 13
Line near the main antenna. Two
underground amplifiers were
"knocked out" and some time
was required to locate and repair
them.
In addition the lightning dam-
aged a new camera in the anten-
na building, used to carry mes-
sages on Channel 12. , Replace-
ment for the latter equipment has
not yet been available.
The storm damage has delayed
the airing of some items of local
programming which were plan-
ned for this week.
Josephine Street
businesses slated
for new locations
The main drag in Wingham is
buzzing with business changes. A
,-few of the negotiations have been
completed, but several others are
waiting to "jell" and are not yet
available for publication.
However, it is definite that the
Bruce Machan plumbing and
heating business will move from
the main street location to the
warehouse building on Alfred
East. Triangle Discount will
move to the present Machan
store on Josephine after renova-
tions and enlargement of the
premises are completed.
Gemini Jewellers, which has
occupied a store site in the Lock -
ridge block on the east side of
Josephine will move to the prem-
ises now occupied by the Eaton's
order office. The latter, of course,
will be eliminated shortly, follow-
ing the company's decision to
abandon the mail order field.
Gemini .Jewellers, owned by
Robert Hicks, also operates a
store in Shelburne and is opening
a new outlet in Listowel.
The Kostanis brothers, Jim and
Theodore, are completing the
renovation of the former Joe
McGill radio and television store
next to The Advance -Times, and
hope to be open for business by
May lo. The interior of the street
level floor and the basement have
been entirely renovated and a
new rug brick front has been
completed.
The premises will house a
Modern restaurant which will
specialize in both Capadian and
European foods and a lounge
license has been applied for. On
completion the dining area will
provide accommodation for 110
people and will employ a staff of
nine. Hours will be 7 a.m. to mid-
night on weekdays and 7 a.m. to 1
a.m. on the weekends.
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IN THE OPERETTA, Tom Sawyer, held at East Wawanosh Public School Wednesday
evening of last week, Robert Currie as Tom gets a scolding from Aunt Polly played by
Karen'Coultes. Tom received the scolding for playing hookey instead of pursuing his edu-
cation. The operetta played Tuesday and Wednesday evenings to raise money for the
school's student council.
s i ions, c P planted. a K)i e O e r s c a n e
Bracy and the John Howard So- ence were highly appreciative. mittee was authorized to let the Let's hope it lasts. A few pessi%so -
ciety were just some of the topics The speakers were judged _on repair contract when the tenders mists are keeping their galoshes
under discussion Thursday night various points including prepar- have been received. handy.
at F.E. Madill Secondary School ation, organization, presentation,
when 12 articulate students pre- physical presence and general ef- Doctors opposed do rog'ram.mi*ng
sented their speeches at the Dis- fect. Sitting in the judges' chairs Dr. Ping, reporting on recent ®
trict 9 Lions speaking finals. were Mrs. Dorothy Conron! Miss meetings of the medical associ.a_ Dr. R. D. Wilkins p
Speakers from this area includ- Norma Coutts and John Mann. tion, referred to a letter from the About 25 people took advantage ment itself. called the experience "fun".
ed Robin Brent of Wroxeter, who Huron County health unit, in going to Nfld. The group, com rised mainly
spoke on "The John Howard Donna Kraft of Palmerston and which a, proposed family platy* of a workshop offered by Wing The group heard Dave Wenger P
Society", Kenneth deBoer of Torn Djdfield from Dundallt were gyrinngg project was outlined. The re- D R, D. Wilkins, who has been ham Cable Television in the high described community program- of people of secondary school
Lucknow, whose topic was "The' sel+t>tRaed as top orattlit's. '1V�is poft said that the doelsrs are op- `Ts practising"'5 aii and -Sur school Wednesday. They heard a ming as }`just plaits comfla- age, heard Brent Campbell, an
4-H Club", Jan Gillin, Atwood, Kraft spoke on "Illiteracy" and posed to the proposed clinics on geon in "Wingham for the past discussion about community pro- tion with p pretense d be as e�EloraeCable TV producer talk about
who talked about the "Kinsmen later, for her impromptu talk, the grounds that they are an in- eight years, leaves at the end of graniming and got some "hands slick or expensively produced as g
Stevenson Camp" and Barbara "The Advantages of Country fringement in the field of medical this week for Placentia, New- on" experience with video equip- network programs". He also the kinds of programs that any
group can put on.
Ryan of Wingham, who spoke on Life". Tom Oldfield spoke on .'practice and a letter to Medical foundland. He will be in charge of
that the Fergus -Elora
explained
system has
"Superstitions". "Choosing Careers" and "My Officer of Health Dr. Frank Mills the cottage hospital in that town. a nightly news broadcast as well
Other speakers were Colin Little Brother". was written. Dr. Wilkins, his wife and as a wide range of special inter -
Swift of Orangeville; Mark Bach- The champions each received Another point of concern to the daughters Marilyn and Denise, est and entertainment shows,
mann, Kitchener; Bill Cooke, $20, a trophy and a certificate. medical men was -the operation of have made many warm friends in S p ee i a I art exhibition Mr. Campbell introduced the
Guelph; Tom Oldfield, Dundalk; The other contestants were pre- Home Nursing Care. They believ- this community and it is withaudience to four main pieces of
Barbara Taylor, Grand Valley; sented with $10 and certificates. ed that some patients are not ac- sincere regret that patients in the to feature local artists equipment they might be expect -
Stephanie Cairns, Elora; Janet The top speakers will now travel cepted by Home Care and that town and surrounding district say ed to use. Broken into small
Mulholland, St. Marys and Donna to Lachute, Quebec, for the Dis- the services provided are not as farewell. The work of two of Western On- tario College of Art and was resi- groups they handled cameras
Kraft of Palmerston. trict "A" final. The prize to be of- The doctor has been trying to tario's finest artists will be fea- dent artist at the University of and did interviews which were
Each speaker delivered a for- fered at Lachute is $500. reduce the size of his practice tured at a special exhibition to be Western Ontario. His work has played back immediately.
mal speech and then an im- Although there were only two here to cut down somewhat on his held next Monday and Tuesday, been exhibited at Hart House, Equipment Simple
promptu talk. And impromptu it winners in the competition John Walter work load, but since that objec- April 26 and 27, at the Hartley London's Ontario Art Museum, The main impression that most
was, for after choosing a topic Thursday night, master of Gere- tive proved impossible he has de- House, Walkerton. The exhibition . Winnipeg Art Gallery, Art Gal- of those present got was the sim-
from a list of 20 choices, only five monies Grant Chisholm, who iscided upon the move. in his new will be presented by the Thielsen lery of Ontario, Nancy Poole plicity of video -playback equip -
minutes' preparation was allow- district A-9 governor, said it all, tells of I �• fe post he will be administrator of Gallery of Kitchener and London. Studio, Toronto, National Gallery ment. In a matter of minutes they
ed. The favorite impromptu sub- "There are no losers in a contest the Placentia hospital. as well as Included in the exhibition will of Canada, Thielsen Gallery, were using the cameras and.re-
jects were "Dear Old Mom", like this. You'll all be winners." i n Don Jail continuing the practice of medi- be works by Harold Town, Allan London and Kitchener, and in corders and enjoying the results.
cine. Collier, Franklin Arbuckle, Ed New York City. In 1975, he com- Modern video units are much
John Walter, assistant superin- For several years past Dr. Wil- Bartram, Jack Reid, Kazuo pleted a major commission for like the common casette -type re-
tendent of Toronto's Don Jail, kins has worked in partnership Hamasaki, Alex Colville, York Fortune magazine and in 1976, he corder. They use a tape which re -
was guest speaker at the regular P
with Dr. John Ping, w•ho will Wilson, William Winter, William resented a one-man show at the cords magnetic images and they
meeting of the Wingham Lions continue the practice here until Roberts, Guenter Heim and Thielsen Gallery. are instantly ready for playback.
Club. He is the son of Lion Gordon the beginning of July. when he many more. Of special note to Mr. Roberts now paints full Wingham Cable introduced the
Walter. John discussed the jail's will be joined by Dr Douglas area residents will be the art of time and lives near Mount audience first to a cassette
inmates, trial procedures and jail Mowbray, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mr. Roberts and Mr. Heim. Forest. recorder and studio camera. The
guarding. Angus Mowbray of Wingham. Mr. Roberts was born in Guenter Heim was born in recorder uses a fully -enclosed
He said the jail has more than Doug graduated from the School Nelson, B.C. in 1921 and,is one of Nuremberg, Germany, in 1935 cassette of tape and features the
850 inmates and is overcrowded. of Medicine, Western L'niversity. Canada's best water color artists. and served his apprenticeship same basic controls that a tape
One meth problem is people wait- London, last year and will com- He studied art at the Vancouver under Master Artist Ludwig player does. A few simple fin-
ing for a trial date. Mr. Walter Plete a year's internship in St. School of Art and the Ontario Col- Schultheiss. He attended various structions prepare anyone to
said if they plead not guilty they Joseph's Hospital in that city be- lege of Art, and travelled and schools of art in Nuremberg and operate the machine.
may have to wait three months or fore coming back to his home painted in England, France and in 1954• he came to Canada where The studio camera used with
_ more to go to trial and said more town. Spain. He al I. taught at the On- he attended H. B. Beal in London. the recorder Wednesday evening
than 100 people go to court in To- Vis; He became art director at CKNX was a Sony model with a camera
ronto each day. Television, Wingham, in 1962 and top viewfinder. These cameras,
He described the main crimes ' , taught at Fanshawe College and according to Mr. Campbell, serve
as- murder, break and enter, Georgian College. He became a as the work horse of cable sys-
;? fraud and drugs. He said more member of the S.C.A. in 1975. tems. He explained the focus and
women are getting involved in Mr. Heim has presented one- zoom lens on the camera and
` these crimes. The jail has one man shows at the Tom Thomson opened it up to show some things
1 man ho is currently sentenced "a" Memorial Gallery, Owen Sound, that should and should not be
A . to deaTh and must be watched by '""" the Glen Gallery in London and done with the equipment.
m a guard 24 hours a day. The the Thielsen Gallery in Kit- Replay for the studio setup was
speaker noted that there are very chener He has also exhibited of achieved with a 12 inch portable
11111 kilfew Oriental inmates in this r- , ,
i' ,^ ,,•, pa -, Halifax, Toronto. Hamilton and television seta Any television can
ocular institution. A. numerous shows throughout sere as a monitor for the system
The Lions were shown various Canada. and as a play back unit after the
items that inmates have made Guenter Heim has painted tape is finished
privately, such as forks and �::''•,a exclusively since 1974 The work Portables
spoons. These items were made +a"'" presently shown has evolved by The unit that most attracted
x41 and used to frighten fellow in- tel. i experimenting in many styles the young people was the port
mates. He added that the worst A and media. Basically an impres- able unit. A small camera no
fears of inmates are of each oth- sionist, he has preserved much of header than an 8mm unit. it has
x er, especially child molesters. �`�\ the impressionistic stvle by refin- a zoom lens and the video replay
In other business Lion Doug V ing the technique to show more can be viewed in the camera it -
Bishop presented a cheque to realism Subject matter is often self. The recorder takes smaller
Club Treasurer Bill Keil for :625 n f', • based on the tranquil surround cassettes and weighs about 30 lbs.
7° inof Western Ontario, near Batteries operate the unit in the
from the last two radio bingos; *t g•s
approved Aug. 11-13 as the dates rimer •';� �i Wingham where he lives field for about one hour.
• h` ` Guenter Heim's work is found As a follow-up to the exercise,
for the Summer Frolic; decided
$A►" to host the District A-9 Effective - l+j in several corporate collections the cable company will be
SApril as well as in riVate collections in working with the school to set up
Speaking contest, 15.
°= The club also decided to re- !* Canada, the United States, teams of two or three These
quest additional information on ' Sweden. Venezuela, Denmark, teams will begin filming events
the new tennis courts. A new club Holland and Germany. and items of interest in the school
aF t e elle
is to be chartered at Vanastra
a... Th Thielsen Art Galleries and in the community "We ho
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ks - May R with the Wingham Club have been art dealers in London we can begin to produce events of
V represented. The next meeting, "° �' for more than 25 years and interest in the next few weeks."
ELAINE REED of London, with her three month old scheduled for' April 27, is Far- a recently became members of the ,Mr. Wenger explained The
daughter Kathleen, tries to get her daughter interested in mers' Night. Professor D. Hoff- GUENTER HEIM, Wingham artist, whose work will be Art Dealers' Association of programs will be shown of
the finer art of enjoying home-made pancakes Saturday at man of Guelph is to be the guest part of an art exhibit at the Hartley House in Walkerton, Canada. The Kitchener gallery Channel 12 when advertised in
the Belmore Maple Syrup Festival. speaker. April 26 and 27 was opened in 1974 The Advance -Times
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