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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1953-04-09, Page 3fr attic 106th lar—)o. 15 GODERICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 9th, 1953 IAJOKNOW DISTRICT AIRL HAS DESIGNS paptusHED If you are admiring designs in the Jane Arden comic strip in the daily newspapers .you knight be looking at one .creat- ed by 16:year-old Beverley Casemore, daughter of.Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Casemore, R.R. 5, Lucknow. One of her designs appeared .in Jane Arden's wardrobe corner in the daily papers on Saturday. For the past two years Miss Casemore has been taking a keen inter- est in designieg. Her ambi- tion is to be a designer. 'TOWN (1KAR8.RURCHASE OF TREES FOR PARK Following .the authorization given them at last Thursday night's Town Council meeting, Town Clerk S. H. Blake and Frank Gallow; chairman of the Parks Committee, have purchased trees for the Court House Park. Mr. Blake said he expects de - NEW CHURCH CHAIRS About 200 new chairs have been placed in the Sunday School room of North Street United Church, a gift of the late Mr. Arthur Clark and also the late Mrs. Eva )3olster of Paris, formerly Eva Osbrook of Goderich. livery early in May of eight blue birch trees. vice-president, took charge of the meeting. DAIRY FARMERS PLAN "The .Auburn Teen -Age Enter- tainers" was chosen as the name $4'00,000 ADVERTISING for the club and "High Ho" was — suggested as the theme song. Mrs. TORONTO.—A $400,000.00 June Robinson spoke on "How To Invite Advertising Set -Aside this year i.s a Guest," 'How To Be a Good Auburn Teen Agers Hear Addresses On Table Manners AUBURN, April 7.—The second meeting of the junior project, "The Club Girl Entertains," was held at the home of Betty Sturdy, with 21 !members present. Laura May, the spruce, two red maple and two the objective of the Dairy Farmers Guest," and the items one would e discussed the writing of formal expect to .find in a guest room. of Canada, according to Secretary- Manager Erle Kitchen, Toronto. and informal invitations and the This total has never been reached reply. by the three previous set -asides. Mrs. Mills demonstrated on how The nearest approach was in 1950 to Pack an overnight bag. Ross when $344,000 was realized. and Betty served candy. Mr. 'Cliche') pointed out that, Third Meeting based on June 1952 milk produc- The third meeting of tie -Auburn tion, this year's objective is just Teen -Age Entertainers lvIts held under 80% of the amount possible at the home of Grace and Evelyn and represents an .increase of Hallam on April 6, with 24 mem- about 23% over the 1952 set-aside bers present. The president, Rena, of $325,000. took charge of the meeting. The Discussing the need for sk great- roll .call 'was .answered by "The er set-aside, 0. J. W. Shugg, Direc- type of reference file I have tor of Publicity for the Dairy Farm- chosen." The majority chose to ers of Canada, said that new, ab- make their reference file from ,ply - normal conditions influencing the woad. dairy industry's course .at the _pre- Mrs. Robinson 'spoke on "Meal sent time made it imperative that Planning," "Home 'Table Service" both product advertising And pub- and stressed "Table Manners." lic relations Programmes be ex- Mrs. Mills gave a olenionatration panded to meet the new situation. on table setting and Marion and There must be a greater frequency Laura May ,Ilemonstrated_ how you of .impact on the public and even should sit (down :at tthe 'table. You a$400,000 fund would be .strained would always sit down from the ,o k do the .job dairy .producers left side of .thexhair. 'The ordll,call require. All dairy producer or- for the next meeting is to be ganizations must lend their sup, "One duty of a :hostess 'toward port.if the new objective'Was to be her guest" (Grace :and :Evelyn reached, Mr. Shugg said. served refreahments. 1 'But Blackstone's is not yet out of the terrific bargains in furniture featured in Gode, rich's greatest furniture sale which ends on Saturday. Tilietchotone45 :furniture PAIN1`, STOVTS ,CTR1' AL APPLIANCES '�nihe aeowilway iffcGodatieli" FrP....)i\F 240 REQUEST GRANTED A request from the ,12lotlerich Junior 'Chamber of Commerce for permission to hold a midway on May 25, 26 and 27 was 'granted at last -Thursday night's meeting of Town(Council. The request said that the midway would be held at the parking lot by the Memorial Arena. 'sportsmen) S -ft. Cartop Boats :Por (cottage or fishing — Hardware EVENKUDE MOTORS 'The Square (Goderich 1-16 INININIAMMINIIMNIMPOINDIMMIIMMIMMOSIMNIMMININIHIMIOINNIMININNIMM14100•10 PUBLIC NOTICE The medical doctors of Goderich have agreed to discontinue evening office hours for the Summer months this year. All doctors" offices , will accord- ingly be closed every evening be- ginning May lst and continuing through September. Emergency calls will be answered at all times as before. 15tf -;• Drama Festival Will pave Wide Itange of Entries mAKI Comedy and mystery' will pro, vide a varied fare for this year's Goderich Drama Festival to be held at MacKay Hall, April 27, 28 and 29. The local executive ex- pect this to be one of the best festivals to date because of the wide range of entries. One of Canada's outstanding playwrights, Robertson Davies, will have one of his plays in competi- tion when the Galt entry performs his well kniawn "Erosit Break- fast." The St. Mary's Little Theatre Group have announced that they will perform "A Marriage Propos- al" by Anton Tschekoff, a well- known Russian dramatist sPecializ- ing in domestic comedies. Auburn and Dungannon are each presenting an earthy comedy. The Aubure Group will present "Diet Begins Tomorrow" while Dungan- non will present "Fetchin' Pa Around." As yet Kitchener -Waterloo and Sarnia have not informed the local executive of their choice of plays but it is expected that they will have strong contenders. Sarnia is considered unofficially to be one of the strongest entries since it ranked high in the recent regional festival held for the Dominion Drama Festival. As announced earlier, the Gode- rich Little Theatre Group will pre- sent a mystery entitled "The Monkey's Paw. The Goderich Collegiate entry has withdrawn from this year's festival. Two local hotels, the „Bedford and the British Exchange have kindly offered one room each free of charge to be used by out of town groups attending the festival. On Monday, the opening night, Dungannon, St. Marys and Auburn will perform. They will be follow- ed on Tuesday' night by Kitchener - Waterloo and Goderich. The last night of the festiVal Sarnia and Galt will present their entries and will be followed by the final ad- judication and trophy awards. EX-L.UC KNOW Mint US :BODY :IS ILE.COVERZD The body cif Elia Skukilin, 60- year4ld German, who.came to Can- ada last year, was recovered from Lake Ontario Saturday .night. It had been in .the \water about .three meeths. Police said there were no signs of violene.e. Skukilin work- ed on C. R. Moore's farm at Luck -- now, before coming to 'Toronto. .MOORS—DENOME St. George's Anglican Church here. was the setting for a quiet wedding on Monday when Bernice Marie, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. L. Demme, of Clinton, was mar- ried to Eric Austin Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elfred Moore, R.R. 4 Goderich, the Rev. Kenneth E. Taylor, D.D., officiating. The bride wore a light blue pic and pic suit with red nylon blouse, red accestories and corsage of red carnations. The attendants were the bride- groom's brOther, Thomas Moore, and Mrs. Moore, the latter wearing a grey gabardine suit, with navy blue accessories, and corsage of red carnations. A reception was held at the home of the bridegroom's parents. The couple will resiae in Goderich. The seashore or the Rocky Mountains—What is your idea of a summer vacation? You name it and Canada can supply it. Golf, swimming., deep-sea fishing, sailing—Canada can fulfill the wants of the most idealistic vacationer. Shown here are two typical Canadian summer scenes depicting two widely separated, vacation playgrounds. • Mile -high ' Banff Springs Hotel, cradled in the BoW Valley of the Canadian Rovkies is just as near or as far as the idyllic- sea -shore setting showing Digby Pines Hotel at Digby, N.S. Canadian Pacific summer resorts across Canada. are now laying plans to handle thousands of canadi•ans' who subscribe to the theory "See Canada First.' Good Hospital Service Worth Its Cost _ _ By Ocean .Smith, Accountant, O.H.A. To a certain extent, the public than total expenditures for hos' is tidier a false iinpression in pital care. thinking. that it costs more to go .Per Diem Cost to hospital today than it did • a The basic fact that is constantly decade ago. True, the daily cost .is higher but, taking all be facts. .into ,consideratiqn, li is not diffi- cult to show that it. costs little more—.sonietimes iess--for .a hos- pital stay' today. Over and above this is the fact that .the patient's chances for survival and continued good health have never been greater. During the past few years hos- pitals have been put on the de- fensive in attempting to explain and justify the increasing daily cost of patient care. Numerous Articles .have appeared in the -press .and in magazines which are read by a relatively small proportion of the public. Many .of these ar- ticles are excellent but the best studies and reviews of hospital ,costs are not seen by the general public as they appear in hospital and medical journals and related publications, and are read only MASONle,' DINNER Rt. Wor. Bro. the Rev. II. S. Rodney of Knox Presbyterian Church, St. Thomas, will be the guest speaker on Thursday even- ing, April 23, in Knox Church., Goderich, when a Masonic Associa- tion dinner will be held. Attend- ing will be many Master Masons and their ladies from Goderich and a widespread area around. ON POLICE FORCE A Goderich man, , 21-year-okl does go on_to say that Patient In- -Raneld -G. -Tuthill, was one of come and taxation are now financ- seven probationary constables en- ing higher percentages of the total Awed last week by. the London costs with private philanthropy in - Police •Commission. creasing at much slower rate being stressed in articles and ad- dresses is the increase in per diem cost of caring for patients: It is true that in the ten years to 1951 the average per diem cost of patient care in the active treat- ment hospitals of Ontario increased by over 240%. This does not pre- sent a- complete picture, it should be remembered that at thebegin- ning of that ten _year period we had recently emerged from a long period of unemployment, low costs and stagnation of business, and but landed into a war that was rapidly changing those conditions, and neither hospitals, industry or individuals could avoid being af- fected by these changes. Higher salaries and wages and increased personnel necessitated by the shorter working day have had a marked effect on costs. Pay- roll now represents over 55% of by those people who are direcily the hospitals' total operating costs. interested. Food of all kinds now cost* much Most hospital people are familiar more than ten years ago as any with the reprint of an article by- housewife will tell you. Many figures are well known we have tried to explain some of the rea- sons for those mounting costs and to point out that the picture is not as black as it is sometimes painted. Probably never before in hospitals' history have they given such high value for the dollar they receive. Lest we conclude this article with too complacent and smug a feeling let us remind ourselves that operating costs are still rising. Indications are that 1952 figures will show an average increase of approximately 10% over 1951 fer patient -day care. This means that the utmost vigilance must be main- tained to see that our dollars do not trickle away in unsuspected channels through lack of proper oversight and control. C. Rufus Rorem, Ph.D., "Why' Ilos- new drugs have come into use in pital Costs have Risen," which ap- peared first in 1950. In it Dr. Rorem states that the ratio of total hospital costs remains at .1%. tone percent) of the ,national income, a proportion which has' been Main- tained as long as national estimates recent years, this includes the Antibiotics which are often spec- tacular in their effect, most* of them are still costly products. These are some of the factors that account for higher costs. There is still another aspect which should have been available for study, be kept in mind And which ma - This is a significant fact and while terially. affects the average patient. his figures all reLste to the United 'The length of stay is steadily de States picture, we have reason to creasing, illnesses that required believe that such a ratio does not lengthy treatment a few years ago differ materially in Canada. He now respond quickly to the new drugs and new techniques enabl- ing the patient to be -hack -earning - a living after shorter hospitaliz- ation' and convalescence. This a means that although the cost per day is higher, the number Of days - .• BETA SIGMA PHI The regular meeting of the Beta Sigma Plii was •held at the home of Mrs. Jack Cory. The election of officers resulted as follows: pre- sident, Mrs. Walter Rathburn; vice- president, Betty Westbrook; cor- responding secretary, Eleanor Ful- ler; recording secretary, Kathleen Holmes; treasurer, Hazel Wilmot; publicity, Mrs. Bud Date; social, Lenna Wilson; ,ways and means, Eileen Gliddon; programs; Mrs. George Leitch. The • topic for. the evening, "Modelling,- was taken by Mrs. Rathburn. All members took part. A delicious lunch was served by the hostess. °GODERICH PAVILION DANCING WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY NIGHTS Every Wednesday—Modern and, old time dancing to Clarence Petrie!s Nighthawks, Every Saturday—Johnny Breuan and his orchestra, The Pav. is available for afternoon and evening rentals. The Management eaters to lunches, banquets,- wedding receptions, etc. Phone 675 or 419. At PARK n the The Square PHONE 1150 Now"—In Technicolor—Mitzi Gaynor and $cott Brady, in "Blood- . hounds of Broadway." MON.—TUES.--WEp.— "LES MISERABLES 99 The latest screen version of the Victor Hugo classic, in which Justice is not alone blind but ponderously heavy-footed as well. Starring— Michael Rennie, Debra Paget and Robert Newton , THUR.—FRI—SAT.— , Gilbert Roland , Millard Mitchell and John Beal . Based on the best eller by Donald Powell Wilson, this relates " the experiences of a psychologist on a prison staff. Ex- cellent drama. "MY SIX CONVICTS" Coming—Stewart Granger -and Deborah Kerr, in "Tile Prisoner of Zenda."—in Technicolor. Awalvillmmownwiiimoullammill111111111111111111ONI " At CAPITAL. West The Street PHONE 47 — HELPING HANDS The regular monthly food parcel or the Helping Hands, for the month of March, has been. for- warded overseas. Four meetings were held. Hospital patients were visited. There was a $1.00 don, ation from Mts. T. Cook. "Mrs. E. Baechler was the monthly prize winner, Ono of the 38,000 Sun Usd Can- ada "annuitants receiving his foggier income cheque. In many instances fhb lifetime income was provided by regular' smaH payments during an • ' annuitant's best earning years. Odom at older ages used ckm* SINS from savings or. capital to guorii agebbill advancing years. Indepondeneo old ago can be made aerie& wifh a Sun Life Pension policy. PLANNED LIFE. INSURANCII BRINGS PEACE OF MIND Without obligation, let ma td1 you how the facilitias off Om SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COI& PANY OF CANADA con be* meet,your particular moods is s way that will fit your psokotbsalki Harold W. Shore NORTH ST. PHONE 711111W Representative of SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA * Information available on N.H.A. loans. Personal Mention Mr. Gladwin Beevers of Galt spent the week -end with Me. and Mrs. Fred Beevers. • Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lawrence spent tI4 week -end with Mrs. Frank Lawrence. Miss' Beatrice Campbell of Cale- donia is an Easter guest with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. A. Camp- bell. Mr. Jos. Besse' and son, Norman, of Staynerwere visitors the last week -end with Mr. and Mrs. R. Besse. Miss Audrey Salkeld of Toronto spent the Easter weekend with, her grandmother, Mrs. II. L. Salk- eld. Miss Eva Somerville and lkU:,s Hunter of Owen Sound renewed acquaintances in town over -Easter Sunday. - Mrs. R. S. Winters has returned home alter spending the winter months with her daughter at Niagara Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Chowen of Tor- onto spefit Good Friday and the Easter week -end with Mr. and Mrs. Peter .1. MacEwan. Miss Marion Murney of Toronto was an Easter Visitor at the home of her•sister, Mrs. Archie Johnston and Mr. Johnston. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Crawford spent Easter week -end with their son, Raymond, and Mrs. Crawford and family, London. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McKenna and daughter, Patricia, of Toronto were Easter week -end guests with Mrs. McKenna's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Treble. - Mr. and Mrs. Alex Forbes ars* son, Peter, of Cannington, were Easter week -end guests with Mar - Forbes' father, -Mr. Peter Mae- - Ewan, and Mrs. MacEwan. Peter Forbes is remaining for a week. Mr., and Mrs. Leo Chisholm had as their guests over Easter weels- end, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. B of Toronto; Mr. and -Mrs. Kaufman and Miss Rita Chisholm of London. Mr. and WS. L. H. Elson and children of Oakville .spent the week -end with Mrs. F. R. Redditt Mrs. Elson and, children are /Mk- maining for a further. visit Mr. and Mrs. Glen Gardiner and sons, Glen, Frank and John, are visiting friends and relatives ia Toronto for the Easter- week Mr. Gardiner is attending the Q.E.A. sessions. - Visitors at the home of Mr and Mrs. E. Craig over the week -end * were: Mr. and Mrs. - Bart Bradley and son, Craig,, and Mrs. Art Brad- ley, of Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Scrimgeour and Mary Lou'of Strat- ford. Mrs. Robert Chisholm and son John returned to Toronto with Mrs. Bart Bradley for a few days. • is less„ the total bill being no high- er in most instances than would have been the cost of treating the same illness a few years ago. Changing Condition This changing condition imposes a heavier burden on ,hospitals in that they are called upon to treat a larger number of acutely ill patients, most'of whom are in for a relatively short time. The ma- terial difference this coestant treatment qf acutely ill patients makes in hospital costs due to the greatly increased utilization of I special services, professional and technical -personnel, plus the added .burden 'thrust upon' every other department of the hospital, is not fully understood by the general Ohne. In the hospitals this goes on twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, as there is no eight hour day. and five day week forl hospitals. , One feature connected with the I new drugs and new techniques that has not been sufficiently stressed and which is probably the most significant is the fact that many illnesses that now respond quickly to treatment showed a high mortal- ity a few years ago, the mortality now being down nearly to zero. Who can place a value on another five, ten or twenty years of useful life as a result of these newer methods of treatment. Even in such a brief review men- tion should be made of the long stay patient who, admittedly, is more affected by these rising costs. Other problems enter this picture, the span- of life is lengthening and more people are living to the.,age when long and disabling illness is more likely te lay them low. A,- tive treatment hospitals have many such patients, because there are not enough special hospitals to care for this type of patient, who could be cared for at a much lower per diem cost if facilities were available. , Figures Most articles on hospital costs Now—"Fort Vengeance." In color with James Craig and Rita Moreno. MON.—TUES.—WED.— James Chaney, Mickey Rooney and Peter Lorre The story of a kid, whose first act of petty larceny leads him into an involved morass of crime and eventnal repen- tence. "QUJCKSAND" THUR.—FRI.—SAT.— Sterling""Heyden, Eve Miller and Bart MecLane A Technicolor ttory of the old-time guerilla leader „Quantrill and his attempt to sabotage a pioneer railroad. "KANSAS PACIFIC" Coming --Mark Stevens and Dorothy Malone, in "Torpedo Alley" SP rap your way to , lawns )17/ floivers ), j. • .411 II:, gardens : 14 0010011,11iR ••1 • I I I 1 a I E.Vt ':".• tas,r 444 • • * • W *. • • • • • • • • • 4* lotzse• 1' See. • - :MA CHURS LiapfD rfaTILI/fR -SIMPLE! 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