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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-03-23, Page 1Single Copy Not Over 25e Wingham, Ontario; Thursday, March 23, 1972 Taken to hospital after collision Orin King, 19, of Teeswater was admitted to Wingham and Dis- trict Hospital midnight Friday for observation, having no ap- parent injuries. -He was the driver of a car which collided With a parked car on Concession 4, Culross Town- ship. The accident was investi- gated by a meMber of Walkerton detachment of the provincial police. Firemen have flue • accident free record Comment attributed to Fire Chief Dave Crothers after the Schwartzentruber barn fire last week that the injury to Fred Mc- Gee was the first serious injury sustained at a fire in about 18 months, caused firemen to check the records. This revealed that many years have passed since a Wingham fireman has required ed hospital P. os i 1 treatment for injuries considered serious. According to the records, two firemen were hospitalized with injuries resulting from an explosion and fire at Beatty Beauty Parlor on Josephine Street January 17, 1937. When some of the detail's con- cerning last, Monday's fire were • FIRST SECTION T. Goodall returned spital'bd. chairman J. T. Goodall, Wingham law- yer, ,was elected to his second term as chairman of the Wing - ham and District Hospital board of directors last Wednesday eve- ning. Robert Ritter of Wingham was returned as vice-chairman; Mrs. I. E. Morrey was re- , appointed hospital administra- tor; George Thomas treasurer and John Strong, secretary to the board. rev RECIPIENTS' OF a farewell glftSunday night at the Salvation Army Citadel were Mr. and Mrs. Torn Bell and their sons, Randy and Perry. Sgt. Major William Henderson ex- pressed appreciation to Bandmaster Bell for his five years' service to the local 'Corps and wished the family well in their lite ahead at Parry Sound. -Staff Photo. The report that 32 teams will Tournament symbol was planned moving unnecessary materials: participate in the Locjcridge for centre ice. giving •the working area a Memorial Midget Tournament Recreation Director Jim Ward good cleaning. this week wouldperhaps'give rise was selecting a squad of "Rink to the thought that acquiring the Rats" whowill work Roy Bennett conferred with Board members Barry Wen- ger, Wallace Conn, Robert Ritter and Harold Robinson were named as a striking committee which recommended the follow- ing standing committees (first any facets to tournament preparation o ra, in three discussed with Chief Crothers, requisite number of teams is -the shifts cleaning the dressing Roger West regarding the pe the question of previous injuries .only thing that matters. rooms and other areas, and assist bon of the public address system at fires was raised and it was A visit to the arena Monday • with ice cleaning. and. the former made some ad - suggested that at least 18 months afternoon proved there are many One small group was cleaning justments to ensure clearer - had passed without any ' injury, other requirements to 'make a the glass upstairs overlooking the • ann°uncements. The Advance -Times is pleased successful tournament. To give ice surface and daily attention to to make this correction and bring the ice surface a smart look, • this chore will be given. The to the attention of its readers the Keith McLaughlin ' and *two housewifely touch was given to fine accident -free record of the helpers . were painting Ole blue the upstairs snackbar kitchen N Wingham firemen, and red lines and the Ldckridge with women and i: :,; :,; girls busy re - County Social Services survey has target of about 1.000 opinions• • As the outcome of a plan dis- lf the, Social Services Co- ordinating Committee of Huron County at a meeting held at Wingham about six weeks ago, a survey of .social "needs has now started. . Making use of incentive grants provided by the federal and pro - vin Taalo g vernrrnents in connec- tion with local initiatives pro- * grams under the Canada Man- power scheme, three interview- ers are engaged on the survey. • Mrs.' Kathleen MacDonald is in charge of northern Huron Coun- ty, including Wingham and Blyth areas, the Townships of West and East Wawanosh, Turnberry, Howick and Ashfield. In the central portion of the county, Art Mayberry will inter- * view officials in Colborne, Goder- ich, Stanley and Hullett Town- ships and the, communities of Goderich, Clinton, Bayfield and the villages. Susan Bell is responsible for Hay, Stephen, Usborne, Tucker - smith, McKillop and Grey Town- ships and the communities of Brussels, Seaforth, Hensel], Exe- ter; Zurich and Dashwood. A The survey, as it is presented, deals with a number of aspects . including social services, teen- agers, senior citizens, welfare, healthservices, psychiatric care, housing, recreation and crime. Under e each Of Mese subjects, those interviewed are asked for their opinions on the various sub- jects as to how they are adminis: tered under present social serv- e ice programs. Suggested changes and possible new programs 'are also requested. Among those to be interviewed will be local officials, elected and appointed, professional and semi- professional people, community Fleming, a .consultant from the leaders and those who now use • Department of Social and Family existing services. It is planned to Services, Chris Romp!,; statisti- interview-a-least 1,000 people. To cal clerk; 'Rev. G. G. Russell, date, about 250 have been inter- chairman of the survey cornmit- viewed. tee, and B.. Hall, chairman of the The social service committee is .'co-ordinating committee. Marvin under the direction of Isabel Streich of Wingham is a member _ MacDonald and includes of John of this latter group. Starlit room to show TalentHunt entries • The new look of the town hall auditorium could well be the setting for "The Starlit Hour" as the black ceiling and the . re- cessed lights give the impres- sion of a dark sky with brightly shining stars. The planned decor of the walls suggests that there are pillars supporting the roof somewhat after the style in vogue during the Roman Empire. The color scheme in general definitely focuses attention on the stage. The new look is quite timely as tonight's (Thursday) Talent Hunt show will probably be the best of LAST DRAW TODAY— The final draw in the Bazaar of Values promotion will take place. today (Thursday) . The boxes will remain at Earl's Fair, Walker's Home Furnishings, Vance's Drug Store, Brophy Bros. and the Handicraft and Flower Shop until 11 a.m. Tickets from any of the participating merchants may be placed in these boxes. The draw. will be for $35 in merchandise vouchers, the series presented.. , The Majestic Stompers of Brussels, noted for .their comedy;, and music, will open the program. Entries have been received from many places outside 8T. Wingham and the program will be a show- case of area talent. Infant baptized at St. Andrev�r's Cheryl Lynn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Underwood, was received into St. ,Andrew's Presbyterian Church when the sacrament of baptism was ob- served at the morning 'worship serviceon S ands Y• Rev. Robert H, Armstrong was in charge of the service and used 'as his sermon topic "The Trans- figuration 'of Christ". The senior choir sang an an- them, "He Is Coming Again" with a duet part being taken by Mrs. Betty Feagan-and Mrs. John Day. THREE SPECIAL GUESTS attending the Wingham Lions Club meeting last Tuesday night were E. S. Copeland who started his first job 60 years ago in Wingham, Sue Brenzil, a winner in a Talent Hunt contest who sang, and Norma' Coghlin of Atwood, district tidtvernor of Lions. —Staff Photo. Trophies which will be pre• sented Saturday and Sunday to major and 'consolation series. winners were unpacked and new • plaques which the of 9nm .. upona aa..FT of successful teams would be in, scribed were checked to make sure there were sufficient on hand. Names of all participating • teams were painted on heavy bristol board in two sizes, the larger to be inserted in the score .panel under the time clock and 'he second will identify the :occupants of dressing rooms. Flags of Ontario, Canada ' and ',the United States will be dis- • Played, the latter in deference to the visit of American teams, and it is expected the arena will pre - _sent a tidy' appearance during the tour Work tournament. dJ�� squads to accomplish this will be in, action at various times of the day and after the, last game each night. AWAITING THEIR TURN to be initiated as members of the Wingham Kinsmen CIulp following the dinner at Danny's Tavern last Tuesday night are Grant Maclntyre and Andy McBride. —Staff Photo. named being chairman in each case): Management—Robert Ritter, J. V. Fischer, Dr. P. J. Leahy, Jack llodgins, Ken McMichael. Finance—Barry Wenger, Howard Walker, James Cardiff, Dr. J. C. McKim. Property—Wallace Conn, J. Hodgins, H. Robinson, Mel Craig and Douglas Button. Public Relations—DeWitt Mil- ler, Mrs. K. M. MacLennan, John Strong, James Cardiff. Joint Conference --J. T. Good- all, R. Ritter, J. V. Fischer, Drs. P. J. Leahy, J. K. McGregor and J. C. McKim, as well as Mrs. Executive—J. T. Goodall, R. Ritter, B. Wenger, W. Conn and H. Robinson. New Members As the inaugural session opened Mr. Goodall welcomed three new board members: Douglas Button, representing Culross and Teeswater; James Cardiff, Brussels, and . Ken Mc- Michael, Turnberry. Jack Mc-. Cutcheon, reeve of Brussels, was also made welcome as a member of the public attending the meet- ing. The chairman said that many important tasks face the board in the coming year, one of the major Morrey. ' items being passage as sage of :rr ALTHOUGH HE HAS attended Kinsmen meetings for about three months, Bruce Green did not face the rigors of initia- • tion until last Tuesday night following the dinner at Danny's. Tavern. —Staff Photo. - • Three special guests at Lions Wing h Lions Club had Gov- ernor Norman Coghlin of Atwood pay his official visit last Tuesday night at the meeting held in the private dining room of the Manor Hotel. Mr. Coghlin was to have visited • in early February, but stormy. conditions ruled out travelling. He spoke of the importance in telling the community what the club is doing, saying that public relations within the club and the area are necessary. To' ensure continued success of the Wing - ham club, Mr. Coghlin said com- munity service' activities -are parany'ount,-along with good fund- raising .projects. Well-planned meetings calling Operation of day care centre should not affect mill rate The first phase in renovation of ,the old post office building started last week with th.e removal of plaster ceiling in the basement and general clean-up of debris. Under plans approved, a new heating system and re- wiring will be among the earlier projects to transform the b ld- ing into the required conditi l to house a day care centre. Some 'concern has been ex-. pressed by a few residents that this work and the resultant operation of a day care centre will cause increases in municipal taxes. Discussing this aspect with The Advance -Times, Mayor DeWitt Miller made it dear that purchase of the building and costs of renovation will be covered by grants from the Department of Social and Family Services. Under present . regula- tions, buildings and renovations for day care centre use receive 100 per cent grants. General operatioh of such a centre is financed .within itself. The per diem rate set, _for the daily care of a child of pre-school age is based upon budget require-' ments. Mr. Miller said a letter has been received from Walkerton, where a day care centre has operated successfully the past year, offering help iii setting up a local operation. With an average daily enrollment of 26 children, Walkerton has been self-support- ing. ' All day care centres qualify for an operational grant of 80 per cent to cover any difference between costs and revenue, with the municipality picking up the remaining 20 per cent. In the case of Walkerton, it was thought during the early stages of operation there might be a deficit, but as the year pro- gressed it became 'evident that the financial outlook- was good. One other factor of importance to the town is that operation of a local centre will provide employ- ment for a few people, thereby creating ` more §pending power here. Purchase of certain sup- plies will also help the local econ- omic situation. Not to be overlooked is that a day care centre , could make it possible for more mothers to be gainfully employed. Novice All -Stars defeat Luck now Wingham Novice house league all-stars travelled to Lucknow last Wednesday to play the Luck - now Novice "B" team as a warm- up for their entry in the novice tournament at St. Marys today (Thursday) . The Wingham boys shut out Lucknow 4-0 with goals scored by John O'Hagan, Doug Merkley, Ricky MacLennan and Danny Thomas. At St. Marys, the team' meets Listowel at 9 a.m. They would ap- preciate support from local fans. —Members of the senior choir of the Wingham United Church will appear on this week's "Sing - time" at 5:30 Sunday afternoon. for activity by members and association with other clubs in the region are, also important. Mr. Coghlin congratulated the local club on its success, making particular reference to the pre- sent series of Talent Hunt com- petitions. "This is a good thing and apparently you are filling a . need in the community," he said. E. S. Copeland of Patrick Street was also a special guest. In his' brief remarks he spoke of his starting work along Josephine Street 60 years ago, changing batteries in telephones. He reminisced about his association with the Fry and Blackhall operation where he spent 46 Years. In, keeping with the historical atmosphere created, Frank E. Madill produced a program from the Lions' Charter Night banquet held at the armouries and read' the names of the club's charter members. ' Sue Brenzil sang four selec• - tions which were enjoyed. She was a winner in a Lions Talent Hunt competition recently and was the first of several winners who will be invited to attend a regular meeting. Jim Gregg reported that details regarding the March pro- gram for Thursday (tonight) were completed and he had 15 contestants. Judges for this Talent Hunt show will be Miss Lavonne Ballagh,John Day and Ken Edgar of the Howick Lions Club. Mr. Gregg also said that revenue from the first two shows almost balanced the cost of pro- duction and providing cash priz At the conclusion of this wee i show tickets for the final event in April, which brings to- gether four winners each from the preceeding shows, will go on sale. President Lloyd Casemore an- nounced that through the par- ticipation of Lions clubs more people have benefitted by the eye bank. He quoted in particular the fact that the eyes of a Toronto de- tective, who died after being shot, provided sight for two youths. revised by-laws which will radically alter the basis of municipal representation on the hospital's board of directors. The statistics for the month of February, . as reported. by . the administrator, showed 246 ad- missions, including 23 births, 241 'discharges, 4 'deaths, 174 opera- tions, emergency treatments, 731 outpatients, 582 X-rays, 3 blood transfusions, 606 labor- atory tests requiring 5952 pro- cedures, 97 electrocardiographic examinations, 39 at cancer clinic, 2 post mortem 'examinations, 677 physiotherapy treatments. There was a total of 2609 hospital patient•da s forg an average of 91 Y cent per occupancy during the month. ' Accreditation Thechairman read a letter from the Canadian Accreditation Council; granting the hospital provinsional accreditation until another full scale inspection is carried out in the fall of this year. The report of the finance com- mittee showed receipts for the month of $134,642; disburse- ments, $133,847, for a net 'surplus of $794. Balance in the capital account at the end of February stood at somewhat over ' $66,000. Robert Ritter, chairman of the management committee, read then ursing rote r with a total of 86 f -tim ulla employees ees on staff P during the month. A- total of 94 days sick leave was reported. The. ambulance responded to 50 calls and 92 meals -on -wheels were prepared in the hospital frit- • Chen. The report of the property com- mittee referred ' to a major trouble which had occurred when the switch -over equipment which takes care of the automatic trawler of the hospital's energy load from municipal lines to aux- iliary equipment had burned out. 1't is expected that a new trans former will be required to rectify the problem. • A leak had also developed in the roof over the operating room area, believed to be caused by the weight of air -exchange equip- menft on that section of the. roof. A detailed examination will be made' as soon as weather per- mits, but a. new roof in that sec- tion appears to be the require- ment. Medical Staff Dr. McGregor, reporting for the medical staff, read the min- utes of a staff meeting held on March 6, at which a presentation on the county Home Care Service had been made. The service is administered by the Huron County Health ' Unit and is in- ' tended to facilitate the care of more patients in their own homes and thus reduce the hospital population. The services of the Victorian Order of Nurses, which have not previously avail- able, in the northern art of the couty, will be utilized in this . program, The report also referred to the - installation of the cardiac moni- tor and the training which will be provided for members of the nursing staff in the cardiac unit to be headed by Dr. McKim. In- vestigations are also under way in regard to thefeasibility of transmitting cardiac information to London by wire for immediate analysis by the specialists in the city. Reference was made to the longer -than -average stay of patients under care in the local hospital, but it is not believed. possible to bring this figure down to the provincial average. Age median of patients in this area was the important contributing factor, said Dr. McGregor. Mrs. MacLennan, reporting for the Hospital Auxiliary, said that meetings have already been planned for the coming month and several interesting guest speaker ve ben lined up. oceds a Sacrificial Lun eon, to be held March 29 at the United Church, will be turned over to the Auxiliary to assist with its purchase of portable X- ray equipment. Mrs. Millan Moore of Whitechurch will be the guest speaker at this event. Dr. McGregor asked about the status of plans for enlargement of service areas within the hospital. These plans will be implemented ona priority basis following pro- grams at the Goderich and Exe= ter Hospitals.