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Times-Advocate, 1983-02-09, Page 111*'v 1 FUR�I zma m amxm -4 -4 rrt o• rn 0) au Cs. 73 ,c, 0 „ zo:► l v r 73 n W `' r - x• • P� m23 Mt r*t >_ C.... D . M-. • Z -CO \ A OD o. i Whni.u. Phone 235-1964. Hospital party proves you can have your cake and eat it too South Huron Hospital managed to disprove the theory that you can't have your cake and eat it too when celebrations were 'staged Thursday night to kick off the institution's 30th birthday party. Candles on a giant birthday cake in front of the hospital were set aglow by the first board chairman, Elmer D. Bell, Q. C., and it was still in- tact -after the many visitors had enjoyed a sample of bir- thday cake following the ceremony. The birthday cake on the lawn had been "booked" by maintehance staff members Alex Meikle and Lloyd Hodgins, while the one that was eaten was produced by the hospital culinary staff. The former will continue to decorate the hospital en- trance for the balance of .the year. The list of speakers includ- ed administrator Roger Sheeler, MPP Jack Riddell, Mayor Bruce Shaw, board chairman Bob Dinney, the Rev. Cheryl Ashick-Englert and Fred Darling, the latter representing his son, Jack, who was the second baby born at the hospital and who mark- ed his 30th birthday on the same day'asthe festivities were staged. - Mayor Shaw said , the •hospital is ,"a physical . realization" of the communi- ty spirit. of people who come • together to serve in the area: . "We do so not for financial remuneration, but for the firm belief •t.iat when we serve our town and townships we as individuals grow and the region benefits," he said. "For the organizers 30 years ago and for the board members today, there was, and is, a sense of purpose, a sense of strength and achieve- ment and there is a will- ingness to come together. Over the years there have been many challenges for the hospital and no doubt at times the feeling of frustration must have been intense." Ile concluded by saying that the resolve to continue, to improve and to perform well has enabled the hospital to grow t� its present form "with increased community respect' and appreciation." • Riddell had a letter from Premier William Davis con- gratulating the hospital on its birthday. "The, steadfast commit- ment of the men and women „;,. «' 1 r , . . toe 14;e' As 1 who have dedicated their lives and professional skills, their compassion and- humanity to heal our sick and comfort our dying will be apt; ly symbolized during your cake -lighting ceremony," Davis wrote, adding that the. unwavering tradition of ex- cellence the hospital has established will undoubtedly continue under their compas- sion and care. After hearing the letter, board chairman Dinney told the MPP to return and "tell Mr. Davis — don't sendJet- ters, send money." Riddell paid tribute to the hospital, organizers, noting that he had been told •by former board member Ben Tuckey that they met every Saturday night for two years to establish the facility. V. zsr r:,: R+c` w f;. "From that time to the pre- sent we certainly do owe a real indebtedness to all the people who have anything to do with it....the board, the ad- ministration, the staff, the ex- cellent nursing and all the care that we get," he said. In his brief comments, board chairman Dinney gratulated the men who over 30 years ago had the foresight to see the need for a hospital in the area and also the skill, determination and the tience to see the project completed. - The hospital was opened on January 30. 1953 by the •• Please turn to pa e 2 HOSPITAL MARKS EVENT — Candles were set aglow on a giarit birthday cake which will be featured outside South Huron Hospital throughouttheyear. Some of the special guests attending Thursday's ceremony were, from the left: MPP Jack Riddell, Mayor Bruce Shaw, the Rev. Cheryl Ashick-Englert, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Darling, and hospital board chairman Bob Dinney. Ames Serving South Huron, North Middlesex & North Lambton Since 1873 g;. One Hundred and Tenth Year Iff LET THERE BE LIGHT'Elmer D. Bell, Q.C., first chairman of the South Huron Hospital board when it opened 30 years ago, had the honor Thursday of turning on the tandles on a giant birthday cake that will sit outside the hospital throughout the year to mark the occasion. Accidents up in Exefer, crime rate about same_ 71ortittaibtoreh iteptiohi* r andJanrrarywith • • cle collisions in Exeter and 16 each: the damage arising from During the year, the Ideal jumped considerably in department officers charged 1982 over -the previous year. 137 drivers • under the • while crime remained at Highway Traffic Act and eau - about the same level: tioned another 107. Finn- The ourThe accident total jumped- vehicles -were seized and 30 to 1531ast year, cornparedto bike riders were given warn - 125 in 1i282. The 'property ings. A total of nine people • damage increased by $67;788 were charged with impaired to $138;903. The injury total driving and eight with driving was down by one to 21, in- with a blood alcohol level over chiding -two ' pedestrians. the legal limit. . There were no fatalities. • There were 67 larking Last year's collision total- tickets issued in. the Year. was well . below the high Crime statistics included in established in 1974 when there the report show increbses in were 189 in Exeter. same categories and • The annual report submit: decreases in others. led this week to council by Thefts of over $200 resulted Chief Ted Day includes a in. $16.735 worth of. goods .graph showing that the month - stolen in 18 incidents.. The of May had (he highest acci- pr•cwious year there were 15 dent figure at 18, followed by incidents in that category. Of • Value of building jumps in. Stephen The value of building per - mils issued during 1982 in Stephen township was in -- creased. from the previous year according to the year end report submitted by building inspector Arnold , McCann. • ' McCann •spid the total for th1 just concluded year was 81,619,093, an increase of 4160.:359 from 1981. For 1982. residential' per- mits totalled $498,968. com- mercial and industrial amounted to $704,023 and farm buildings accountcdJor 8416.100: - Road superintendent Eric F'inkheiner reported the roads subsidies available from the . Ontario Ministry of Transpor- tation and Communications • . would be $197,601): This is an. increase of $8,100 from 1982. • F'inkbeiner was also in- structed to call tenders tor the supply a ,utspreadingof liquid calcium for the 1983 season. As no appeals were receiv- ed, the assessments on the Latta municipal drain were accepted as recorded. Council set the fnterest rate on accounts •receivahle and tax arrears at one and one quarter percent per month. Permission was • given to Stephen township arena manager Frank Furiston to, attend a refrigeration course at the University of Quelph. Sharon Glanville, Louise Hayter and Jim Finkbelner were narned to the Crediton parks board. Construction on the water system for Crediton, Cen- tralia and Huron Park is ex- pected to start very shortly, weather permitting .with a completion dateof sometime in •luly. • theitotai !dot, i►ftly $400'was- recovered and two males were charged. The number of thefts under $200 was 90, a decrease of 30. Value of .stolen goods was listed at $4,442.80, of which $1,073.35 -was recovered. Nine adults and three juveniles were charged with offences relating to some of those thefts. There were 30 -break and enter investigations in '1982. compared to only 20 the. previous year. Value of stolen goods was $2/821, of which none has been recovered. Five people -were charged, two of them with two counts each.. • Eight stolen vehicles were reported and all were recovered.with one male be- ing charged with three counts. Value of the vehicles • was listed at 128,200. Fraud investigations: also increased -by 10 over the previous year to the 1982 figure of 32. Valueof goodsoh- tained by fraud w.rs,$3,920.92 of which $2,870.84 is outstan- ding. There were nine charges laid for fraud. Wilful damage to private property declined by 11 in, .Please turn to page 2 A SKATING DUET — Tim Bullock and Beth Emery prac- tice one of their routines prior to Saturday's annual Ex- eter figureskatingclub carnival. T -A photo -EXETER, ONTARIO, February 9, 1983 Price Per Copy 50 -Cents uron social aid jumps 43%; onlyguess where it will stop Increased caseloads and costs are expected for Huron County social services in 1983. Social services ad.� ministrator John MacKinnon presented his annual report at the February 3 session of county council. Payouts under the department's various programs increased by about 42 percent in 1982 over .1981. in 1982 1;180 ap- plicants received assistance compared to 832 .applicants receiving assistance in 1981. "In 1983, we will probably receive more applications from . unemployment in suranee-exhaustees as their numbers increase each month. Anyone laid off in late 1981 or early 1982 will now be exhausting his/her unemploy- ment insurance benefits and could be looking to the Coun- ty for assistance unless job opportunities in the area in- crease in 1983;" Mr: MacKin- non informed cpunly council This fact was proven in part when Mr. MacKinnon presented his monthly report noting there were 839 people receiving assistance in the month of .January. up from the December 1982 figure of 750. "It wasn't long ago that 250 was the average number receiving assistance. Where it will end, nobody 'knows," commented Mr. MacKinnon. The department experienc- ed an over, expenditure in 1982 of $87,323 of which the coun- ° ty's share was 84,530 with the ,province picking up the rest of the -over -expenditure. Social services total expenditure in .1982 was $874.191. - in. anticipation of higher. - costs this year, 'the 1983 budget reflects a 28.46 percent increase • over 1982 oxpenditures. • "tt almost becomes a nightmare to prepare the budget," said social services committee chairman Tuckersmith Reeve Robert Bell. "We don't know how to predict when we don't know what the caseload is going to be." The proposed 1983 budget tops the $1 million mark at $1,122,952. The county's share will be 8284,941, up from the 1982 actual cost of $213;325. The province will contribute 8838,011, up from $660,865 in 1982. General assistance . is a mandatory program based on' the number of applications received and will account for approximately 79 percent of the proposed budget. Under the • general assistance portion of the Only one crash on area roads Only one collision was in- vestigated by the Exeter OPP this week. It occurred on Friday even- . ing ven•.ing when Lillian MM'Iinchey, llensall, swerved to miss an animal on County Road 31 and struck a mail box owned by Grant love. Damage in the mishap just south of the Hay -Stanley townline was set at 81,025 and (he driver escaped with a minor injury. budget; basic needs, fuel and .excess' -shelter take the largest chunks. Basic needs represents $900,000- of the budget up from 8732,887 ac- tually spent in 1982. Fuel is budgeted at- $60,000 up from Turns into a bus ride - A plan to spehd three days going up and down the Blue Mountains turned out to be nothing more thana return bus trip to ti, rApkiiivioad area- for twotiusfoads of SHDIIS students and their teacher escorts last week. • The buses departed SIIDHS around 5:30 a.m., Wednes- day, during a rain and sleet storm that caused cancella- tion of many schools in the area north of London. After a trip slowed by bad road conditions, the students arrived to find it raining in the Collingwood area and the slopes a sheet of ice Following some delibera- tion, the three-day outing was aborted and the students got back on the buses and arriv- ed back in Exeter at the con- clusion of the school day. $51,018 spent in 1982 and ex- cess shelter costs are budgeted for $30,000 up from the actual cost of $21,0687 in 1982. The total proposed for general assistance is $886,500, up from $689,309 in 1982. The: recipients .outside income received from such sources ' as child support payments or_ part-time jobs of 8135,000 is subtracted from the actual total to receive the above figure. Administration costs are up from 8133,311 spent in 1982 to 8168,352. Salaries and employee benefits represent the largest portion of this part of the budget. Mr. MacKinnon notes that the 1982 budget in- cluded salary for one worker for a nine month period, but the worker didn't actually start until September. This new worker, who works half time dealing with family court cases, brings the department's field worker staff up to three. Social services salaries for 1983 are budgeted at 8113,800, up from $90,813 int 1982. Benefits increased from $14,753 in 1982 to 820,600 reflecting the increased unemployment insurance costs. Homemakers and nurses services have been budgeted at $43,500, up from $35,419 ac- tually :spent in 1982. Sup- plementary aid has been budgeted at $14,000, up from $7,810 spent in 1982. Special assistance is budgeted at $10,500 up from $8,297 spent in the previous year. Under other programs - non -subsidy - $100 has been set aside in the budget. up from 1;45 in 1992. CHARLESTON SKATING DANCERS — Dancing the Charleston on skates at Satur day's Exeter figure skating club carnival were Brenyn Baynham, Kerri Lynn Case, Rebecca Darling, Tina Glavin, Jenise McKnight and Andrea Weigand. Missing was Terri Snell. T -A photo SHORTCAKES ON SKATES Dressed as Strawberry Shortcakes in Soturdaits-figure skating carnival with leader Lisa Birmingham were from the left Rebecca Mogan, ShonynBaynhom, Jennie Wareham, Stacey Roder; Michelle McDonald, Tracy Hum- phries, Donise Dundos, Michelle Moore and Jeanette Hayter. T -A photo Eighty-one seek job, Unemployment has created long lineups for any available jobs in most communities, and Exeter is no exception. An advertisement seeking a replacement for a position on the town's works department resulted in 81 applications be- ing received. committee chairman Don MacGregor revealed this week. He indicated that works superintendent Glenn Kells had eliminated 73 of the ap-' plicants and interviews would be conducted this week with the remaining six. Recommendations from the committee approved in a brief council meeting, Mon- day, included advertising that the town has a quantity of fife wood for sale as a result of tree trimming and removal projects. The unsplit wood is cut in three and four -fool lengths and will be sold for $75 per full cord. It was also agreed to pro- ceed on •ohtaining the -necessary easements for the south-west sanitary sewer project and to use the same lawyer as had been used to obtain the easements for the storm drain in the same area. Regarding the opening of John St. between Pryde Boulevard and Edward St., council agreed with the recommendation that the developers owning the vacant property wouldpay for the cost involved on a frontage basis at the time of the development of the street. Council learned that the • 1983 road subsidy from the ministry of transportation and communication would be 854,100 for construction, the same as last year, and 855,900 for maintenance, an increase of 7.5 percent over 1982. County want relief from dump rules Huron County council sup- ports apposition to the regula- tions being put on small rural waste disposal sites. Council, at its Feb. 3 ses- sion, agreed with a letter from Grey Township oppos- ing the Ministry of Environ- ment's regulations regarding burning. compaction, cover- ing and water quality criteria at small rural waste disposal sites. Grey Township Reeve Leona Armstrong said there shouldn't be a blanket policy for (he disposal sites in Southwestern Ontario. She has said in the past that the costs relating t� covering and compacting the garbage, such as equipment purchases; would be exorbitant for the rural townships. The possibility of having 'the small sites closed and one - large site made, also doesn't enthuse Mrs: Armstrong as she visualizes people dump- • ing garbage in their own woodlots and fence corners. The.water quality criteria en- forced by the Ministry is con- sidered to'be loo high. as Mrs. Armstrong notes there hasn't been any complaints in her township. "We ask that the Ministry of Environment review the in- tent of these policies and reconsider their " recently stated enforcement approach to allow less restrictive opera- tion procedures and water quality control criteria on more of a case-by-case basis for small rural waste disposal sites'," states Grey's letter. Howick Township Reeve • Bill Newtonnoted his township will be presenting a' resolution at the Rural On - tarso Municipal Associalibn meeting this week. He added that the Ministry is passing off as regulation what is ac- tually policy. ''As far as we're concerned, they ( Ministry) would like us to agree to something we can't agree to," commented Reeve Newton: The Howick reeve added that letters from the Ministry indicate that if municipalities don't comply with the regula- tions they will be charged and fined $300. . Turnberry Township Reeve Brian McBurney noted that while the regulations may not effect all of the county's Municipalities now, "wait un- til you;have to obtain a new site". Turnberry is going through that process now and the reeve said just to plan a site will cost the township 840 per resident. Mr. McBurney said he had asked a represen- tative of the Ministry if it is logical to have the same regulations for the Township of Turnberry as the City of 'Kitchener. His answer said Mr. McBurney was, "it isn't fair to ask if it is logical, it's policy." DATE WITH SURGEON Councillor Tom Humphreys advised his cohorts he will be missing for the next few weeks -as he has a date with a surgeon in London. Humphreys reported Mon- day that a small heart pro- blem has developed into a major heart problem and he will be having a double bypass operation on Valen- tine's Day. • Ile indicated he hoped to be back on council duty within •. six weeks.