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generator. The building under-
went regular inspections by Fire
Chief Dave Crothers. Mr. Ritter
expressed thanks to the Wingham
Horticultural Society for their
work in maintaining the hos-
pital's flower beds.
Mrs. R. P. Ritter reported on
the activities of both the public
relations committee and the Hos-
pital Auxiliary- In the public
relations area she told the as-
sociation that several tours had
been conducted for schools, the
hospital hosted the fall con-
ference of the District 2 Hospital
Auxiliaries, visitor instruction•
cards had been distributed. She
commented . that such under-
takings as window decorations at
Christmas and the entering of a
hospital float in the Santa Claus
parade were good public rela-
tions gestures.
In the Auxiliary section . Mrs.
Ritter, the. A.udailiary's••president,
reported that members of the
Auxiliary had attended two • con-
ferences, the spring conference
in Kitchener "andel the Fall con-
ference iningham; She ex-
pressed appreciation and praise
for the candy stripers who of-
fered their services this year.
The president pointed out that the
auxiliary had donated a blood
bank to the hospital. Money was
raised, for the auxiliary through
rue amage sales, bridge parties
and the gift counter.
Dr. P. J. Leahy gave a report
on the activities of the medical
staff. He indicated that the med-
ical ' staff in connection with
supervisory nursingstaff had
conducted a series of lectures.
The doctor calledforan. increase
in nursing home beds to alleviate
the pressure on chi~ hospital in re-
ducing its hospital days for pa-
tients' stays. He informed the as-
sociation members that the hos-
pital now has 9 fulltime phys-
icians and two dentists on its staff
as well as the 17 consulting
specialists providing clinics. He
commented that no other hospital
in the area has better service
than Wingham.. +�
Director of Nursing , Miss G.
Norris told the meeting in her re-
port that the hospital has 8Q full-
time staff members. She also an-
nounced that four- nursing pro-
cedures had been revised over"
the past year and two new -pro-
cedures had been set up. The
meeting was informed that two
$150 bursaries are 'available to
students wishing to enter nurs-
ing. She listed a number of work-
shops and guest lectures attended
by the nursing staff.
The final report of the evening
was presented to the association
by Mrs.. Fielding, director of the
training school. She reported that
all 21..students had received clin-
ical experience in all . areas of
hospital work and procedure. ,All
21' students _passed their
examinations last year and the
Eschool moved from 13th position
`in the province to ninth spot in
standing. Mrs. Fielding also
mentioned that 86 interviews for
students requesting acceptance
into the training program have
been conducted to date.
. Next the meeting moved to by-
law review. Some of the major
changes were the lowering of the
membership age to 18 from 21
years old, ,the reduction of the
number necessary for a quorum
Mealizf the :highest . returns -;.for
your wool by Patronizing Your
own organization.
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Warehouse No. 10,
Carleton Place, Ont. -
Obtain sacks and twine
without charge from
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to 10 from 25, an increase in the
regularity of joint committee
meetings from semi-annual to a
quarterly basis and an increase
in the numbers of members sit-
ting on the Board of Governors
from 18 to 17. The changes passed
at the meeting must go to the On-
tario Hospital Association's
lawyers for comment and ap-
proval and then to the Ministry of
Health for final passing. Mr.
Ritter explained that the changes
had already Wen made in prac=
. tise and said that no official
changes had been made in the
last 14 years. He pointed out that
there was a definite need to mod-
ernize the bylaws.
In the election of officers no
changes were made in the mem-
bership. The Boartl of Governors
will comprise: appointees J. V.
Fischer, representing the
county; DeWitt Miller, rep-
resenting Wingham; Dr. P. J.
Leahy, chief of the medical staff;
Dr. J. C. McKim, president of the
medical staff: Dr. L. L. Clarke,
secretary of the medical staff;
Mrs. R. P, Ritter, president of the
Hospital Auxiliary. Douglas But-
ton, Teeswater-Culross; Robert
Gibson, Howick Twp.; James
Cardiff, Brussels; M. J. Craig,
Morris Twp.; Harold Walker,
Blyth East Wawanosh; Wallace
Conn, Lucknow-Kinloss-West
Wawanosh; Harold Elliott, Turn -
berry Twp.; R. P. Ritter, Jack
Hodgins, Boris Milosevic and J.
R. Kaufman, the town of Wing -
ham.
The Board's inaugural meeting
will be held on April 10.
BY, MURRAY GAUNT, MPP
FOR HURON -BRUCE
Report from
spoke this week on the Throne
debate. I criticized Ontario Hy-
drator their methods of negotia-
tion and purchase of property for
the power line corridor coming
from Douglas Point. I was also
critical of the methods used by
Ontario Hydro in, selecting the
route, in that the line is going
through 80 per cent of Class 1 and
2 agricultural land where an al-
ternate ,route could have been
chosen that would have crossed
only about 40 per cent' of Class 1
a1 land. Specifically, eee
m that;
1 « •
o should .reconsider $I
�.. , position' that its power needs w
i
double every 10 years. In 1973'
Consolidated Edison in the USA
put on a conservation drive and
while they had had a regular 8
per cent growth'rate in previous
years,' they found in 1973 they
wereable to reduce consumption,
by 10 per cent. 1: am stare Ontario
Hydro could do as well, or better,
if they really tried.
2..A complete independent as-
sessment of the routing of these
lines from Douglas Point should
:be undertaken immediately be -
Cause Hydro should not be going
over large percentages of Class 1
and 2 land:
3. If the Government won't do
this, then the Minister of Entergy
i
COMO in son and so* our East*" Candy Selection!
DENISE KENNEDY of Tee$water was,one; of .the fouren,.
tries in the last preliminary round of the Dons' Talent Show
to be chosen to go on to next month's Show of Stars. Denise
showed extremely professional poise and audience control
as she serenaded the audience on her guitar. (Staff Photo)
Wroxeter.: Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Vern Clark'spent
from Friday to Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Fraser Pollock and
Todd at Bramalea.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, Higgins
ueen's Par
should insist that Hydro take 500
ft. instead of 900 ft. from Douglas
Point to Bradley Junction. Five
hundred feet is sufficient for the
facilities presently approved and
is certainly able to handle all the
power capaile of being produced
until 1990 and beyond: Hydro is
actually land banking at today's
prices.
4. Hydro's methods of negotia-
tion and acquisition are severely oral government he would like
lacking and should be cleaned up.
Ontario to
5.' More money -should be given 'control uraniiiin.
do t Ovide the ser- Liberal Leader .Robert ' Nixon
it• o : [!!khn s.. q'w^i�......
were in Stratford Sunday where
they visited at the home of their
son, Mr. and' Mrs. Ron. Higgins
and family. , .
Mrs. Leslie Douglas; who has
been a patient in Wingham and
District Hospital for the past two
weeks, is progressing favorably.
Mr. and Mrs, Craig Matthews
and Paula of Winnipeg °Spent a
week with Mr. and:\Mrs.v,WaHace
Matthews, •
Miss Hazel Sparling visited.
portant source of energy. He~ a Sunday evening- with Mr's, Lou
maintained that present federal Hutton, Winghatn, Miss Linda
government policies have greatly . Hutton and Don Sterrey, Durham
inhibited exploration and de., were guests at the same .home.
velopment of uranium, proving Mr. and Mrs. Cecil ,Clarke,
much more restrictive than in the Mary Lou and' Cecile .have
case of oil,"gas and coal. Although , temporarilymoved into the,home
the premier.feels that control of a of Miss Hazel Sparling, while re* . z
plutonium and international and novating the building they our-
. interprovincial movement of ur- chased in the village for their
anium and thorium. should re- future home.
main under the control of the fed- The sympathy of , the com-
munity is extended to Mrs. Ross
Sanderson, Mr.and Mrs. Bob
Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Don Mc
Cannell and • Mr. and Mrs Don
iliarlesAire l terc figarr � yin: �, "
the sudden death8 by aUtov ae
cident of members of ' their
families. Ken Charles, an em-
ployee ':of Gorrie Building Sup-
plies, resided with his .grand-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Charles, Gorrie.
WEEKLY EUCHRE
BELGRAVEEight tables of
euchre were played in the com-
munity rooms last Wednesday
evening with winners as follows:
- Silo tlnloa arS
- Feeders' : ti _ • 4
- Cleaners
• - Stabling
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