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Zurich Citizens News, 1977-05-04, Page 4Page 4 "I'm trying to decide between an offer from the unemployment insurance commission and one from the welfare department." Clinton Hospital It looks as though the Clinton Hospital will remain open. Minister of Health Den- nis Timbrell has agreed to allow it to re- main open while a bed study is done in the area. If there is a need for the beds, the hospital will remain open. Now is the ideal time to take a look at the facilities we have in the area and decide just what we need the most. The Clinton hospital is very important to the economic stability of that town and is also important to surrounding areas for its emergency services. However, if you take a walk through it, how many beds are occupied by the elderly who are bed -ridden and unable to find a place in a nursing home? What are we to do with them? And what about all those who are in nursing homes and require bed care? When there are lists of those waiting for space in our nursing homes who are Madame Editor: We are writing with regard to the so called "Ladies Softball Registration" which was in the Citizen News of April 20. What we feel it should of read was "Ladies Softball Registration", and in brackets (Everyone interested other than the Bluewater). We have very good reason for saying this. On Tuesday evening, fourteen ladies from the Bluewater went to register for softball. When we arrived we were all told to sign our name on a sheet of paper. We then made it quite clear to Betty Kirk that we had enough players to form a team, and therefore we didn't want to be split up, since we've never played ball before. She said she understood and we could stay together. Then Jerry Rader was called in (don't ask me what business he has getting involved with the ladies softball league). Jerry then took over the whole meeting, When told about our fourteen ladies wanting to stay together to form one team, he asked where we were from, capable of being mobile, caring for themselves and take part in activities, is it fair these beds are taken by the bed- ridden? Why not turn the Clinton hospital into a combination emergency centre and place for the caring of those senior citizens who require bed care or hospitalization? This would empty needed beds in our nursing homes for those who can benefit from such an environment while at the same time en- suring those who are bedridden will receive expert care and attention from people specializing in such care. This would almost ensure the hospital would be allowed to remain open, would keep those employed by the hospital employed, serve the needs for an emergen- cy centre and at the same time fill a need which at the present is not properly taken care of. It's worth a thought anyway. Readers write When one of us answered "The Bluewater", his response was, "Oh Shit, not the Bluewater". We then knew where we stood, and that wasn't Zurich, The Big Hick Town. He then asked for the captains of each team to stand up. Our captain stood up, along with four others. He said we couldn't have our captain since they already had four from last year, and those captains could protect eleven players, and the leftover players would be drafts. In other words, our fourteen players would be distributed amongest those four captains. In that case, if we were drafts and put on other teams, we'd spend most of our evenings warming up the bench, since the captains would make their better players play most of the time being they are experienced. You can't blame them for that, being we've never played ball before. He made it quite clear that since those four captains had played last year, they had the prerogative.He also said: Teams like that, that come here with their own players are "called Stacked Teams". (What a laugh) Would you believe, only one of those fourteen ladies has ever played baseball on a team, What I'd -like to get across from all this is: Why did they bother putting an ad in the paper stating "Ladies Softball Registration", anyone over 15 years of age are welcome to register. What they should of done, is, omit this ad, and just phone the captains they had last year, let the captains get in touch with players of their choice, because that's all they want anyhow. Now they have enough nerve to ask students to get sponsors for a roll-a-thon which is taking place in a week or so, to raise money for recreational equipment and supplies. Most of the ladies had promised to sponsor some of these students. Now that we know how the Bluewater rates "Bull to You Zurich", finance these means without us, you already have had too much of our money. You not only lost on this roll-a- thon, but also $70.00 towards the arena fund. "The Bluewater Ball Players" FIRST WITH LOCAL NEWS Published Each Wednesday By J.W. Eedy Publications Ltd. elA Member: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association Manager - Betty O'Brien News Editor - Cathy McKinley Second Class Mail Registration Number 1385 Subscription Rates: $7.00 per year in advance in Canada $18.00 per year outside Canada Single copies 20a The Zurich public school students did an excellent job in performing Oliver for the enjoyment of their parents and friends. A lot of hard work must have gone into the rehear- sals and those students with leading roles should especially be congratulated. Even those at the back of the auditorium could hear the lines as they were spoken loudly and clearly. Good work, now back to the same old grind. There are probably a few sunburnt bodies around after the excellent weekend we just had. The sun was hot in Grand Bend and more than a few shorts and bathing suits were on display along the streets and even on the beach. It's enough to almost convince a person summer just might be here, but you just can't count on it. After all, its only May. Well, it looks as though election time is here again, and per usual no one seems to want to take the blame for having one. Premier Davis says it isn't his fault because the Liberals and NDP decide to unite to defeat the government in a vote which the government considered a vote of non- confidence. They were warned before they voted what the consequences of a government defeat would be, says the Premier. However, the issue at stake was not an overwhelmingly important one, as the government wished to retain the allowable rent increases at 8 percent with the opposition parties wanting it lowered to 6 percent, still ... the govern- ment did wait until the last minute to announce it would stand or fall on the results of the voting and the polls did have the Conservatives coming up with an increase in pop- ularity and what with the federal election coming up next year and the minds of the people being as fickle as the polls seem to indicate at times, it seems likely this is a good time for the minority government to call an election to try and regain their majority. The Liberals too stand to gain from a June election as they now stand as the third party in the House. The polls have shown they too have increased their popularity at the expense of the NDP. With the Conservatives concentrating on defeating the NDP the Liberals stand a good chance of coming up at least as the opposition rather than the third place they hold presently. I can well understand the NDP's hesitation over wan- ting a new election as they presently hold more seats in the Rouse than they have in some time. However, Stephen Lewis has indicated his party is ready and the results will be finalized on June 9. I've seen and heard many editorials and comments in newspapers on the radio and from people I know. Everyone seems to have a different idea on who will win and by how much and who really wants this election and who really doesn't. I have heard the blame for the calling of the elec- tion put on each of the three parties separately and in every possible combination of the three you can think of. There is just one thing that everyone comes back to, and that is the facts of what happened at Queens Park on the day the government was defeated. In spite of all the arguments, and all the extenuating circumstances, it stills boils down to the fact the Conservatives warned the opposi- tion the vote would be taken as a vote of confidence and the NDP and the Liberals decided to unite and bring the govern- ment down anyway. Sure Davis probably wanted an elec- tion, but all the Liberals or the NDP had to, do was vote with the government, not against it and they would have put Premier Davis in the position of having to call the election himself if he wanted one. No, the opposition parties should at least take the responsibility by saying they voted against the amendment knowing it would likely lead to an election and stop making excuses. I'm getting sick and tired of listening to politicians put the blame for everything on everybody but themselves. If they make a mistake they should at least have the guts to stand up an d say it was' a mistake and if they voted to defeat the government to bring on an election then they should have the guts to say so. And Premier Davis should not feign his innocence quite so strenuously}, He took a calculated risk when he named that vote one of non -confidence. He knew any election plans, could be thwarted by the Liberals or NOP but he took the risk and he won —• so far.