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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-03-09, Page 1Wigle Copy Not Over 25c k To redecorate town hall auditorium The auditorium in the townhall will begin its face:lifting trans- formation within the next week. Plans call for the, ceiling to be painted black, with two shades of gray and a soft blue chosen for the walls. A curtain will also be installed across the back of the stage in front of the brick wall. Attention. will, be given the matter of air cir- culation and the acoustics of the auditorium. Reeve Jack Alexander, chair- man of the property committee, told council the present piano would have to be scrapped and he was hopeful some of the town or- ganizations would donate to- wards the purchase of -a suitable instrument as a replacement. He pointed out that the Lions Club had found it necessary to rent pianos for their talent hunt show. When weather permits the brickwork of the hall will be •11 checked and • poin . Plans will also be finalized far, the renova- tion of the main entrance hall. Two admitted to hospital Two people were admitted to the Wingham and District Hospi • tal last week after they fell heav- ily on ice. On Wednesday James Rawn of RR 2, Auburn, .fell at his home and suffered head injuries. He was admitted and later described by hospital officials as being in satisfactory condition. Mrs. Lillian King of RR 2, Blue- vale, slipped and fell on icy side- walks at the Brussels Presby- terian Church on Sunday. She was admitted to hospital with a fractured left hip. Earlier this week her condition was described as satisfactory. Industry dinner. slated for May • Plans for the proposed Dinner • for Industry, to be held at the Canadian Legion Hall, Wednes- day, -May 17, were revealed by in- k dustrial promotion committee chairman Tim Willis during the council meeting Monday night. Mr. Willis said he had secured • a speaker from the industrial de- velopment department of one of the banks and submitted a list of guests who could well ' be. the "Who's Who" of local industry. Council approved the added a few more nam commended Mr. Willis on forts to arrange • an interesting night. The chairman added that he fully expected the'new• industrial brochure would be available for distribution to the guests, also that thought.was now being given to making up a classified mailing list so that the new brochure could reach prospective new in- dustry fir the town. —Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Walker and •Mr. and Mrs. Alf Lockridge are enjoying a winter vacation in St. Petersburg, Fla. ON ospital shows increase ape of services pr About 40. people were on hand •,�''� ^" ,� S for the annual meeting of the Wingham and District Hospital Association last Friday evening, held in the clinic building. The turnout was not a large one, con- sidering that the hospital is one of the largest employers in the com- munity, and an enterprise in which any citizen of the town or surrounding municipalities may share decisions. The association's president, J. T. Goodall, said his first year as chairman of the hospital board Clad been, to say the least, en- lightening. He pointed out that the hospital's operations had been maintained within the allowable budget increase set by the Ontario Hospital Services Commission. Overall costs had risen only 6.9 per cent, despite an increase in the use of hospital BEST DRESSED COUPLE (junior) at the Belgrave carnival was Kim McDowell ands' Ronny McDowell, at Ieft.,Second prize went to Laurie Thompson and Doreen Jefferson. --•` Staff photo. . Council believes' long-term plan services and the purchase of costly equipment for patient care. The hospital, he said, has an in- vestment of $1,896,761 in fixed assets and a payroll which runs r 1 over the million dollar mark. Of concern to hospital gov- ernors is a move which is already afoot to remove control of local hospitals from the OHSC and place them under the provincial department of health. Mr. Good- -. , all said there is acute danger that such a move would erode the is ne�ded. -`meet automomy which has been en- s reef problei . toyed by individual hospitals and The condition of. many of the sai d would lead inevitably to regional streets of Wingham and inability Councillor Jim Currie followed to improve any major part of with -the suggestion that a depu- them during any ,one year.due to tation from council go -to the On - lack of sufficient funds was the tario Municipal Board, Toronto, basis of a •prolonged discussion at .to seek a method of doing several Monday night's council meeting. streets and debenturing the proj The'question arose when infor= ect. He added that a detailed sur- mation was presented 'that the vey of all the town's streets cost of reconstructing only 900 should be made which could be feet of . Patrick Street would be submitted and let the people in $24,00014his,,short length would Toronto know we are anxious nx,ous to mean work could only proceed upgrade our streets. from Josephine 'Street to Shuter Reeve Jack Alexander agreed and it was recognized by council that it was time a definite pro-, that the entire street requires re, gram was started. "I 'think we pair. should have an engineer's study, Councillor William Harris see what we have to do, then con - commented that it was too hard sider how we can move ahead," on the taxpayers doing streets in said the reeve. a piecemeal manner. "Let's plan Mayor DeWitt Miller agreed for a mire complete job," he this was the right move, ,saying that the first priority would be to find which streets needed atter- tion first and work on the basis•of �a,. five or 10 -year rebuilding pro- gram. - Mr. Currie told council that the trend today is toward planning. and government appears to en- courage this approach. "I would , be interested in knowing what': attitude the Ontario Mtinicipak• 'Board. might take we went "tip them with a plan showing how many streets need attention and the extent of :the work we feel is required." Mr. 'Al'exander suggested that information should be sought first about the possibility of getting approval for debenturing this work. On. this note, the dis- cussion ended. -Wingham & District Hospital Annual control. Resignations ' The president referred with re- gret to the resignations from the ,hoard of R. B. Cousins of • Brus- sels, who has served for 24 years; E, E. Walker, 12 years and Car- man Thompson, Teeswater, 12' years. He said each 'of these men has ,made valuable contributions ; Vie. highly .. efficient, health vice provided by the hospital. He concluded by expressing his appreciation to board, members,' staff, doctors and friends of the hospital for their assistance dur- ing the past year. Mrs. I. E. Morrey, hospital ad- ministrator, said that the past yearhad been one of turmoil and frustration but it was consoling to review the growth and improve- Siiecial meeting in two months •• • to vote on change in by-laws. ment which had been achieved. She also expressed appreciation to the various organizations in the community which had assisted the hospital with gifts and donations. Mrs. Morrey explained the function and duties of the admis- sion and discharge committee of the hospijl which bears re- sponsibility for the decision to have some long -stay patients re- moved to nursing or private homes if there is evidence that •u•JAyq,t� . expensive hospital care is not needed. Nursing home care is now covered by Ontario o hospi- talization insurance and a new home care service is being de- veloped which will provide help for those who look after patients in private homes. Cardiac Unit The administrator gave details of the more important repair and renovation projects which were completed during the year, and mentioned the purchase of a car - 1 I yi, MARILYN Mq;H E, Grade 8 student of S4cred Heart Separ- ate School was winner of the senior public speaking contest sponsored by Canadian Legion,Branch 180, last MpndM. She accepts the trophy from Herman Young,disftjct.pubhc pealclit Eon -petition -4-Staff MOO:.:wl Notice. of motion was given at pro osed changes. ° P.was also nominated from the nominations for the posts at the the annual meeting of the Wing- For many years the boarfl of floor and in the resulting ballot nomination meetings of the ham and District Hospital As- directors- has been composed of , the latter was elected. various . municipalities con- sociation on Friday evening of an both appointed and elected mem- Dissatisfaction cerned. Thus the electorate important change . in the by-laws of that organization. President J. T. Goodall outlined the series of events and' executive committee deliberations which had led to the .,. .; ... ....:.: � : ;:;:::•:::� •::::'::•:::1 a :::::':::•::•::•: :•::•:Y: :•.'•:i::: �� ����::�:>s: iii:: i::: �: �:� •:::::::::::: >:':::::•:::::•:::.::.::: Bazaar of Values draw will be $75 next eek‘' The winner in the Bazaar, of Values draw this week will receive $20 in merchandise vouchers.. Get your entries in be- fore 11 a.m. -today (Thursday): The boxes" will be at Hill's Shoe Store, Hanna's Men's and Boys' Wear, Harris Station- ery, Warren House and Readman's Texaco until 11 o'clock. They will then be changed to Miller's Ladies' Wear, Read - man Cleaners and Men's Wear, Hayes Family Clothing, Wal- - ter's, and Stedman'gtore for one week. The draw on March 16 will be for $75 in vouchers. Sales slips or tickets from any of the Bazaar of Values merchants or dealers may be placed in the entry boxes. Each of the businesses participating has an advertisement on the double spread 'Bazaar of Values page. They are offering ex- cellent bargains each week in this town -wide effort and as well, are giving you, the consumer, an opportunity to cash in on the weekly draw. A total of $200 in prizes has been allotted to the six -weeks' promotion which is entering its fifth week. • It will pay you to shop in Wingham. All merchandise is guaranteed as advertised by the business firms. The progressive Wingham merchants making this " lazaar of Values" include: B tidal Boutique, Burke Elec- tric, Bruce Foxton Supertest, Bennett's 5c to $1.00 Store, Belgrave .Co -Op, Brophy Bros., Callan Shoes, Currie's Furniture, Country Store, .Whitechurch; Decor Shoppe, Earl's • Fair, Ernie Merkley & Son, Fraser Farm Service, Hill's Shoes, Hanna's Men's and Boy's Wear, Harris Station- ery, Handicraft and Flower Shop, Hayes Family Clothing, Remington I,G.A., Ken's Alignment, Miller's Ladies' Wear, Readman Texaco, Readman • Cleaners, Royal T 'Service, Stainton Hardware, Stedmans, Triangle Discount, Vance's Drug Store, Walter's, Walker's Home Furnishings, Warren House, and Wingham Drive -In Cleaners. \a+::+.: stir,..: :: : :•r::•:• •' :• • : v: •.: • •.1.•. :.v: rw.:•::.v: :.v: :::•:• .'�:�`{:''•'}•:'�S'•.'^•.��iti•'::::'••:ti{�ti�•ti}.•'ti°{:�¢ytik:ti,:;:titi{isv:ti::•:':'::•:':•:ti':•::.};:;:{•:ti;:;{:;:{;ti;:;:;:;:;:;�:;:;:;::;'r:ti:;:;:;:ti;;'r:::'::{:;:};;:'$::::;:;:ti;:}•,:;;i },:�'}•:.:,ti.� .:,{:,✓•' •'�:{ :titi%'ti,' ti:•�'•.•'�\? ti •::;:titi:�titi;?,:�titi::;:;�.ti•::i;:•:r::..,::{•:�•::• .•'r;:;';';:;:};:; `:{•;.::•:•:•:•::tiff :•:�:• ti:titi�ti a:•::% Y kt ?.sw.::. ?.•: A' �ti:.1':4» \ . k•: ti:1� ...ti•..:::..:........:....:..:�'•3':''::k.ti+...>,....` ....:} r.:.;.}:...::.....;.,..'{•.:.... bers. The .County of Huron, • the Town of Wingham, the Medical Association and the Hospital Auxiliary, underthe by-laws in force, were permitted to appoint members to the board. The sur- rounding municipalities, alities, includ- ing the Town of Wingham, had the right to nominate their candi- dates for the remaining board positions. Because it was only on rare occasions thatthe municipality - nominated candidates were opposed by nominees from the floor of the meeting, the outside nominations were usually viewed as appointments to the board, which, in fact, they were not. At the 'annual meeting a year ago the nomination of George Un- derwood was submitted by the council of Turnberry Township. However, E. E. Walker, the sitting member for that township, • Dissatisfaction with the system would have had a freely demo - was voiced at the -meeting and cratic means of selecting their later the Turnberry Council de- ,hospital - board representatives. manded that the 'by-laws be The Municipal councils were changed and that the hospital asked for their approval of this board submit a draft of the latter plan and most of them, for r changes before final approval. varying reasons, were found to be The executive committee of the unfavorable to the proposal. hospital board devoted many The final proposal is that the meetings during the remainder of municipalities be asked to simply the year to its effort to find an appoint their representatives to acceptable solution. the board. To resolve the matter In the fall a draft of by-law the president announced that a changes was presented to the „full general meeting will be called in board which would have per- approximately two months' time, mitted no other nominations ex-' at which time the members of the cept.those r eived from the floor Hospital Asssociation will be • at the • al meeting. The board asked to either approve to reject failed o approve the draft the by-law changes. 4 changes and the executive com- Complete Alteration • mittee resumed deliberations. As, Mr. Goodall pointed out, The next proposal was -to place acceptance of the appointment hospital directorships on exactly system will make annual meet- " the same basis as school board ings of the association virtually memberships by accepting unnecessary, since the chief pur- pose of the meetings is to elect directors who will govern the operation of the hospital for the following year. No election would be, possible if all directors are appointed., New car agency has opened on Finasite Chris Gosling of Gosling Mo- tors of Wardsville has opened up a car agency on Josephine Street East and is presently in'the proc- ess of renovating the old Fina service station building, to make it practical for his business. Still, operating at Wardsville, Mr. Gosling has transferred sev- ral new General Motors units to Wingham and they are now on display. He hopes to have a full franchise hereh shortly, offering g the full range of Chevrolet and Oldsmobile models end Chev trucks as well as a variety of good used cars. Mr. Gosling is seeking an ex- perienced GM mechanic so he can extend his service to the motoring public. The gas pumps are now operating. - 9 He has an extended lease on the property, proposes to purchase a home here and feels Wingham willro p ve to be ag cod choice for his new venture. Local Company gets contract H. Kerr Construction Ltd. of Wingham has been awarded the Dept. of Transportation and Communications contract No. 71164 in the Sault Ste. Marie dis- trict at $924,152.00. The local company was suc- cessful over six other bidders who submitted tenders. LEGION PRESIDENT Don Adams presents the junior trophy to Deborah orah Armstron9 •Grade 4 student of Turn - berry Central School, winner. of the junior public speaking contest, sponsored by Branch 180.,—Staff Photo. Icy roads contribute to several local accidents Damages were estimated at more than $1,400 in five motor ve- hicle accidents which occurred last week, many of them on icy roads. No one was seriously in- jured in the mishaps. On Monday of last week, a• vehicle driven by Lloyd Glousher of Blyth, collided with a vehicle driven by Carmen .MacDonald of the same village, at the intersec- tion of King and Morris Streets in Blyth. Prov. Const. G. L, Foulon, investigating Officer, estimated damage to the vehicles at '$375. Minor damage was caused on Thursday in a two -car collision on Turnberry sideroad 30-31 when a car driven by James Johnston of RR 4, Wingham, stopped to allow the right-of-way to an oncoming vehicle driven by Brenda Perrie of RR 3, Brussels. As the Perrie vehicle approached the Johnston vehicle the wheels became, stack in an icy rut and the two cars collided. Prov. Const. R. F. Wit- tig investigated. The same evening, a vehicle driven byCharles Wilson of Blyth Y left Highway 4 and landed in the ditch after the driver was blinded by the high beams of an oncom- ing car. Damage was estimated at $350 and Ptov. Const. C. F. Ricker was investigating officer. A two -car collision one-half • mile south of Belmore on Friday involved vehicles driven by Mrs. Jim McKague of RR 2, Wingham and Guenter Heim of RR 1, Wing - ham. The Mc1 ague vehicle went out of control on icy roads while attempting to make a right turn.. The Heim vehicle was attempting to pass and the two vehicles c Jli- ded. Damage to the two velles was estimated at $400 and the col- lision was investigated by Prov. Const. G. L. Foulon. On Saturday, a collision at the intersection of Flora Street and Elizabeth Street in Brussels, re- sulted in an estimated $300 dam- age. A 1966 Pontiac driven by Grace Lowe of Brussels collided with a 1972 Plymouth driven by John Bowman, also of that vil- _, lege. Prov. Const. H. B. McKit- trick, who , investigated, stated that a charges have e been prefer- red, iliac monitoring unit. The unit is a highly sophisticated piece ' of equipment which will provide the latest in care for heart patient0. Changes in the layout and"usage. of some hospital rooms have beim required to accoMmodate the new equipment. She also said that -in every one of the numerous inspections carried out by pibvinclal authorities the hospital has been given excellent reports. Regret. was expressed at the resignations of three directors as welt as appreciation, to all departments ' within ' spite' for their tire- less e ,>'tn maintain a high standard bf patient care. . Mrs. Morrey said that the medical staff now comprises active doctors, 15 consultants two dentists. Dr. P. J. Leahy has 'been ciao thief of staff; Dr. J. K. Me: br is president of the Medic dation and Dr. J. C McKie the secretary -treas- urer of that organization. All . three aremembers of the hospi} tal board. Thai speaker also extended her thanks to the. Hospital Auxiliary and the' other organizations - which have done so much for the hospital, as well as to The Ads vance-Times, CKNX and local and provincial police for•their co-. operation. . Financial Report In the absence of R. B. Cousins, chairman of the mance com- mittee,. the financial report was, given by George Thomas, treas- urer. The total of fixed and cur: rent assets stands at $1,622,823; of 'which the hospital's equity is $1,- 498,941., Total . income during the year was $1,447,624, but expenses exceeded income by $14,040. Robert Ritter, in his:report ast chairman of the management "committee, said that sai8rii ' Please -turn to -Paget, - Notice to-Page'8 .. Loses. control on icy roads A Listowel woman, Marlene Shiell, was admitted to the I,.isto- wel Memorial Hospital on Mon- day of last week after the car she was driving went out of control oti icy roads and went into the. ditch. The accident occurred on,,County Road 12, a mile and a half north of Highway 86. Dainage to the vehicle was es- timated at $250.00. The driver was treated for fractures. . The mishap was investigated by Prov. Const. W. R. Bell of the .Wingham detachment of the On- tario Provincial Police. Purchase chairs and camera for police office Following win ih presentation resentation o f his report. Monday night, police committee chairman William Harris was given approval to purchase five chairs for the police office. He had reported that some of the chairs presently in use are broken and dangerous to use. Mr. Harris described the, new chairs as being of heavy con- struction, designed for use by big men, and estimated cost is $611.38. He said the purchase could be' made from his budget. The police will also be equipped with a camera with flash unit for the purpose of . taking "mug" shots and accidents. Mr. Harris explained that new police regula- tions called for a picture of everyone arrested, after which the person could be released on his own recognizance rather than being transferred to Goderich jail. Arrangements will be made for the officers to receive photo- graphy instruction and tentative plans are for the Mount Forest. detachment of the provincial • police to process film and make prints. Mr. Harris also reported that while one of the cruisers was stored in the gun shed section of the Armouries, someone had walked across the hood and there was a dent in the roof of the car. It was suggested that young people attending a practice ses- sion of a local dance band might be responsible.