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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1965-09-23, Page 10PAGE TWO ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1965 ed4O41 Carnme4 NIP r - Hospital Insurance Anomaly When the ministers of health of the Dominion and the 10 provinces met in conference last week, Premier Robarts of Ontario used the occasion as a suitable time to return once more to a subject which he has repeatedly discussed. The Ontario provincial treasury bears the full cost of operating tuberculosis hos- pitals, and hospitals for the mentally ill, in Ontario. During the years before the government hospital insurance plan began to operate, this was reasonable enough. After the passage. in 1957, of the federal legislation titled the Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act, it was not so reasonable. The federal legislation under- took to provide, from the Dominion treas- ury, about 50 per cent of the cost of oper- ating hospital insurance plans in the prov- inces. (It is not exactly 50 per cent, be- cause the rules are weighted to pay rather more than 50 per cent to the poorer prov- inces, and rather less to the wealthier provinces.) The legislation of 1957 ex- cluded hospitals for mental patients and hospitals for tubercular patients. It is still like that; the national scheme has never been rounded out to include the hospitals which were operated at Provincial ex- pense before there was any national scheme. When the conference of 11 health ministers opened in Ottawa last week, Premier Robarts recalled publicly that, "During the federal -provincial conference of last July, the Prime Minister of Canada agreed that the matter of mental and tubercular patients would be thoroughly discussed. We have requested that it be included in the agenda for this conference. In the expectation that this subject will be discussed, we have prepared and for- warded to Ottawa all the information which we feel is necessary to establish an agree- ment in respect of the sharing of costs for mental hospitals and for tuberculosis sanatoria. This material is in the hands of the federal government. We submit that it is logical that the hospital care pro- gram should be rounded out and completed by the inclusion of mentally disabled and tubercular patients under the Hospital In- surance and Diagnostic Services Act, if we are to have ,a comprehensive health services program for all our people." That puts it polietly, but it would not be out of place for provincial governments, at this late date in the history of hospital insurance, to put the same view forward more strongly and in blunter language. If it makes sense for the national treas- ury to help pay for hospital care for a man with a broken leg, or a man with hepatitis, or a man with leukemia, there is no sense at all in refusing to help a man with tuber- culosis, or a man with senile dementia. There is no process of logic which could show that the Government of Canada should help people with every kind of illness, except tuberculosis or mental ill- ness, The policy •of the Dominion govern- ment, as it still stands, is even more ridieu- lous than that. Although the Dominion will not contribute to the costs ofinsured hospital care for a patient in a mental hospital, it will contribute its normal ,50 per cent, or thereabouts, if the patient is in a psychiatric ward of a general hospital. That makes no sense financially; it costs six dollars a day. or less, to keep a patient in a mental hospital, while it cost $25 a day or more to keep him in a general hos- pital. The policy to which Premier Robarts objects tends to encourage the use of the more expensive kind of hospitalization. There is no public evidence yet that the Ontario Government is making prog- ress in its efforts to have all kinds of hos- pital care put on the same basis for hos- pital insurance financing, but common sense is on Premier Roberts' side, and his government should continue to press its argument.—;Stratford Beacon -Herald) I I111111111!IINiII111111111411111ilnim1111111!IIIIIPI NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII10111IIIIIII!IIIU!111111111111111111111111111111111111111111101111IIIIIIII1111111II IIIIIIIIIIlllllmlllllmlP"_=` �tlllllilill� SUGAR and SPICB IIIICilllllllllllllllllllllll By Bill Smiley ililmlllmmmuml After a couple of thousand miles of travelling, there's noth- ing so delightful as to sit in one's own backyard and con- template the folly of the world. And that's what I'm doing right now. Two kittens are tight -rope - walking the back f enc e, as grave and cautious as Biondin crossing Niagara Falls. They have survived the attentions of Wilson, our two-year-old neigh- bor, who has a utilitarian ap- proach to picking up cats: ears, tail, stomach -fur, or whatever's nearest. The garage sits there, brood- ing. When summer began, it was a faded blue. Kim began painting it as a school project. It is now two-tone, half faded blue, half dazzling green. Peering through the picket Our tempting foods are carefully prepared and beautifully served. The atmosphere is gracious and congenial, perfect for family dining. Our dining room is air conditioned for your comfort. v It's a treat they'll all love. We Specialize in STEAKS - CHICKEN - FISH ENJOY THE FINE ATMOSPHERE OF OUR ATTRACTIVE ALPINE ROOM Licenced under the Liquor Licence Board Dominion Hotel Your Hosts — Marg and Ross Johnston DIAL 236.4371 -- ZURICH fence on the left are the Little Horrors. There are five of them. I'll swear they're all the sante age, about two and a half. They lurk like Indians watch- ing a wagon train. The minute we leave the place even to go shopping, they bat down the loose board in the fence and sack the place. They use our lawn chairs as trampolines and the picnic table for mountain climbing, dismantle nay power mower and employ our hose to squelch civil demonstrators among each other. Across the street, where there are two teen-agers, swirls the daily ballet, a kaleidoscope of sound and color. Kids arriving and departing; swim suits and shorts and pyjamas; motorbikes and sports cars, tennis rackets and golf clubs and footballs. From the great oaks spread ing over the house drop the acorns, thumping the ground with a gentle irregular rhythm. Two lazy pigeons have found an old starlings' nest under our eaves and are s q u a shed in there, purling their throaty growl. The lawn sprinkler is turned off, but there's a dribble from it, and a young robin is revel- ling in a shower, doing ,every- thing but soaping his armpits. Up a maple tree, twice around the trunk, along the hydro wire, jump to the cedar, leap to the vine, scrabble up the side of the house and straight into my attic, lickety-split, hurtle two black squirrels, Object, either love or war. Backyard smells: new cut grass on the lawn; fresh -washed sheets on the line; cedar and spruce from the trees; and, gently .stealing through the back door, the excruciating waft of coffee. Color everywhere. Six shades of green in spruce and cedar, elm and oak, maple and wal- nut. Vivid splash of tiger lilies. Yellow sun dappling trees and patching grass. One delicate pink rose and pale mauve of phlox. Gay striped lawn chairs. And what more pleasant place to look back over the pattern of summer. Early -morning golf Zurich ' , = : News PRINTED BY SOUTH HURON PUBLISHERS LIMITED, ZURICH HERB TURKHEIM„ Publisher J. E. HUNT, Plant Superintendent Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post OMice Department, Ottawa and for payment of postage in cash. Member: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Member: Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association Member: Canadian Community Newspapers Representatives Subscription). Rates: $3.00 per year in advance, in Canada; $4,00 in United States and and Foreign; single copies 7 cents. ST. JOSEPH and AL. FRED DUCHARME Mr. and Mrs. Tyrus Stans- berry, of Detroit, spent a very joyous week -end at the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs, Fred Ducharme, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hart- man, of the Goshen Line south, were Sunday last visitors with the former's grandparents, the Ducharmes of this highway. The good old summer clays of 1965 have passed on for this present year and has left in its passing many incidents, some were pleasing to many while other incidents were more of an embarrassing nature. The passing of September brings us closer to the autumn season. September is a month of disturbance throughout the land and many times causing destruction of life and prop- erty. The full reason is not known to science. However, the past one has in many ways been different to many of the past, much cooler and the weather differing from others. September is the month when farmers are looking for dry weather for harvesting their late crops, especially their beans which require hot and dry weather. Beans are a dan- gerous crop to plant, they must be planted late enough in the spring to miss a frost which would destroy then and in the fall again they cause uneasiness to the farmers due to a wet month, However, so far in this part farmers were fortunate this year. Providence has given them the necessary dry weath- er to harvest and store away their cash bean crop. On Wednesday last in the midst of quietness in the air nothing short of a baby tornado gushed through this part of western Ontario followed by an electrical storm and downpour of rain. The whole affair came within minutes, giving no time for those working in their bean fields or other farm work to seek shelter for safety. Those who had threshed their beans and were making prep- arations to bail and store away their straw were disappointed. They were wondering where the straw went during the storm. It had left its place where it had been carefully landed when DRYSDALE Corress ondentl threshed, but after the storm farmers were at a loss where to pick up the straw. A few bundles here and there had. lodged along the fences and other places in their fields, So you see Pie narvesting of beans leaves in its pathway headaches for farmers and nothing short of that happens almost every year. Farmers have peace of mind when all of his crops are harvested and in some place of safety. The trouble with harvesting beans is perhaps due to late summer. The month of September with all of its broken weather and disturbance almost throughout its length. Perhaps due to its entering in the fall season or perhaps due to some unknown cause not yet known to science. Regardless of its cause the farmer with all his farm re- turns for his recompense is in the wide space exposed to de- struction which cannot be avoided. 0 with dew -thick carpe under- foot and air tike champagne. Beach afternoons: warm, silky sand and hot sun, the world a million miles away; water like cool silver. Home for cold beer, barbecued steak, new, little po- tatoes and juice -spurting corn. Luxury of boat cruise abrupt- ly changed to roughing it in a tent. Tense long-distance phone calls from remote outposts to learn whether son had passed his year. Hugh relief to learn that he had done well. Sunday jaunts to visit daughter at camp, going with great gobs of goodies, sitting around for two hours trying to think of some- thing to talk about, returning with load of scummy camp clothes to wash. Son claiming an 18 -year-old can get along on four hours sleep, and trying to prove it. Daughter busting out all over as fourteens are want to do. Wife like cat with cream be- cause I haven't been away from her side for more than four hours all summer. Father prom- ising to write a book, and bare- ly able to find time to write a column. Goodbye, Summer, you seduc- tress. There'll never be another like you. FRIDAY Farmer's Daughter 6:30 p.m. Lucy 7:00 p.m. Smothers Bros. 7:30 p.m. Patty Duke 8:00 p.m. Go -Go --Show 8:30 p.m. Run for Your Life 10:00 p.m. Letters Mr. H. Turkheim, Editor, Zurich Citizens News, Zurich ,Ontario. Dear Mr. Turkheim: The Blood Donor Clinic held at Zurich Community Centre on 20 September, 1965, was very sucessful. One hundred donors attended to offer a pint of life saving blood to assist the Red Cross Blood. Donor Service to maintain the supply for free blood therapy in the area hos- pitals. Nearly 700 bottles of blood are required each week of the year to meet the demands from hospitals in South Western On- tario. The Red Cross Blood Donor Service would have great difficulty in supplying this blood if it was not supported so generously by the citizens in your community and many other centres. On behalf of the patients in hospitals we extend our grate- ful thanks to all donors and all those who gave freely their time as volunteer helpers. We are particulary indebted to Mrs. H. W. Brokenshire who was re- sponsible for organizing and STARLITE DRIVE-IN THEATRE FRIDAY and SATURDAY OCTOBER 1 and 2 "Palm Springs Week -end" (Colour) Troy Donahue, Connie Stevens L TWO SHOWS NIGHTLY Children Under 12 in Cars Five PLEASE NOTE: Box Office Open at 7:30 .p.m. First Show at 8 p.m. making all arrangements for the clinic. Yours very sincerely, J. W. Routledge Director Blood Donor Services London Area Branch Renew Your Subscription Now TOWNSHIP OF HAY DRAIN TENDER Tenders will be received by the undersigned up until SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16th, 1965, at 6:00 p.m. for the Construction of THE MASSE DRAINAGE WORKS 1965 This calls for completion of work according to the speci- fications as presented by C. P. Corbett, P.Eng., Luoan, Ontario. These specifications may be seen at the Clerk's Office or obtained from C. P. Corbett, P.Eng., Lucan, Ont. A marked cheque for 10% of the tender must accompany each tender. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. H. W. 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