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The Huron Expositor, 1968-08-22, Page 1Whole No. 5241 309th.Year • SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1968 - 12 PAGES , Street- Program At Paving Stage A. summer -long •project "reconstructing and renovating West William and Duke Streets is now in its final stages. Here, workmen spread the first strip of pavement as they began work on Duke St. early Wednesday. Th e paving is expected to be completed by the end of the week. (Photo by Cantley). Increase in Out -Patients Up 50 per cent Over '67 Use of outpatient facilities at Seaforth Community Hospital has increased by nearly 50 per- cent in the past year. Burned By Flash Flames William Harburn received first and second degree burns that cover more than 20 percent of his body when flames envel- • oped him as he was lighting' a bonfire -Sunday afternoon. , Mr. and Mrs. Harburn recent- ly purchased the •former Mc- Michael property in McKillop and had moved there the pre- ceding day. They were tidying up following the move when the accident occurred. Mr. Harburn was rushed to Seaforth Community Hospital where he was given emergency treatment and admitted. Finger Saved A finger amputated in an ac- cident Friday evening, a short time later was replaced and is expected to be saved. Peter Simpson, on No. 8 Highway, west of Seaforth, was combining early Friday evening when his hand. became caught in the machine. Rushed to Sea - forth Community Hospital, he was attended by -Dr. Chas. Moyo who said Wednesday Mr. Simp- son was progresging satisfactor- Summaries developed by hos- pital administrator Gordon Mc- Kenzie .show that in the first six months this year, outpat- ient visits increased from 1,058 te 1,506. During the same per- iod laboratOry units of work also rose by 56-. percent, from 6,221 in 1967 to 9-638 in 1968. Number -Of admissions and number of patient days also re- flected substantial increases Mr. McKenzie said. Patient days climbed from 6,600 to 7,086 and admissions to 669 from 603. Sithiliar increases were ap- parent in other areas of the hospital. Surgical procedures carried out during the " six month period totalled 468, up 61 from the previous year, ob- stetrical services totalled 72 compared to 55, up by a third and x-ray examinations moved upward from 1,489to 1,776. , All this of course resulted in increased work for the house- keeping staff. The laundry staff as an example processed more' than 40 tons of sheets, pillow cases and other items during the six month' period ending June 30. The comparative vol- umes were 63,320 lbs in 1968 and 80,980 lbs in 1968. As an increasing use of fac- ilities develops added loads are placed on supporting depart- ments. Little immediate prob- lem exists in accommodating_ an increase in demand since an enlarging use of the hospital facilities was envisaged when plans for the new hospital were worked out some years ago. dhanges in emphasis have occurred, Mr. McKenzie said, "such as in the demand for chronic accommodation • and the substantial increase in out- patient care". The reduction in the requirement for long term chronic patient accommodation has made possible a ,more rap- id patient turn over and a re- sulting drop in average patient stay. In 1967 the average pat- ient stay was 12,4 days, com- pared to 11.7 days this -year,, Seaforth Greens Busy As 20 Rinks Compete A total of twenty rinks com- peted Monday night for the Sea - forth Mixed Doubles tourna--- ment. First -prize went to Fred Til- ley and Katie Phillips with 3 wins plus 23, agregate 50. Sec - Find Push-ups Aid Longer Life A ,former Cromarty native, Mrs. John ,(Louisa) McLean, is now rm her second century and she still possesses a spirit and outlook that would make most middle-aged people blush. - Mrs. •McLean, w'ho now re- sides at the Hillside Rest Home, near Sebringville, is 101 years old. In retaining the good health which she has had over the years, Mrs. McLean does a sim- - MRS. 'LOUISA ,MaLSAN ple exercise everyday. She touches her toes without bend- ing her knees. .. This exercise, each morning, she says, has kept her in good health and physinal shape. Be- sides, she admits, it gives her an appetite. In doing the exercise, she stands erect, raises her arms, bends over, touches her toes and stays that way- until she slowly counts to 20. Then with- out straightening up, touches, the floor with her fingers as she continues the count to 40. Mrs. McLean is keenly inter- ested in the happenings of the district, esPecially of the place where she lived so long. She likes to sew and read her pray- er book with the aid of a magni. fying glass due to failing eye- sight. The former Louisa Corkett, Mr a,' McLean was born in, Nor - worth, England, With her son, by a former marriage, she. came to Canada in 1909. In 1913 she Mhrried Mr. Mc- Lean and with him famed in the Crotnarty area for 40 years. The late Mr. McLeafrwas also of Brus,sels, celebrated- their rounding area, In 1953, the Couple retired to Braeside Rest Home, Mitchell, where her has - band died two years later at the Age of 96. She has one son, Albert Rot& ter, London, one grandson and two great-grandehildren. ond prize went- to Reg Robin- son and Pearl Elliott of Mit: chell, 3 wins plus 17,' aggregate 49. Third, John Patterson and Thelma Dale, 2 wins plus 15, aggregate 35. Fourth .was Dave Sim and Betty Tilley, 2 wins plus ,13, aggregate 44. Fifth Neil Bell and Rose Phillips, 2 wins plus 11, aggregate 35. On Wednesday lady bowlers will compete in a ladies trebles event for the Whitney trophy. Ella Munro and her rink won first prize and a trophy in Wing - ham last week. Mae Habldrk and her .rink were -also in the mon- ey. Several members took part in the Merchants and •Manufac- turers tournament in 'Stratford. Dr. 1'. L. Brady and his rink from Harpurhey captured fifth prize and several other Seaforth entries won awards. Local jitneys continue to at, •tract interest and draw good crowds. Bowlers look for a con- tinuation of good weather as an aid to evening events. Mem- bers will compete for the Soule trophy Tuesday night when a pot -luck lunch will be featured. Student to Study Abroad ' Miss' Diane Marie Petifeer junior at Whittier Cellege in Cal- ifornia, majoring in history, has been named one of 130 Whit- tier students vvho will studY abroad nod autumn in the tenth year ol "Whittier College in Copenh,agert". Miss Peiffer is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 0, It Peiffer of 421 West Drive, Richmond Ind., her mother being the former Ethel McDougall of Seatorth. The studeint.s leave Sdpt. 1.5 and neturn Feb. 1, 1969, They attend serninars end take part kin study tour§ in London, Amsterdam, Paris and Berlin during the se, Mester abroad. 00, Paving Keeps Streets In Repair Gooey gobs of oil floating en a number of Seaforth streets this week presented strong tem- tation to area children. - It all arose when crews of road matntenance people ar-, rived in town to begin the street repair program for the current, year, Involved is •the laying of a primer coat of oil. This will. be followed 14 - et by a final application which will' include- a coat of stone chips. The process provides a semi-permanent road surface which if maintained properly on an annual basis provides a reasonably hard surfaced road. The process is being applied to town streets which cannot- yet Hensall Student On Trip Miss Brenda Noakes, 17, of Hensel, who will be entering grade 13 at South Huron District Iligh School, Exeter, this fall, left Saturday for a 12 -day trip to Calgary and other points in the Canadian West with the group of youhg voyageurs. Miss Noakes will be the guest of an Alberta family and will take part in a full agenda of travel- ling and sightseeing while there. Federal and Pr' ovincial gov- ernments in Canada siionsor the young voyageurs annually 'through the Department of Ed- ucation. Students selected by their teachers for the honor, travel across the nation during the summer vacation to pro- mote a greater understanding among the youth of the ten provinces. Brenda is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Noakes of Hensel. Couple Is Wed 62 Years Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pollard of Brussels, 'celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary on August 8th with "many callers at their home in the afternoon and evening. Althongh neither are in ex- cellent health, both were able to enjoy reminiscing of the past with neighbors, 'relatives .and friends, Both natives of Morris Town- ship, Mr. an'd Mrs. Pollard were marrietl in Brussels Methodist Church by Rev. Ezra G. Powell, now decease. They have a family of three daughters, Mrs. Leslie Brad - dick, who with her husband, has just returned to Vancouver, af- ter a visit with .her parents; Mrs. Chester Rintoul of Galt; • who, was present for the occa- sion; and Mrs. Mervyn Pipe of Morris Township. There are six grandchildren and 17- great- grandchildren. Both are members of the Brussels United Church. be surfaced with permanent paying until sewer work is com- pleted. Each year certain :Streets require more than or- 'dinary maintenance and this is the work winch is underway this week. Reeve Carl Dalton, chairman eouncil's public works and pnitation committee, on Tiles. day, that a lack of materials Made it necessary for the eontractors to defer completion Of the primer coat application ,Until next week. A number of Streets in various areas remain to be treated. While work on streets across town was getting under way, T. G. Hammond Ltd of St. Marys, the contractors on the rebuild- ing program on West William Street , and Duke Street were beginning the final atages of the contract. Curbs and gutters along both streets have, been completed and the. sidewalks that require replacement on West William Street -are in the final stages of Completion. On Wednesday crews com- menced laying permanent pav- • ing on Duke Street and all pav- ing here and on West ,William Street is expected to be com- pleted this week. The streets are the first to be rebuilt in the town's long term program to bring all streets up to present day stan- ' dards and thus keep recurring maintenance costs to a mini- mum. Decision as to which streets can be proceeded with is dependent on the degree to - which sanitary and 'storm drain construction has been complet-. ed. Accident Takes' 4th in Family . A Brussels man beCame the fourth member of his family to • die in auto mishaps when he was ktIled in a head-on crash Friday night tWo miles south of Brussels. William Jamieson, 36, died when the car he was driving • was in collision with another driven by Charles Bray, 25, RR 3, Brussels, on Huron County Road' 12. Mr. Bray Was taken to Wing - ham and District Hospital with chest injuries, a broken arm and a broken jaw. He was re- ported in satisfactory condition:. Mr. Jamieson's father, James' Leslie Jamieson, died in London, the • result of a two -car crash at Richmond and Victoria Sts. • in November cif 1965. Previous to that, in 1954, a sister, Shir- ley, and a brother, Elmer; both London residents, where killed when their car was struck by a CPR train at the Second St, crossing in -London , The deceased who:4as a farm labourer up until his death, is survived by ftve brothers, Ron- ald, Listowel; Samuel, Seaforth; Robert, John .and Bert, all of London; three sisters, Mrs. Wel- lington (Isabel) Marks, East Wawanosh Township; Mrs. Bee- ry (Flossie) Wright and Mrs, Jack (Lila) Sullivan, both of "London. Burial was in Brussels Ceme- tery, Monday. ° Single 0.00 4 Tear Street Oil Is Challenge To Seaforth Kids The little pooch, "Buddy", doesn't appear to be too keen on allowing this threesome to test a freshly oiled and Jarred street of ,Seaforth. with their feet. Like kids all across town, the oil left in puddles as a result of the progr am carried out Tuesday, was a challenge that was hard for them to resist. From left, Jane Ribey, Earl Ribey and, Terry Marshall wonder about the strange, sticky stuff on their street but Buddy, who belongs to the Marshalls, wants them and himself to have no part of it. (Photo by Cantley). Exeter Man esigns As Ont rio C Chief Elmer D. Bell of Exeter, a law practise at Exeter. Thursday announced his resig- He was president of the Hur- nation effective in November af-' on PC Association and the Wes- ter eight years as president of tern Ontario Association before the Ontaria Progressive Con- being elected president of the servativ.e Association. provincial body in 1960. Mr. Bell said in a statement he -does not intend to seek re -el- His retirement Will follow by less thpn two months the Sept. ection when the associatien holds. its annual meeting in Tor - Onto, Nov. 4-5. Among -Mr. Bell's achieve- ments was the organization:, of the 1961 Ontario Conservative convention that chose John Ro- -barts as party leader and pre- mier. 4Mr. Bell, born at Drew, Ont., practised law at Brussels and later at Seaforth, before over- seas service with the Royal Canadian Artillery in. the Sec- ond World War when he was awarded the Croix de Guerre and Order of the Crown Bel- gium. After .the war he commenced • Adivity At The Bowling Green Seaforth Lawn Bowling Club members who are enjoying a successful year in tournaments k outside the to and in local circles, spent a warm Tuesday evening in keen competitioR Ai/long themselves. At left, Mrs. Tony Phillips has just delivered her bowl while Mrs. Louella Christie, Mrs. Hugh Thompson, Mrs. Elsie Dinsmore and Clare With watch results of their last shot or Olt their turn. (Photo by Cantley). 4 17 anniversary of 25 yeArs of Conservative government in On- tario. In his statement Mr. Bell said: "On August 17th the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, celebrates the 25th Anniversary of continuous political power in Ontario. In 1943 on August 4th, George Drew ended the nine' year old reign of the Liberal GoVernment, Mr. Drew was sworn in as -Prime Minister on August 17th. In 1948 he left provincial politics for the lead- ership of the Nati9nal PC par- ty. , Colonel Drew was succeeded by Thomas L. Kennedy, who was Prime Minister until 1949, when a Provincial Leadership Con- vention was called by the Con- servative Party. The Convention chose Leslie M. Frost, who through'the next 12 years, led the Party to three victories in the general elec- tion campaigns of 1951, 1955 and 1959. In October 1961 Mr. Frost re- tired and a LeadershiP Conven- tion chose John P. Robarts as leader. He has led the Party to impressive victories in 1963 ,(77 out of 108 seats),and in 1967 (69 old of 117 seats). Including the 1943 Progres- sive Conservafive victory, the Party has won eight consecu- tive general elections. During the same period. 35 by-elections were held with Progressive Con- servative victorious in 28. Lib- erals six and the NDP one, Since the'turn of the century, "the Progressi VP Omservati re Party has held power in Ontar- io for 50 of the first 68 years in the 20th Century. As President of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Asso- ciation during the past eight years, and a member bf the On- tario Executive for 20' years, it has been mv privilege to have been associated with all four men who have &tided 'the dyna- mic development of Ontario during the past quarter cen- tury. •Today Ontario stands as a prosperous and progressive cin.munity bedauSe of the vigotens, competent and responsibie lead ership* given to its people by the Ontario PC Party. In return, the citizens of Ontario have placed for 25 years, their trust and faith in our Party. This joint adventure of people and Party has 'brought to Ontario, opportunity, security and pros- perity. It is a responsibility that the Party has neither taken lightly nor without some dif- ficulty in a period of accelerat- ing change. Yet, the challenges' . have been squarely met and • through: the basic, principles of -- realistic fiscal policies }hiked to the necessary social action, our ELMER D. BELL province can truly boast of be- ing a place of opportunity — a place to stand! On NoVember 4th and 5th of this year, the Association will 'hold its annual meeting and bi- annual election of officers at the Royal York Hotel in Tor- onto, ft will not be my inten• tion td seek re-election to the post of president, The Association remains strong, robust and broadly bas- ed with a deep feeling for soc-, iar justice and responsible re- form. It 'has in its, ranks' Men arid women who 131.6nd togeth- er the high qualities of exper- ience, responsibility mid youth- ful vigour. It is from theSe Men and women that we Whn been trusted with thc gnidintee of the PrOgrettitteC�afty Assoeiation through thSe (Ctultihutik hit Pitie 0). 0.