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The Wi11gmlrn and Distriet
Hospital ii-trying:to fid' #,•
second anesthetist;, use
the ork1oadf
arrest t st:. ur ptl :at
hospital IS; q 1 r
J. C., McKun y!ha is Hoa
also a ge(practitioner,
has' worked 'a1dneas hqa
anesthetist` *nee De,John
Bradley left lastyear °
The. medical staff advised
tsi
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t,there hoshait
e enough work for,. Iooktnl
for" rn
said
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to take the
tOre of one
has been
GP -anesthetist
tWolears, he
'amm'dation to
ti�ex anesthetist
came #xrot� i1os ittil assess-
ment mailed by the
Ontario „ti>italiesociation
and 't, e r rant 'College ; of
WROXETER—Mr. and
Mrs. Gorgon Gibson
celebrated their diamond
wedding anniversary
recently at a family
gathering at Listowel
Memorial Hospital where
Mrs. Gibson was a patient.
Mr. and Mrs. Gibson were
married April 6, 1920; in the
Presbyterian." rectory in
' Harriston. Mrs. Gibson, the
former Lulla Cooper,
daughter of the late James
and Maria Cooper, was born
in Luther Township. Gordon,
the son of the late James and
Catherine Gibson, was born
in Howick Township.
Following their honey -
Moon by train to Sault Ste.
Marie, Michigan, Mr. and
Mrs. Gibson took up resi-
dence in Wroxeter where
Gordon continued his busi-
ness as a bridge contractor.
They have lived in their
present home for 58 years
and are members of the Gor-
rie Presbyterian Church:
Gordon is also a 60 -year
member of the Masonic
Lodge.
Mr. and Mrs. Gibson have
four children, Crawford of
Barrie, Garry of Oshawa,
Bonnie (Mrs. MacDougall)
of Burlington and Lulu (Mrs.
Harry Reffell) of London.
They have 13 grandchildren
and six great grandchildren.
Murray Gaunt, MPP,
brought greetings from
Premier William Davis and
presented Mr. and Mrs.
Gibson with a congratula-
tory plaque from the Prov-
ince of Ontario. A letter was
Hospitals to share
Jrow it gto
Wy MVV
The Wingha-m hospital
board decided at its April
meeting to support the hiring
of an in-service coordinator
for the training program
being shared'•by Huron and
Perth hospitals.
The coordinator will be in
charge of standardized in-
service training programs in
nursing, housekeeping and
laboratory for . all the
hospitals. Currently the in-
service training at Wingham
hospital is being handled by
the nursing officer.
The total dost of the
program is estimated at.
$30,000, of which Wingham's
share will be $3,780. However
Dr. J. C. Mcliimcommented
he couldn't believe . the
hospitals could , get an in-
service education program
for $30,000, and he fears it
IPA :MI 11 I Ask ,pir
might not be any improve-
ment on .,the program
already in, use at the
hospital..
Executive Director
Norman Hayes said the
present program addresses
only the nursing department,
while the coordinator would
be responsible for scheduling
arranging fimP-
tables and setting up
training prograrms. The
teaching would be done by
people brought in from
Victoria Hospital and
University Hospital, London,
and McMaster Medical
Centre in Hamilton.
The hospital is committed
to the shared in-service
training program with the
Huron -Perth hospitals for
one year, when the success
of the program will be
reviewed by the board.
received from Prime Minis-
ter Pierre Trudeau and a
telegram of congratulations
was sent fromtHer Majesty
the Queen. Cards and re-
membrances were received
from their many friends and
relatives.
Mrs. Gibson was 86 on
April 16 and Mr. Gibson will
be86onJuly9.
'hysici
• The hospital.
.requested 'the a'§.
i..—,determine:w ie'
Wingham .hosplt
its., beds in the bi
and to lea..
mendations d of
beds and on
hospital has enou
o )eration. Howev
.' report did not consider
utilization iA its ' reccor
mendations.
The request for; the°'1°144
assessmentaby the Old, ancl.,,
the College was2 made,:
following. the closttre..of beds
r r at the Wingham hospital Iast
••year.
The report wee coffered_
by the board:at its ::;Alprii
meeting, when it,heard the
cclmmentsof the inediial
stiff regarding the
recgmntendetions. However
the, -I eport itself :is alt in-
terna 1, working document'
and, .according,to Hospital
Executive Director Norman
HaYesr s not available' to the H, ,
publice said the recom-
' mendationswill be made
put lic ase hospital takes.
action on flim
A second-,r'ecomtendation
in the report- was that the.
hospital addr. a .1.certified
general:.surg to ><t s staff. '.
The medical s` urged tat
a second anesthetist be found
before advertising, for a' to
general surgeon
Board : Membyer Jack
Kopas said heis c itrcerned
because " the amo t hof
surgery done at the pit ,,.
'has been declining ,
cally ; and Dr. De
Wilkins, one of the sur
Seven Wingham residents travelled to -Holland this
Celebrate the 35th anniversary of the liberation of that
y. are, front, Barb and George Tervit, Lloyd (Casey)
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surgeon on staff would allow.
surgery to be done here
.instead of, being 'referred .to
London.
When Dr. McKim
suggested the hospi'tal's
surgery- -had rea.mined
stable,' Mr.. Hayes , pointed
out it had dropped by three
per cent in the past year and
has been dropping off for
several years. Dr. Donald
Jolly suggested this ,might
have reflected. Dr. Wilkins'
restricting the type of
surgery he was doing, due to
his age. Mr. Hayes said
figures are available which
would show whether more
surgery was being referred
out of Wingham w past years
or whether the decline in"
surgical procedures was a
reflection of the restrictions
of an aging doctor. He of-
fered to bring the figures to
the next meeting, if
requested.
The joint „ assessment
committee's recom-
mendation that another
surgeon be brought on staff
was made prior to Dr:
Wilkins' death.
Casemore and Isabel•'EIstdn:: In The back"°roware WI#lla W
Harris and William. Elston.:`
adettes march inSf
and two boys
1,,13 mothers of
canadettes
the. town's
ssadors', set
dish, Michigan,
j► march in, the
rade.
adettes 3,left
bout 5 p.m. and
d bung ,and,
iers•a�..
in Standish_ i i=10:30 p4n.,
where'.; they 'were im-
mediately matched up with
their billeting families and
whisked off to bed.;
Saturday was the day of
the big parade. Taking part,
in addition to theCanadettes,
.were members of Branch 180
(Wingham) of the Royal
Canadian Legion and the
Brussels Pipe'Band.
The Canadettes were the
only majorette group on
hand and, not only because
they are from Canada ° but
also for their young age and
precision routines,.they were
applauded` 4 :'along the
parade route..
They arrived at the end of
the route ratherweary, but
still prepared to perform,
This meant standing at at-
tention for almost an hour in
rather chilly weather during
many speeches and
presentations
Later that day, with all the
Canadettes except the two
assistant corps teachers,
Brenda Zimmerman and
Carol Rutter, and the
youngest member in •at-
tendance, five-year-old
Candice Allen; back . with
their Standish friends, the
mothers were wined and.
dined'at the. VFW dinner and
dance, . together with the
local Legion, Brussels Ipipers
and many Standish people
and VFW members.
Toward the end of , the
speakers' program
Canadette Director Patti
Robertson was called upon.
She rendarked on.the value of
associations such as , sister
cities and how the members
of her own ,group were being
made mileh more aware of
conditionthrough 'suchtrips
'and celebrations.
Y Arco*
speakers'
Candice-
'real
andice 'real delights i�o the
and proved herself '
little spur direr). caller sir
up
on
.;
•, aria,
A: nufhb'er sof prseen'tatiofns
• followed,, ncludutg a framed,.
, . color phttogr�tph of .'the
wea
for a far$
lief ore
Jingha n -
An estimated 1,500
Canadian World War II
veterans are travelling to
Holland this week to . help
celebrate that country's 35th
anniversary of its liberation
One with
minor
injuries
Daniel W. Sargent of Blyth
received minor injuries in a'
single car accident on Huron
County Road :25, wast of
Sideroad 25-26, Morris Town-
ship, provincial police
report.
Mr. Sargent was driving
along the county road„when
his vehicle Left the roadway,
entered the north ditch and
struck a fence: No one else
was _injured m the accident,
which occurred April 25.
from German occupation.
Several veterans from
'Winghlarn will be taking part
in the celebrations. They are
George Tervit, Casey Case -
more, William Harris and
William Elston. Barb Tervit,.
Isabel Elston and Joan
Harris will also be going with
their husbands on the trip.
The celebrations, organiz-
ed by the We Do Remember
National Committee, i have
been arranged especially for
Canadian veterans because
of their major contribution to
the liberation. Stretching
from April 28 to May 8, the
main activities are being
centred at Nijmegen, Hol-
land.
Veterans and their wives
have been billeted, free of
charge, in Nijmegen or at
hes in the surrounding
e"ommunities. Each com-
munity has prepared a
schedule of smaller ac-
tivities to entertain the
WINGHAM CtNADETTES get set to leave for Standish, Michigan,
Friday afternoon. The Canadettes took part in the Loyalty Day par-
ade at Wingham's sister city, where they were very warmly re-
ceived.'
Canadians and say, `thank'
you'.
• These not staying in
Nijmegen will receive free
transportation to and from
the major event on May 5.
On that day a parade will
form at 12 .noon in Nije-
megan. The lineup includes
the Bugle Band of the
Queen's Own Rifles of Can-
ada (militia), the Armed
Forces. Brass Band (active).
and the Karfrloops .Rube
Band. There will also be a
flag' part, from the Canadian
Armed Forces Base in Lahr,
Germany. The Canadian
veterans will be divided into
groups of 80 to 100 men.
Princess 'Margaret, will
take the salute and two
RCMP constables willeact as
markers at the Saluting
base.
•
. At 4:30'p n. the veterans
will present..35 maple trees,
, to be planted in the centre of
Nijmegen, which is near
Belvedere. At • 10,:30 "p.m. a
fireworks displaywill begin. •
On May 7 there will be a
gathering' at the military
cemetery in Groesbeek,
where a large number of
Canadian soldiers who died
in theliberation are buried.
'The next day there will be
a reunion in Nijmegen and
special events will take place
in the evening in the down-
...town
own-
: town area of the city.
- --'Together with the
Nijmegen celebrations there
will be programs for 350
veterans in Amsterdam.'
Most of these veterans will
come from the Toronto area,
since it is Amsterdam's
sister city.
Farmatic lays off 19
GORRIE — Farmatic, the
- rain grinding .manufac-
tuiri-re company located
here, has laid off 19 em-
ployees out of 40 plus em-
ployees.
President of Farmatic,
Eric Jarmaine attributed the
poor hog and beef market
and high"interest rates as the
IGiA will
become
Kmfood
The Wingham IGA grocery
store will be changing its
name to that of a Knechtel
associate store early next
month.
Ken Crawford, owner of
the store, explained . the
changeover, which is to take
place May 12, really
amounts only to a change of
suppliers from M. Loeb Lid.
to Knechtel Wholesale
Grocers Ltd, of Kitchener:
The store will continue to be
locally owned and operated
and will remain at its
Josephine Street location.
Mr. Crawford said he is
changing suppliers, because
he feels he can get'a better
deal from the Knechtel
company.
Watch The Advance -Times
next week for further details
on the 'new' food store.
cause.
"We are slowing down
production," said Mr.
Jarmaine.
He said the layoffs -will be
staged over a period of four
weeks. He quickly added
.that the company would be
recalling laid off employees
as soon as possible.
Mr. Jarmaine said many
companies in the
agricultural industry were
suffering because of the
interest rates and meat
market.
Canvassers
needed for
R.S. appeal
The local corps of the
Salvation Army badly needs
canvassers to help with the
Red Shield Appeal next
week, Capt. lain Trainor
reports.
He is looking for people
who can donate Monday
evening, May 5, between the
hours of 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. to
assist with the one-night
blitz. All canvassers wolild
work in the town of
Wingham, and they would be
assigned between 15 and 20
calls.
Anyone who can help with
this worthwhile charity is
asked to contact Capt.
Trainor at 357-1367 or Karen
Kleist at 357-2669.
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