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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-04-25, Page 1Cites .need surgeonfor at hospital Medical advisor Dr. Charles Wallace told the annial meeting of the South Huron Hospital Association, Monday, that the "simple care" being, provided "really isn't enough to keep morale up" for the nursing'and medical staff at the hospital. He said the hospital "should find a surgeon" and a said there was nothing in the roll study recently completed to back fears that the hosPital would be only a chronic care facility. Mrs. .Beuerman then told the meeting she agreed with Dr, New members to sit on board Several new directors were named to the board at the annual meeting of the Association. These include Tony Charrette and Harold Knight, both of Hensall; Dr, H. H. Cowen, Harold Gunn and Mrs. Earl Campbell, Exeter. Other members include: Carf Cann, Mrs. J. G, Dunlop, Stan Frayne, Mrs. Tom MacMillan, Doug Knowles, Ivan Kalbfleisch, James Kneale, Walter McBride, Mrs. Glen Mickle, Glen Fisher, Ray Morlock, Ulric Snell, Benson Tuckey and Dr. C. Wallace. He said he fully expected af- firmative - or better - formation for the next annual meeting. Administrator Alice M. Claypole said conditions at the hospital were not improved over last year due to the continuing government restrictions on finances. She said the money being granted was becoming smaller, and in the face of mounting costs, it "is difficult to come out on top". Miss Claypole reported it was very trying and discouraging, with the staff pulling one way and the minister (of health) pulling the other. In her report of activities for the past year, Miss Claypole noted an increase of 20 in the number of births. However, she said the total in 1973 was only 130, which was low in comparison to earlier years in the hospital's 21- - Please turn to Page 3 Wallace in his suggestion that a surgeon was needed at the hospital. In his closing remarks AS chairman, Mr. Kneale said he had hoped that by this time he would be able to advise area residents that plans had been approved for the work to provide better medical services at the hospital. "But, I can't do that," he said, adding that it was not from a lack of effort on the part of the board that the addition and alterations had not been approved. He explained that an architect had been retained and had drafted plans for the work, but they were turned down by the people responsible in Toronto. "We were quite disappointed when they practically scrapped all of it," he explained, adding that if the board had thought they could have spent more money and had planned accordingly, they may have done better. HOSPITAL CHAIRMAN WELCOMED - Harry Hayter of Dashwood was named chairman of the South Huron Hospital Board Monday night. Hayter, at the left of the above picture is being congratulated by retiring chairman James Kneale. T-A photo One Hundred and First Year EXETER, ONTARIO, APRIL 25, 1974 Price Per Copy 25 Cents SS taxes are settled County school tax rate shows increase of 2.2 NEW GARBAGE CANS - New containers for garbage are now on the Main streets of Exeter and Lucan. In the above picture Diane Hackwell checks the new Exeter containers which cost about $150 apiece. Below, Doug Johnston and works foreman Bert Thomson attach the Lucan baskets to a utility pole. The baskets constructed by the works department are valued at $15 each. They were first put up a year ago and were damaged by vandals. Council hopes this practice of van- dalism will not continue. T-A photos be named to form this com- mittee. Instruction costs will use up to 78.1 per cent of the total ordinary expenditures in the elementary panel and 78.3 percent in the secondary and retarded pupil panels. When the subject of field trips was brought up in the budget, Mrs. Mollie Kunder requested that a committee be set up to look into field trips with recom- mendations for the 1975 board, On the committee will be trustees, administration, and represen- tatives of elementary and secondary principals. physiotherapist to provide more scope in the medical treatment offered. The Zurich doctor said the building addition and alteration planned at South Huron will be a wonderful thing and "should get underway". He said he didn't know what the future of the hospital would be without the proposed addition and the subsequent increase in medical services, but predicted it would be "probably zero". In his opening remarks, the board's medical advisor ex- plained there were seven doctors working from the hospital, although two were not full time. He said all were working "fairly hard" and spent an ap- preciable amount of their time at the hospital. The emergency coverage at the hospital was termed "very good". "We see a' lot of people and we do look after them," he stated. A nurse at the hospital, Mrs. Larry Beuerman, questioned if the recent loss of five beds from the hospital rating was an in- dication of the future roll being given to the hospital by the government. Dr. Wallace said he could in no way speak for the government, "They just do things," he ex- plained. The loss of the five beds mentioned was explained by board member B. W. Tuckey. He said the Ontario Ministry of Health had merely reduced by five the bed rating of the local hospital, Mr. Tuckey noted an entire floor at Victoria Hospital in London had been closed by the same action and it was a situation where hospitals were being told to operate with less money in that the number of beds on which subsidies would be applied was being reduced. He said this had been done in most large hospitals and "now the small ones are starting to get the treatment too". Mrs. Beuerman noted that the five beds had been turned over to chronic care and said the public feels the local hospital is becoming a chronic care hospital. Board chairman James Kneale Barbers announce price increases Local barbers have announced an increase in the price of hair cuts. The new rates come into effect on Monday. Adults will now pay $2.25 for a cut, while the price for children will be $2.00. Stephen hires student 'to plan The circus visiting town THIS IS HOW IT WORKS - At a primary grade listening station dur- ing Open House at Usborne Central School Tuesday night, Mary Lou and Murray Rundle show their parents Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Rundle how the operation works. T-A photo Huron Park lad has broken leg Hydro begins survey to determine 'attitudes' Stephen township council has hired a University of Western Ontario student for an 18 week period this summer to establish a secondary plan. David McConnell will work with Gary Davidson and the Huron County planning depart- ment in providing the necessary ground work for a plan to be co- ordinated with the official plan of the county. The Ontario Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs is sponsoring the Involvement in Municipal Administration program and will pay 80 percent of McConnell's salary for the summer. Merner's Meat Market of Dashwood was given permission to build a slaughter house and retail store on property located on part of lot 23, Concession 13, just south of Dashwood. A request from the Sunnyside subdivision north of Grand Bend to hook into the township water system was approved. The Sunnyside residents will take care of their own connection costs and the hookup will be made at the Kingsmere con- nection. The circus is coming to town! The Exeter Agricultural Society will be sponsoring the visit to Exeter of the Royal Brothers Circus. Two shows will be performed on Monday May 27. The circus includes 15 acts and tickets will be available throughout the community. Shows are scheduled for 6:00 and 9:00 p.m. Garnet Hicks, secretary- treasurer of the fair, also reports that the directors have made several major changes in this year's prize lists. He said the livestock section has been entirely revamped and one of the features will be a barrow show. This will constitute the only hog show at the fair and top prize money is being offered. He suggested that area far- mers should be choosing their animals now to have them ready for fair day. Details of the contest will be made known in the next couple of weeks. The new prize lists for the children's and ladies' sections will be available in the immediate future. Lose hour's sleep on this weekend Daylight Saving Time goes into effect this weekend. Clocks should be moved ahead one hour before going to bed Saturday night. The lost hour will be regained in October. Ontario Hydro researchers are carrying out a preliminary study of public attitudes and other related social factors in Huron county this week. The study involves the gathering of data on attitudes of people in the study area toward possible new generating station sites and associated transmission lines. It is hoped the work will identify major social issues and concerns in the area, and provide information for further research into citizen involvement. This preliminary study in- volves government ministries and the community. It marks the very first step in a sequence of events that would lead to full public participation in the selection of a site in Huron county once such proposal is approved. During this early phase citizens randomly selected will be in- terviewed by a team of resear- chers. A series of meetings with members of the public with a view to their participation in the choice of the site for a new electrical energy centre will also be held. The meetings likely will begin in late spring or the summer, it was announced today. Following these meetings the site will be chosen, The new energy -centre would be the site of one or more ther- mal-electric generating stations,. The decision as to the type of station will be decided later. The new station, or Stations, "will help to balance the The Huron County Board of Education approved a budget of $13,185,831 for 1974 at a special meeting in Clinton Monday. The figure is up 9.24 per cent ($1,115,503) over last year. Municipal taxes will cover $3,091,559, while $9,426,000 will come from provincial grants. Tuition fees and school rentals will cover $612,784. B. C. Straughan, chief ac- countant for the board, said there was a surplus of $55,488 from 1973. (In the elementary panel there was a surplus of $80,832 less a deficit in the secondary panel of $25,344.) The average local mill rate for 1974 will be elementary 20.7 mills, down one mill from last year, and secondary 20.4 mills up 3.2 mills. That's an overall increase of 2.2 mills. 0. The prOvince will pay ap- proximately 74 percent of or- dinary expenditures in the elementary panel in 1974, an increase of about 2 per cent over 1973, and will pay approximately 74 percent of ordinary ex- penditures in the secondary panel this year, a decrease of about 2 percent. R. B. Dunlop, Business ad- ministrator, explained the im- provement in the elementary panel resulted from more generous assistance in the French language grant for elementary pupils. D. J. Cochrane, Director of Education, in presenting the budget, said preparations for it were started last November to outline the capital needs and the maintenance needs, and con- tinued through January, February, March and into April as requisitions came in from principals for additions or replacements of equipment, as staffing needs and enrolment projections were up-dated and grant regulations received. Cayley Hill, chairman of the board, said it would be a good idea at the inaugural meeting when board of management and education committees are being set up to have a sub-committee formed to act as a budget com- mittee. The committee members would sit down with the ad- ministration and screen requests for equipment and assist in presenting facts to board members, Mr. Hill said. It was decided that two members of the education committee and two from the management committee would The drivers were James and Dennis Morrissey, RR 3 Dash- wood. Total damage was listed at $500. The car driven by Dennis was owned by Newton Hayter, while the car driven by James was owned by Dennis. The only other accident of the week was reported at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, when a car driven by Ray VanDorsselaer, Dashwood, was in collision with one driven by Terry Pickering, Auburn. It took place on concession 12, Hay Township and damage was listed at $500. During the past week, the Exeter OPP detachment officers charged 20 people under the Highway Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 35. There were three charges under the Liquor Control Act and two under the Criminal Code. A 10-year-old Huron Park youngster sustained a broken leg when the bicycle he was riding was in collision with a car at 7:10 p.m. Saturday. Kevin Gielnik was taken to University Hospital, London, after the accident which occurred in front of the Huron Park arena. Driver of the car was Willis Daley, RR 2 Ailsa Craig. Another injury was reported in an accident at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, involving vehicles driven by Earl Redick, Lucan, and Jacob Hoekstra, RR 6 St, Marys. The latter was taken to hospital in St. Marys for treatment of head cuts. The accident happened on Highway 23 one mile south of Woodham. Total damage was estimated at $2,000. At 12:15 a.m. Tuesday, vehicles driven by two brothers collided on County Road 2 south of Dash- wood. The Huron-Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board set the 1974 budget of $2,942,956 Monday - up $289,778 (10.9 percent) over last year. Approximately $1,829,100 (82.5 percent) of the total ordinary expenditure is for teachers' salaries, an increase of $226,000 over last year. The maximum ordinary ex- penditure this year is $704.00 per pupil, which is the same as the provincial ceiling. Municipal taxes set in separate rates for the 47 municipalities will raise a total of $386,700 and the rest will come from provincial grants, Arthur Haid, RR 4 Lis towel chairman of the finance committee, reported as he presented the budget to the board members. The 1974 tax rate in mills established for eachimunicipality with the 1973 figure in brackets follows: Clinton 27.66 (26.65); Exeter 25.59 (22.59); Goderich 30.18 (29.97); Seaforth 23.13 (23:13); Wingham 29.29 (28.72); Bayfield 31.45 (28.45); Hensall 23.43 (22.50); Zurich 29.96 (29.89); Ash- field 28.50 (25.50); Colborne 28.21 (25.21) ; Goderich Twp. 25.00 (22.00); Grey 24.72 (24.72); Hay 30.91 (29.45); Howick 22.00 (19.00); Hullett 24.22 (21.22); McKillop 23.88 (23.08) ; Morris 20.10 (19.00); Stanley 22.62 (22.62); Stephen 31.19 (28.19); Tuckersmith 25.42 (25.42); Turnberry 25.20 (25.20); Usborne 21.38 (19.90); East Wawanosh 24.47 (21.47); West Wawanosh 23.21 (22.50); Biddulph 24.25 (21.25) ; McGillivray 33.45 (30.45); Culross 5.40 (5.40); Kinloss 5.36 (5.36); East Nissouri 25.00 (22.00); West Zorra 26.60 (26.60); Stratford 27.25 (24.25); Mitchell 19.96 (19.96); St. Marys 6.05 (5.00); Blanshard 29.00 (26.00); Downie 28.44 (28.44); North Easthope 32.04 (29.04); South Easthope 24.75 (24.00); Ellice 24.54 (22.27); Fullarton 21.70 (21.70),,; Hibbert 23.50 (21.54); Logan 25.83 (24.19); Mornington 28.39 (25.46); Wellesley 28.61 (25.61) ; Maryborough 24.62 (21.83); Peel 21.37 (21.37); Blyth 24.20 (21.20); Wallace 22.71 (19,88). In other business, the board set the offcial opening for St.Aloysius School, Stratford, at 3 p.m. May 12, and for Holy Name of Mary School St. Marys at 7:30 p.m. the same day. A dinner for officials will be held in Stratford at 5:30 p.m. The board accepted the tender of Pearson Bus Sales Limited Tilbury for two 72-passenger G.M. buses with Bluebird bodies for $20,030 less trades of one 66- passenger 1968 Dodge and one 66- passenger 1970 GMC with delivery within 30 days. The board spent over an hour discussing a policy covering attendance at conventions before finally approving a set of rules. Howard Shantz, Stratford, Oscar Kieffer, Bluevale and Vincent Young, Goderich will attend the Canadian Catholic Trustees convention in Regina May 30, 31 and June 1. Gordon Ball St. Marys will be alternate delega te. Board chairman Michael Connolly RR 3, Kippen and Francis Hicknell, RR 5 Seaforth who also volunteered to attend, lost out when lots were drawn for the three delegates permitted to attend according to new policy. Ted Geoffrey Zurich and Mr. Connolly reported on the official opening ceremonies they at- tended in Brantford for Education Week starting April 21. Pays $80 fine for false alarm generation for the province. In Eastern Ontario five or six stations, located at Lennox, Pickering, Bowmanville and Wesleyville are in various stages of construction or recently completed . We now will need to balance this generation with comparable stations in the western part of the province," a Hydro spokeman said. Power from the new Lake Huron plant will be needed by the mid-1980s. Stations now under con- struction in various stages of development in southwestern Ontario include two nuclear stations at Bruce and two coal- fired stations at Nanticoke on Lake Erie. The Ontario Energy Board is holding public meetings in Toronto to examine Ontario Hydro's system expansion plans to 1982. The new plant, planned for lower Lake Huron area, is outside this date, since it is ex- pected to be operational in the mid-1980s. Brush in Stephen levelled by blaze A fire Saturday night burned off between two to three acres of brush on property owned by the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority, The property is located one mile west of Shipka, Fire departments from Crediton and bashwood battled the blaze, A London resident, Denton A. Gaiser, was fined $80 after pleading guilty to setting a false fire alarm in a case heard by Judge Glenn Hays in Exeter court, Tuesday. Gaiser activated a fire alarm at Les Pines Motel in Exeter on March 16. The alarm rings only at the hotel. The court learned the accused had been drinking prior to the incident, which was described as an "impulsive act". There were people around, including the motel owner, However, Judge Hays stated it was a deplorable act and could have been dangerous to the public. Apart from being a crime, he said it was a ""chilling act" and very irresponsible for a mature person of 22 years. He denied a request from defence lawyer K. I, McLean for an absolute discharge in levying the penalty of $80. McAlpine, safety co-ordinator for Charterways, Lloyd Hewitt, manager of the Exeter division and Chuck Anderson of the Transport Safety Association of Ontario, SAFE DRIVER HONORED - A recently retired bus driver employee of Charterways Limited received a special honor Thursday. In the centre of the above picture Adolph Keller receives a 10 year safe driving award from Exeter polite chief Ted Day, Others from the left are Murray T-A photo