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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-07-06, Page 12p MRS. I. E. MORREY, administrator of the Wingham and District Hospital, was hon- ored on Friday when board chairman R. B. Cousins and vice-chairman Barry Wenger presented her with a watch on behalf of the board, as an expression of the board's gratitude for 25 years of service which she has completed—A-T Photo. r•A - : TO Vig; WINGHAM AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL ON THE OPENING OF THEIR NEW FACILITIES The Hanover Typocraft Box 725 HANOVER Phone 364-2540 SUPPLIERS OF FORMS AND CHARTS TO AREA HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO SUPPLY THE FORM CHARTS AND MACHINES FORMS TO THE WINGHAM AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL architects engineers toronto oakvine Page 4 .0 Wingham AdVanceaTirlaCs MEMBERS. OF THE NURSING Staff of the Wingham and District Hospital joined the crowd attending the official opening of the new addition to the stitution, Mrs. Elizabeth Moncrief is shown with some of the new equipment in the operating theatre,—A-T Photo. institution last Friday. Part of the group of staff members are pictured just before proceedings got underway.—A-T Photo, OPERATING ROOM facilities are now right up to the minute with the official opening of the new hospital wing at the local in- Hospital opening Continued from Page One, Sec. One Rev. C. M. Jardine brought greetings to the hospital from the Wingham Ministerial Asso- ciation, saying that the church- es all have a. deep interest in the hospital, for the healing Ministries of the medical arts go hand-in-hand with those of the religious bodies. Mr. Jar- dine read Scripture and Rev. John Mooney, of Sacred Heart Church offered the dedicatory prayer. GUEST SPEAKER Murray Gaunt, M. P. P. for Huron-Bruce, introduced the guest speaker, and before doing so, referred to the million- dollar program of reabuilding and, renovation at the hospital. He said that the local institu- tion is now one of the most modern in rural Ontario. He too, paid tribute to the fine work of Mrs. Morrey over the years. The Hon. Charles S, Mac- Naughton expressed his con- gratulations to the hospital board, to Mrs. Morrey and the people of Wingham on the com- pletion of such a fine hospital facility and said that he is in- timately familiar with all the struggles which are necessary to maintain a good hospital in a smaller community. He him- self has been a member of the South Huron Hospital Board at Exeter for some years, "... one of the most rewarding ex- periences I have had in the field of public service." Mr. MacNaughton recounted briefly the history of public health services in Ontario arid said, "It is evident that, during a year when we are celebrating our achievements of the past century, the record of hospital service in Wingham and Dist- rict must be counted among the foremost accomplishments of this community." "I understand that this new addition and the major renova- tions you have undertaken in your facilities have cost in the neighborhood of one million dollars. I am pleased to note that our Provincial Treasury provided almost half of this amount in the form of a grant approximating $300,000 and of a loan of nearly -',..200,000." The speaker also noted that the federal government had fur- nished grants of some a-200,000 and the County of Huron grants amounted to about :5180,000. The speaker pointed out that the current population explosion in Ontario is creating new de- mands for skilled people. "To maintain our current living standards," he said, "Ontario must add fifty doctors, eight- een dentists, 130 nurses and 700 teachers to our ranks every 100 days for the next ten years: Mr. MacNaughton spoke of a growing concern in his gov- ernment that new projects should be analyzed with great care, to make sure that public funds are not dissipated before such es- sential community services as hospitals and public health are adequately provided for. This he cited as the major reason for the study which is now being devoted to the entire tax struc- ture, In conclusion he offered his congratulations to the peopleof Wingham and district on their new hospital facilities. Barry Wenger expressed ap- preciation to the guest speak- er for his address and to his government department for its assistance with the building pro- ject just completed. FLAG RAISING New flags, donated by the office staff at the hospital, were raised in a brief ceremony carried out by H. L, Sherbondy, Peter Norman, Ian Edward and E. E, Walker. Key to the building was pre- sented by Lloyd Robertson of Ball Brothers, general contrac- tors, to Dan Dunlop of the firm of Dunlop, Wardell, Matsui & Aitken, architects, who in turn made the presentation to Mrs, Money. The final ceremony was the cutting of the ribbon by Mr, MacNaughton, aided by several of the dignitaries present. Following the official pro- gram the public was invited to tour the hospital, guided by members of the staff and re- freshments were served on the lawn. When wielding au open um , the puinol Dosi't you be the brae, please beep your eye on OOP .of AA eye injury. WE EXTEND BEST WISHES CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINGHAM AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL ON THE OPENING OF THEIR NEW WING GENERAL ELECTRIC X-RAY CORPORATION LIMITED 78 RIVALA ROAD WESTON, ONTARIO THE CANADIAN FLAG was raised by H. L. Sherbondy and Peter Norman on a new pole at the hospital during the opening ceremonies Friday afternoon,—A-T Photo, REFRESHMENTS SERVED after the opening Of the local hospital were most welcome as it was a Warrrr afternoon, The Hon. C. S. .MacNaughton, guest speaker, second right, is shown talking to hospital board Members Ed Welker, chairman R. B. Cous, iris, and John Fischer, —Advance-Times Photo.