The Wingham Advance-Times, 1973-02-23, Page 1A'
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ace Minister John
read the federal. budget to the
110use of moi in Ottawa on
onday evening and tis O
y
Surprises were pleasant ones for
the taxpayers. As bad been
foreseen by all government
'observers, the budget simply bad
be l!easant.so pleasant, . in
fact, that neither the Progressive
;Conservatives nor the SDP
would dare to oppose it and so
topple the minority Liberal
government.
The outstanding feats.: -t
budget iss,a new concept in taxa,'
tion. Personal income taxes have
been geared to income,. so that
personal tax exemptions will rhe
(or dro)-' in relationship to the
• cost of I vingindex. However, than
benefits of this particular tax
concession will not be enjoyed for
afull year because taxation base
Or the 1972 will remain un-
changed,
Important to senior citizens°' of
the nation was the announcement
That cid age sem. pensions
Will be raised 10 1100 100 per Month
from the present $82.
The federal sales tax of 12 per
cent ;has • been abolished, on
chile�` o
dqr s clothing and footwear. •',
There will be increases in war
veterans' pensions and civilian'
war allowances, A single war
pensioner will; .receive, an in-
crease. of PO $1,51.00 a‘ month'
and for Married veterans the
increase will be $40 to bring the
new level up ‘4, .v451.0O. •'
Temporary tariff reductions
will be allowedon some imported
consumer items, including offf
season fruits and foodstuffs,
The
per Cent, excise tax on
toilet articles and .cosmetics has
been 'eliminated Also exempted
are clocks and watches valued. at
under .$50 at.. the retail level.
Salestax bas been removed
from chocolate bars, soft drinks
and fruit drinks or any items. in
the . near -food designation.
Alcoholic beverages are set
included in this exem tion
p r.,
All the ;familiarand lovable,
'characters' ,of, ,the well -beloved
"Wizard of Oz" cattle to
&Aging and gliding color In a
spectacular production by junior
members of the Wingham Figure
Skating Club at Wingham Arena
Saturday night when a large and
appreciative • audience was . on
hand. Senlor'members presented'
the more polished and elaborate
show . "A .... at ` the
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Siam" resplendent ' with.' bright
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1973.
Because of this . request, par -
wits who. have children, to enter
Kindergarten in 'September are
invited to register them• at the
, Kindergarten Room in the Wing -
ham
Public School. Registration
will take place during the after-
noon of Tuesday, February 27,.
from 2:30 to 4:30. Only children
who are five years of age before
January 1, 1974, are eligible to
register.
If not convenient to go on the
above date, please contact:the
teacher, Mrs. William Elliott, or
the principal, T. S. Beattie.
ALONG THE MAIN DRAG
By The Pedestrian
WHOOPS—
The Main Dragger tips the
sombrero and bows low in .the di-
rection of all Registered Nursing
Assistants who might have been
outraged at being referred to as
aides in a recent news story, ft
was a slip that did not pass in the
night, as it was brought sharply
to the guilty party's attention.
Next, an apology to all nurses'
aides for having apologized to the
• assistants. No rest for the
wicked!
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LIONS TALENT HUNT—
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UNTAn excellent card of talent has
been lined up for this Week's show
in the Wingham , Lions Talent
Hunt series, Lions' lntpresario
Archie Hill reports. The first one
went over well, and this one is
shaping up even better, so a good
crowd is expected to Wingham
Town Hall Thursday evening.
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BUSINESS GOOD --
Business is better than ever at
the Auxiliary's gift case at Wing-
a ham and District Hospital, Mrs.
William Forsyth. reports. She
says a recent news item in the A-
T has stimulated interest, and the
recently donated goodies have
been selling like hotcakes. A
+w special St. Patrick's candy event
is coming up, more about which
later.
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MARINERS' SERVICE -
The annual Mariners' Service
will be held Sunday evening in
Knox Presbyterian Church,
Goderich. Time for the service is
7:30. Rev. G. L. Royal will con.
duct the service with spial
music provided • by Knox choirs
and solos by Wolfgang • Oeste,
tenor soloist at Deet' Park United
Church, 'Toronto.
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Good for Formers
''Best `.news .in' the budget .for,
farmers was the, decision .to-
disregard,any claim for .capital
,Gains tax when a family. farm is
.. passed 'on to a younger ,g era-
tion.owner,.'The capital gains: tax,
has also been re-adjusted••to allow'
for increased valuation of' the
basic herd, Basis for taxation in
this, R regard is to be the fair
market value of the herd.
• The general income tax reduces
tign Up to 000 replaces the three
• per cent tax reduction which was
scheduled to be phased: out this
year ` married :taxpayer with
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Cheryl Ann Gavreluk as . Lion,
and Janet WOO as Smarmy.
Groups, presented resented by
Y.
junior ;:members, some .very
,junior indeed, including the
Munchkin I. ensemble, Joanne
Shaw, Sandra Moffat, ,Jason
Conley, James English, Sandee
Robinson, Mdrray Skins, Jen-
nifer Bender, Billy Totten, Jamie
Robinson,Paul. Robinson and
Robert
Leedham:
In . training for Munchki
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were `
Robbie Grove, Cher l-
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arks MurrayKing,
Cheryl -
Marks, uay K Mark
Foxton, Denise Wolsey, Pam
Passand r
e • Sandia Thompson,
Deennis Adams and Brian Shaw.
In the Quadling p were
Da C s Stephenson, Paul Tolton,
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Elizabeth- Kairf ran, . Shelly
Tolton, Tracey Day, Linda
MARY EDITH GARNISS, of F. E. Madill Secondary
School in ,Wingham, receives the Stanley Door Systems
Trophy from President Ian Edward of the Wingham Legion.
She was .first place winner in the senior secondary school
class at the Legion's public speaking contest. (Staff Photo)
RUNNERS-UP in the senior division for secondary schools
at JO Legion speaking contest on Saturday were, left,
Marilyn Robertson, third place -winner and Kathy Pattison,
second. Both are students at F. E. M dill Secondary School.
(Sfaff Photo)
two dependent child t " oae
$4,000 per Yens, will en.;
duction of about,9.7 ,pericent.witoic
other taxand deducti' botets
are included. The Sam*, porno
earning $fes realise. r
per cent saving and if the ear
nings are 0 the Salting
be Poly five per` cent.
Basic, tax. exemptietut. low
been increased'.' from $1,500
•'$1,600 for Jingle persons and a
up to ,000 .'from 82,E ',fOr
married couples. ;The .
ininlster' said _ that, the.' 4
will remove so e` ,000 ;p rad c
from them role ,as income .z
ya, Vel
payers.
Disregarding the NDP's "col
porate tax bum" 020100,
budget allows for increased lax`
concession); to bt sines firms and
Mr, Turner justified. the •decision
by the fart that Canadian Manu-
facturers are facing ever stiffer
competition on the international
market. He •, pointed' out that
Canadian business , firma,
whether foreign or domestically
Owned, employ vast numbers of
Canadian working :pcliple whose
jobs would; be )eopardazedif high
taxation makes their products too
expensive '`to. compete in the
market.
Hamilton, Detibt}e' LansTracey l�taci7lgriald, Guth Tayfor,
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Puppets' ijicluded Judy ngla,,,y . `Sandra' istad, Tint Stainton,
Leek. Cook,- Andrea McCar ori tlry Walker, -Donna Chet-
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y l� sy `Blue e b s erY Bea � , ,Pa�,
B es ',Bet Fox , Ca ero Jayne Philli Debbie
`dg Mors► � .... h . n, aj� �,
Ston,, �► r
Donna 'Thema son, Natalie 'Merkle, Jan Fryfogle; Lisa
Campeau;" Cindy'Campbell ; .Haillilton, Rance Willis, Curtiss
The . Ozian 11 Stroup, was. eters- Moore':and Karen, wood.
posed of Rance " illi$;Wirt;
The lielitn`+eted%,Pac+a: Guards
McGregor, Lori t• ":Gav were Barbara Brent, Cathy
Douglas Wood,: Curtiss 4Moore, ;.,Underwood; Kathleen King, ,
BesandeHa
r,andon and. �a ah' Jane Sylvia Beard, chelle Cam-
peau, Sandra ,distad, Cheryl
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'Heather
MacKay, 'Elizabeth: Brydg , ;Brent and Jan `tyfogle
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MaryBethFoxton; _. onThe 'enticingly costumed
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Thompson •a d John Leedhara. "dancing ,glriis " of the Kung's
thea sgout) were court _were same ones s seen.
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Chettlebiur Mark Moore ai is ' aw for a turlt'fre
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Robbie Willis and''`Cind Cana , made byMrs. Fran Brady,the
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bell. ' ,V ;� _:' lucky winner of the bird turning
In the -finale nu'mber,the:°young out to Abe Norm Keating. -
skaters went throughfa colorful Winners: of the- ticket -selling
pattern, with everyone in the cast competition Were awarded prizes
appearing in their final by Jim Ward, director'of recrea-
costumes, many •having 'taken tion,, the winners being April
several parts in the groups. Moore, Olive Lapp and Sheryl
Gavreluk."
Second Show . 44 Award Trophy
In the second half of the show, A highlight of the program was
the leading characters in the the presentation of the Mar -
"Anna at the Court of Siam" guerite Burrell Trophy by Club
production were Blaine Moore President Mrs. Harold Wild to a
and Olive Lapp as The King and senior skater, Joanne Wood. She
Anna, with support of individual had been selected from the club
performers Lori. Douglas as the membershipfor the award on the
English ambassador, Sandraasis of improvement in ability,
Orien as Lady Thiang, Maureen general personality and all-round
Stainton as Tuptim and Joanne help to the Wingham Figure
Wood as Prince Chulalonghorn. Skating Club. Club Professional
Pat Orien played Kralahom, Harold Brooks made the presen-
Lloyd Euler was Louis. tation of the miniature trophy.
Groups included the King's which Joanne will retain as a
wives, Lori Douglas, Christine keepsake.
Orien, Joanne Anger, Dianne The club executive was well
Stainton; Ansley Currie, Pat pleased with the good-sized..
Orien, Janet Wood, Maureen audience, and with the per -
Stainton, Debbie Hanula, Pam formance in general. A key part
Gerrie, Joanne Wood and Cathy in the artistic success of the event
Cruickshank. was the driving force of Mrs. Ed
Playing the Siamese King's Beard who was responsible for
many children were Dianne preparation of nearly all the
Orien, Cheryl Gavreluk, April costumes, and to the club profes-
Moore, Rachelle Campeau, sionals, Bruce Brady, Mrs. Fran
Cathy Underwood, Sylvia Beard, Brady and Harold Brooks, as well
Barbara Brent, Kathleen King, as the devoted effort of all the
Heather Brent, Dianna Wolsey, club members involved.
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WINNER Ot=THE MARGUERITE BURRELL TRO 'to t
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Figure Club
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Skating`i g P nt, ran al)� a�n l ouractf }c
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to Pcert Young Joanne Wood
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Saturday night at the carnival by Club President Mrs, Harold Wild,a`tte Winner retains
theindividual ind miniaturea trophy presented by Club Professional . learoId .; prodks:ri
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A letter from a Brussels area
resident caused considerable
discussion at the February
meeting of the governors of the
Wingham and District Hospital
last week. The writer complained
that CKNX had broadcast a story
to the effect that her son had been
admitted for examination or
treatment following an accident.
The letter stated that con-
siderable anxiety had been
caused to members of the family
until they learned that no serious
injury was involuted. •
John Strong, board secretary
and CKNX newscaster, explained
that first Word of the accident had
been picked up from a police -
band monitor at the studio and a
check with the' hospital had
substantiated that the facts were
correct.
The discussion arose when Dr.
J. C. McKim questioned the
hospital's right to release any
information about patients. Mrs.
I. E. Morrey, hospital , ad-
ministrator, said that no in-
formation about any patient is
ever given out if there is an ex-
pressed desire by patient or fam-
Legion speaking contest
brings twenty-two entries
A total of 22 elementary and
secondary school students were
in competition here on Saturday,
mdrning and afternoon. They
took part in the annual public
speaking contest sponsored by
the Wingham Branch of the
Royal Canadian Legion.
First in the junior elementary
division and winner of the John
Pattison trophy was Nancy
Meyter, a student at Sacred heart
School, Teeswater. In second
position was Andrew Koopmans,
East Wawanosh School and third
was Donna llallagh of Hillcrest
School, Teeswater. Also compet-
ing in the same class were Susie
Powell, Turnberry School; Lori
Goodall, Wingham PS and Chris
Dubelaar, Sacred Heart, Wing-
hann.
The Dr. W. A. McKibbon trophy
for first place winner in Grades 7
and 8, went to Janice Guest of
Wingham PS. Greg Brandon of
Hiller eat, teetwater, was sec-
ond, and third ;place winner was
Bob Des Roches, Sacred Heart,
Wingham. Other speakers in the
same class were Murray Met-
calfe, Turnberry; Cliff Branton,
East Wawanosh, and Launa Ken-
nedy, Sacred Heart, Teeswater.
Secondary Schools
All classes in the junior and
senior school division were won
by students from the F. E. Madill
school in Wingham.
Winnipeg The Wingham Ad -
Vance -Times trophy was Fernie
Elliott, followed by Rick Nay,
second and Barbara Ryan, third.
Others in the same class who
spoke were Flora Nabrotzky,
Marjorie Powell and Margaret
Wes$elink.
The senior division was won by
Mary Edith Garniss, who was
awarded the Stanley Door
Systems trophy. In second place
Waft Kathy Pattison and Marilyn
bertson was third. The only
Other speaker in this class was
G y, Jutzi, who gave a very fine
address but was disqualified
because he ran over the allotted
time.
Don Farnell was chairman for
the entire event, assisted by
Allan Harrison and Ian Edward,
the Legioh branch president. Mr.
Farnell expressed appreciation
to Mrs. G. W. Tiffin of the
secondary school staff who had
devoted a great deal of time and
effort to developing speakers at
her school. He also expressed
thanks to the judges, Mrs. M.
Cleland, DeWitt Miller and Rev.
Robert Armstrong, as well as the
Legion Auxiliary members who
had provided lunches both
Morning and afternoon.
Mr. Farnell also referred to the
wide diversity of subjects
selected by the speakers and the
fact that in many cases the young
speakers seemed to be talking
right from the heart, as .if ex-
pressing their own personal
philiosophies.
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ily.that it be withheld. Questioned
on the same subject, . Board
Member Barry Wenger., publish-
er of The Advance -Times, said
that most families consider it a
service that news of hospital
treatments be published and that
only on rare' occasions has any-
oneobjected. He said that his own
newspaper also observes a rule
that the wishes of the family be
complied with.
Both CKNX and Mrs. Morrey
had written personally to the
complainant explaining the
circumstances in this particular
case.
Statistics •
Mrs. Morrey's statistical re-
port for January showed .269 ad-
missions, 254 discharges, 6
deaths, 172 operations, 772 out:
patients, 718 X-rays, 23 blood
transfusions, 6,170 laboratory
tests, 111 electrocardiograms, 27
at cancer clinic and 4,353 physio-
therapy treatments. There was
an average of 88 patients per day
in the hospital during the month.
Barry Wenger, chairman of the
finance committee, reviewed the
accounts for the month as well as
th operating statement sum -
which showed total receipts
of 6,324.99 -and disbursements
of $139,439.74 for a deficit of
$3,114.75 Balance in the capital
fund account was $19,116.17 and
in the donations account,
$31,573.51.
The finance chairman also
reviewed the list of capital fund
equipment purchases for 1973,
included in the year's budget.
The total for proposed new
equipment was $31,920 as com-
pared with $33,700 for the
previous year.
The budget also indicated that
salaries for this year will total
$1,706,517• However, that figure
will probably be trimmed by the
Ministry of Health since the
allowable salary level is only five
per cent about the 1972 figure of
$1,557,126. Daily ward rate for the
hospital will be $51.09.
Management
Robert Ritter reported for the
management committee, listing
the nursing staff, which now
totals 78, including• five
resignations and five additions.
His report also covered employee
health services, dietetic division,
etc. There were 68 ambulance
calls during the month.
The property committee
chairman, Wallace Conn, listed
the routine work which had been
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handled by the maintenances
in January, This included The
�?feonstruction of toboggan
supportedstretcher which will be ._
used for moving patients °to' the,
ambulances ` where. snow : colic
ditions prevent, the vehicle from
reaching ordinary tarrying
distance.^ . w
He said that quotations had
been received from two firms for
the replacement of transformers
which blew out some time ago
and have since been operating
with the assistance of temporary
equipment. The quotes were in
the 810,000 range.
Board chairman J. T. Goodall
reported on a meeting of the
executive committee held in mid-
January, atrivhich the chief task
had been a detailed review of the
1973 budget. The report also
included the information that the
company which had installed
television receivers in the
hospital has provided $1 million
liability insurance .coverage on
the equipment.
The annual meeting of the
hospital association has been set
for Friday, March 2, to le held in
the training school building. on
Catherine Street. Annual
membership fee is $1.00
Internal security at the hospital
has been tightened, particularly
in the night hours, since it was
found that unauthorized persons
were entering the building
through doors other than the
front entrance. Hereafter all
doors will be locked in the early
evening except the main en-
trance and the doctors were 1 .
requested to use that door in the
case of evening or night calls.
One security man is always on
duty in addition to one male
orderly.
A request will be forwarded to
the Ministry of Health for a new
ambulance to replace the older of
the two presently in use. The
Ministry supplies these vehicles
without charge.
Medical Staff
Dr. P. J. Leahy reported on
meetings of the medical staff. He
said that doctors had . been
requested to be on time for
various procedures in which they
are to take part and that the
medical men had been asked to
sign their patients out of both
intensive care unit and cardiac
area as sown as their progress
indicated the move +could be
made. The beds are urgently
needed for iinC Ming patients.
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