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The Huron Expositor, 1984-08-22, Page 19ENTERTAINMENT THE HUR / N EXPOSITOR, AUCI -ST 22, 1984 `— A10 Learn u ra before you buy'one (Continued from Page A2) throughout the area you live in. Take one. Better yet take more than one. Get experience on several different types of computers before you decide on any purchase. Use caution and learn as much as possible before you make a purchase. After you have committed your money it may be too late. Different machines have different "opera- ting systems". An operating sy em is a type of computer language that a bles the various machines to interpret aft run the programs that have, been written for it. Micro computers, as a rule cannot use programs written for other machines. Even the so called clone machines which are imitations of other manufacturer's equipment will experience problems with some programs. Do not believe the salesman! Small computers are a new field and the majority of people working in it are almost as new to computers as you are'. They can and do make stakes. It's your money that will be i olved, make sure you get the best return on every dollar that you invest that you can. - Everyone knows that computers save work. Don't believe it! It is a myth. A farmer using a computer for business management must first use a great deal of time to learn how to operate the machine most effectively; Qnce he becomes aware of the potential of the machine, it will be used more and more. It is possible and not too difficult to generate extra financial statements, write reports or letters, or just use time on one of MITCHELL FAIR Aug. 31 sr & Sept.l st, 2nd & 3rd HALL FOR RENT at Vanastra Recreation Centre 482-3544 Dances, Weddings and Receptions etc. the many computer games available. More complete livestock and crop records are easier to do than before. The computer will not save time; its uses will expand to -use up any available time, Computers are easy to use. This is a true, but misleading statement: They are easy to use but they are difficult to learn to use. It takes time and effort. The potential gain is there but you must invest not only the money, but your time and effort as well. Before you decide to buy, talk to people who use one for the purpose you want it for, take at least two computer courses, buy and read some of the many computer magazines available and most important, rent one for a month or two. You can try it out in your own home for the uses you want it for without committing all of your financial resources. This column is written on a computer. '&,e words you are reading are recorded ana manipulated electronically, with the help of a word processing program. There are advantages in rewriting or' revising. The, machine will also do a rough check of my (usually poor) spelling. All of our farm financial records are prepared with the aid of the computer. It has not made it easier or faster for us. it has helped us do a better job. I have had to dig out all the old school books on accounting and relearn how to use and analyze the financial statements which we now generate so frequently. The computer has been a good investment and a great deal of fun for me, Before you decide that it will be for you try to learn more about them. You may avoid some of the DUBLIN & S A HLETIC ASSQCIATIDITRICT ON BINGO Fri. Aug. 24 DUBLIN '& DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE JACKPOT 5550 in 51 calls ✓. :!: ,:,: r:i. ."ii:i �itig^.�T^rCi I. ole. a. e, .4111111. s. m. AO XVI r � RECEPTION 13% for Roger & Carol Humphries Friday, August 24 at Family Paradise Dancing 9-1 Ladies please bring Lunch The OPTIMIST CLUB of Seaforth Travel The World Lottery Ontario Trip Winner DARLENE HENDERSON Consolation $ 120 LLOYD HANEY Draw was made by TERRY SUMPSiON Fri Aug. 24 8-12 Segerens Quality Sound Admission '3.00 Seaforth & District Community Centres Sponsored by Boo.ater Club & Jr. Farmers more expensive ,mistakes that I, and other farmers like me have made. If you only want it for one use, cost the .benefits out carefully. One year's interest on the investment in a computer system may cost twice as much as hiring a good accountant. Remember that a computer will not do everything. Mine found 25 spelling errors in this column. There were eight actual errors and the machine was wrong the other times. After we were through my wife found two more mistakes, Seaforth buildings are museums BY LISA NEWBY Time has changed the main street of Seaforth. Most of us alive today would probably have difficulty imagining just what it would be like to have lived in town during the 1800's, when Seaforth was a bustling, growing community. The town of Seaforth was at its prime in Blyth offers fall -spring entertainment series If you think nothing happens at the Blyth Festival after mid-September when the summer theatre season closes, you are in for a nice surprise! This Fall and Spring, the Festival has three different entertainment series to tempt you: Popular Music, Classical Music, and Children's Events. These Fall/Spring series kick off on Friday, Sept:. 21, with the first Popular Music event: a concert by Sylvia Tysdn. Many afternoons and evenings of fun and entertainment follow with all events scheduled during the "better weather" months and with early curtain times. Subscriptions for these-Fall/Spring series are selling quickly -- they have already passed the halfway mark! Subscription tickets give you great savings (25-30% over single ticket prices) and first choice of seats. To ensure best selection, buy yodr subscrip-, tions now --single tickets go on sale'Sept. 17. • A special event this Fall is Theatre Passe Muraille's production of Alligator Pie on Friday, Sept. 28. Charming adults and children alike, this delightful adaptation of Dennis: L'ee's best-selling ,book returns to Blyth for one day only to kick off a national tour. While this production is not part of a subscription series, Children's Series holders will get 81. off the regular price of 84.50. Tickets for Alligator Pie are available now. Pick up a brochure on the Fall/Spring series at the Blyth Festival today or call the Box Office at (519) 523.9300/523-9225 for details. the mid to late nineteenth century and by 1870 Seaforth was transporting more wheat from town than was any other Ontario community. The activity of the construction industry was second only to the grain business and in 1862 there were 11 carpentry and building firms in Seaforth. Thea largest- construction business was owned by James Sparling Jr. Business in Seaforth. It was so successful that after the fire of 1876, which destroyed 12 acres of land in the business district, the buildings were replaced within.twoyears. „ These beautiful examples off late nine- teenth century architecture. still stand today, Though the buildings of Main St. remain the same. many other sweets of the business district have changed. On Oct. 5, 187.7 the Huron Expositor publishedan article regarding the new sidewalks in town. The new walks were to be constructed from Georgian Bay pine, In fact, the sidewalks were boardwalks which were raised above the level, of the unpaved road below and were equipped with large rings which served as a place to tie horses. One month later,on Nov. 9, the Expositor published the following: "The street lamps have now all -been placed in their positions so that the ways of our citizens will not be in the darkness anymore." The article went on to state that the posts were turned cedar and painted green and the cost was 88 per lamp. The lamps of course required lighting by hand since electricity was not available in Seaforth until after 1889. Another article, appearing in the Ioeal newspaper a year later read: "We would again call to the attention of the town authoritiesthat the street lamps should be lighted on these dark nights. It is a shame that those who require to be out after night are forced, these dark nights, to grope their way along the walks at the emminent peril of breaking their liinbs, when, at a cost of a few cents, the streets might be nicely lighted." Times have certainly changed from the days when advertisements such as that for W. Somerville's "General Express and Telegraph Agency" appeared in the local Expositor. Among other ads which, appear- ed 10 1891 was one for the Central Furniture House which advertised "Funerals attend- ed to at the shortest notice, and satisfaction guaranteed" along with "Dr. T.A. Sia cum's Oxygenized Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil for Consumption, Bronchitis, Asthma, Scrofula and all Pulmonary Di. senses." Time marches on in Seaforth ,as it does anywhere but by keeping'in touch with our own history, we can help to preserve rezpnants of it for other generations. in fact, the buildings of-Seaforth's Main St. comprise a muselim in themselves and are a constant reminder to all of the prosperity and ambition of the .citizehs of nineteenth century Seaforth. T for Gary Alderdice Sat., Aug. 25 For information Call 262-5243 or 262-5483 Clinton Lions Club SEAFOOD FESTIVAL FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 7 at the GODERICH TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY. CENTRE HolenesvIII@ DINNER: 7 • 9 pm Looter, Saluron, or Oysters iblll be served. DANCING: to follow . D900 PRIZE: S50. Gift Certificate donated by My Falr I.acly TICKETS: 112.50 EACH Avcdiablo from any Clinton kiwis Club rv+®rnber or at Shiral's Dept, Store, Altert St., Clinton WINGHAM AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL 270 Carling Terrace, Wingham, Ontario NOG.2W0 (519) 357.3210 A Call for Support WINGHAM AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL'S NEW AMBULATORY CARE & EME-RGENCY-WING New Addition in May of this year the Wingham and District Hospital began phase two of the first major construction and renovation at the hospital in nearly twenty years. Phase one of the project, completed In the spring of 1982, had expanded the Laboratory, Physiotherapy, Admitting, Medical Records and Rehabilitation Services departments. Phase two Is the con- struction of a new Ambulatory Care and Emergency Wing and the expansion 01 the Radiology Department. 'Our last article described the radiology renovations, this arti- cle is devoted to an explanation tor the new wing. ' The way health care is delivered le chang- ing. The cost to maintain a patient in a hospital bed has been rising steadily and It has become apparent that new, Innovative ways to provide health care must be found. Adding to the pro- blem is the Increase In our aging Population. As one ages, the need for health services in- creases and therefore there is an increase In health costs One approach to providing the maximum health care possible within the limited dollars available, is to do more things on an out- patient basis. But, Wingham and District Hospital, as Is the case with many other hospitals, was designed and built for inpa- tients Emergency rooms were lust that, rooms designed to deal with the life threatening situa- tions: they were never intended to provide a proper outpatient ambulatory care service. — DAY CARE RECOVERY OFFICE -" OFFICE CLASS ROOM 1 DOCTOR'S LOUNGE UTLITY, STORAGE EXAM EILEMERGENC O.R. n'STERILE RACTUR AM EXAM EXISTING BUILDING —1, raz w cr z UlET ROO WAITING �.i CARLING TERRACE The present Emergency/Outpatient Department consists of ap operating room, an ex- amining room capable of taking four stretcher beds separated from each other by cur- tains. a very small room where casts are applied to fractures, and a small waiting room. There is no privacy for patients, accident cases pass through the waiting room, there is no place for people In grief to sit with their pastor, no offices for physicians and visiting specialists. and no recovery area for day -surgery patients. The new addition will change all this.. One area will be devoted to patients recovering from day surgery. These are patients who able to go home following a surgical procedure. However, one does not risirfral the operating table, dress and get Into a car to go home. Several hours are necessary for the effects of an anaesthetic to wear off and for the doctors arid nurses to ensure that pa- tients have no problems. The day care recovery area provides space for four beds In which patlents'wlll rest until ready for discharge. , a ) Three offices are being provided for our visiting specialists. This space will be used by a nember of doctors and new specialty ser- vices will be added. .A Quiet Room is being provided In the new addition, where relatives may sit In privacy with their pastor expressing their grief nd receiving comfort and support. The emergency entrance is separate nd at a distance from the main entrance and w ting room. Victims of accidents and patients ith' life threatening problems will no longer pass In front of the curious eyes of those who are waiting for treatment. Five examining rooms are being provided so that you and your physician can exchange con- fidences In private without being overheard by a patient on a stretcher next to ydu on the other side of a flimsy curtain. Many of us are reluctant to be completely frank with our physl' clan when we know we may be overheard by someone else. The relationship between one's doctor and oneself Is founded on trust and complete confidentiality. The hospital will now be able to guarantee privacy. A major trauma room is being provided which will ali6w the hospital to treat accident victims and others in life threatening situa- tions, more quickly and efficiently. It will also allow more patients to be treated a1 The same time To complete the new wing, a classroom and a doctor's lounge and library are included. Part of the hospital's function is to provide educa- tion and preventative medicine to those It serves. The classroom Will assist In doing this on a group basis. The doctor's lounge provides a place for physicians to rest between cases, to change clothes, and to study from the library. The design of the new addition will improve efficiency, but it is much more than this. It looks to the future and to how the delivery of health care is changing. .The total cosi to update the hospital will be approximately '2,000,000 spread over the next two years. To assist the hospital In paying for these new developments. a group of prominent citizens have come together as the Wingham and District. Hospital Fund - Raising Committee. Their goal is to raise '400,000 in the community. Good health is a partnership between those who provide health care and those who receive It. We need one another if we are.to reach a'common goal of wellness for us all. Please, help us to help each other. THE WINGHAM AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL FUND-RAISING COMMITTEE