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See Early Start
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An early start Kid construc-
tion of a new Seaforth Coin-
munity Hospital was- forecast
when the annual meeting of
Scott Memorial* Hospital was
held Tuesday evening. -Tenders
for the new hospital close May
.,19th.
Reports presented indicated
occupancy during the past year
had continued to climb. The
rated capacity of the hospital
is 33 beds.
The well attended meeting
heard reports covering various
aspects of the hospital's opera-
tion, and discussed plans for
the new community hospital.
Reporting for the finance
committee, John E. Langstaff
said that revenue had totalled
$197,217,09, up $17,388.73, from
the preceding year. Excess of
revenue over expenses for the
year was $4,214.17, 'up from an
amount of $4,091.33 in 1962.
-Of •the • totalexpenditures,
wages represented $130,000.00,
or approximately 67 per cent.
This compares with 81,14,512.00
in 1961
Campaign Advances
Reviewing progress of the
hospital fund campaign, Mr.
Longstaff said that contribu-
tions. in cash and pledges have
now• reached a point which re-
presents' about 90 ,per cent of
the objective of -• $195,000.00
On behalf of campaign com-
mittee chairman K. Bruce
he expressed apprecia-
tion for the broad support
which had been given the cam-
paign. He said it was intended
to complete the canipaign in a
special program to begin when
. tenders are called.
See Earle. Start
Reviewing the planning for
• the new hospital, A. y. McLean,
board chairman, who presided
at the :meeting, said that ten-
ders close May 19. Providing
tenders were within financial
limits, construction could be
under way early in June.
Wiliam Dennis, chairman of
the building committee, review-
ed. steps leading up to the call.
for tenders ' anti said the de-
tailed planning- which the archi-
tects and consultants had car-
ried out would provide most
modern_ hospital accommoda-
tion.
Maintenance problems con-
tinuel to cause great difficulty
during the year, James M. Scott,
property committee chairman,
said in his report. tdost difficul-
ty, 'however, was eliminated
when connection to the .new
• Seaforth sewer system provided
necessary •mitlets. 0 Other diffi-
culties in providing adequate
hot water, with 'existing 'facili-
ties in the presenthospital in
the face of increasing patient
loads were eliminated .by the
rental of a large capacity gas
heater.
' Reporting for the 'personnel
committee, Mrs. Joseph McCon-
nell said that during the year
membersof the board and staff
had participated in area meet-
ings and in discussion groups
designed to improve their un-
derstanding of hospital prob-
lems. She said the hospital
staff now... -included 43 regular
employees and nine part-time
employees. An assistant to the
administrator, 13. A. Bohan, had
been appointed in November.
Administrator Reports
An 'increase •in • admissions,
patients And surgical proce-
dures alas noted in the report
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of the administrator, Miss V.
Drope.
There, were 1020 admissions,
856 out-patients, 149 births and
470 surgical procedures during
the year. Occupancy 'continued
at a high level of 116.4% in
medical and surgical, she said.
The average occupancy, -rate in-
creased to 96.1%, from 94.5%
in the previous year.
Miss Drope 'conitnented that
the figures, show an upward
trend when compared with pre-
vious years, which makes more
understandable why the hospi-
tal is always so overcrowded,
with a waiting list of patients
to be admitted. Entergencies
are never refused, .,nor the very
ill patient, but unfortunately,
they often have to be admitted
to a ,,bed in the corridor, she.
said.
The shortage of beds still re-
mains a 'Major problem, but • a
very determined effort, has been
made by the staff to render all
essential services to the patient,
even though they•have to oper-
ate under extremely difficult
conditions due to serious over-
crowding.
"The overcrowding of the hos-
pital does not apply to patients
only; the more admissions we
have, the more work is carried
out, which affects all ' depart-
ments, where facilities in the
offices, laundry, dietary and all
other departm,ents are not ade-
quate, and. these departments
are always taxed to their limit,"
she said, and added that 'every-
one is looking forward so much
to the day .when we have a fine
new building which ',will •over-
come so many problents for ev-
erybody." •
Serious Problems
• Her repert- continied: The
medical staff . also have been
faced with the serious problem
of having very ill patients ad-
mitted to accommodation .other
than what would be desired for
the patient's condition. I would
like to say "thank you" to the
doctors who have been so pa-
tient and wish you to know we
are truly sem when• you are
inconVenienced by lack of ac-
commodation, and we do • ap-
preciate your consideration so
much at this time.
The Women's Hospital Auxil-
iary continue to be as interest-
ed as ever in the welfare of
the hospital ,and patient. They
give se freely of their time: af-
ter all, we quite realize they
are all very' busy in their own.
homes.
The nursing service functions
most efficiently only when all
other servicesare supporting
it, naMel y; administration,
housekeeping, main t enance,
laundry, dietary and X-ray.. My
sincere thanks to all these de-
partments. Each in itself is a
business and must co-operate
with all other, so that the pa-
tient receives the best„ we can
possibly, offer. Facilities must
always be ready and staff, avail-
able, as the hospital operates
on a 24-hour schedule.
I Wish to thank the president
of the board, and all board
members for their loyal support
and understanding given .me
during these somewhat difficult
years. They are always avail-
able to help at any time in any
way possible. '
Few people realize the hospi-
tal board member is not only
still needed; he is more essen-
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SEAFORTIV ONTARIO, elitTRSDA.Y, APRIL 80, 1964 16 PAGES
THERE IS NOTHING FINER than a pony ride on a nice Spring day, and with a little,
careful planning there can be room for everybody. Here, Roy Dalton takes personal charge
of the Dalton pony, while his brother and sisters find room in the cart. They are Lois, Larry,
Dianne and Donna Dalton, and a neighbor, Allan Kennedy. They are children of Mr.
and 1VIrs. Murray Dalton, Seaforth, while Allah is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Kennedy.
(Expositor photo by Phillips).
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Council Endorses C of C
ell Phone Directory Plea
Seaforth council at a special
meeting 'last Friday morn-
ing unanimously endorsed
a resolution of the Chamber of
Commerce concerning proposed
changes in the Bell telephone
directory.
Bell plans to transfer Sea -
forth listings to the London
phone book and leave the Mc-
Killop -Hibbert listings in the
Stratford book. The resolution
indicates . concerti that this' will
cut Seaforth residents-. from
their neighbors and business
contacts. Township residents
Minor Ball
Meeting To _
Discuss Plans
The Seaforth Minor Baseball
Association will hold their an-
nual meeting on Tuesday, May
5, at 8 p.m., in the Town Hall.
The executive requests 'those
interested iri promoting base-
ball for the minor players, es-
pecially the parents, to be pres-
ent.
The officers in charge for the
past few years feel it is im-
perative that a large number
be present to indicate a will-
ingness to carty on with minor
ball for the Peewees, Bantams,
Midgets or Juveniles.
bfficers have indicated con-'
cern at the lack of interest
shown by parents- and point out
that if there is not sufficient
interest shown at the annual
meeting, it is felt all that the
association can do is to suspend
operations for the present time.
also have protested.
Council endorsed the C of
C resolution asking that Sea -
forth listings be retained in the
book distributed to McKillop
Township residents and that
•township listings be retained
in the book issued to Seaforth
customers.
In calling for discussion,
Mayor 'Angus MacLean cern-
mended the C of C on the reso-
lution. "It hrings out the prob-•
lein," he said. _
O Councillors queried a 4134
contention..that more calls went
through to Clinton- and -London
than to Dublin and Stratford.
"It doesn't give the true pic-
ture; everything is routed-,
through Clinton."
Councillor Flannery drew at-
tention to traffic control in the
area of the public school. He
suggested a hazard amid he
eliminated if parents picked, up
their children at the Market St.
entrance, rather than on NIP. 8
Highway. Often children dash
'across the highway in the face
of fast -approaching traffic from
the west.
A breakdown of administra-
tive responsibility was agreed
on. Councillor Corby will be
concerned with the fire brigade;
Councillor Case, with parks and
Scouts, Plan'
Camperee
Plans are being completed
for a Catriperee at the Seaforth
Camp, May 16-18, when 200
area Scouts are- expected to
register. The public is invited
to visit the camp during the
event.
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throUghtztit Western Ontariot halted at Victoria Park Stitt -
day When two Wreatlia Were hid on the Cenotaph during
the Dlstrlct0 Legion Corentitik-here, IhOwn saluting
rn! S, N.-EigleiV`leP pfebidelit Ajf the Seaforth bratteh,
• Wile PlaCed the br ch wreath, and Durward Preston,
Tara, District C Camniander, who plated the district
Wreath. It Was the first time the district convention had
been held in Seaforth,
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street signs; Councillor Wilbee,
with recreation and C of C
liastm; and Councillor Eaton,
with town hall property. Each
will Operate through existing
committee chairmen.
children
Accident
Victims
When a stove flared up at
her residence Thursday morn-
ing, 7 -year-old Debbie Doig suf-
fered serious burns. She was
rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital,
London, where her condition
Wednesday was said to be
somewhat improved.. She will
likely be in hospital for two
months, according 'to her
mother.
Her father, Robert Doig, re-
ceived burns on his arm as he
fought to extinguish the flames.
He was admitted to Scott Mem-
orial Hospital for treatment
and released the following day.
Amputate Finger
' -KeVin Campbell, 5 -year-old
son of. Mr, and Mrs. Ken Camp-
bell, lost a finger of his left
hand following an accident on
Friday. He was riding on a
seed drill being operated by his
uncle, William Campbell,. when
in some fashion his hand be-
came 'caught in a gear. He was
rushed to Scott Memorial Hos-
pital, when it was necessary to
amputate a finger.
Smile of the Week
"My girl and I would. like
to get married, but we don't
have a place to live."
"Why don't you live with
your folks?"
"Can't. They're still living
with their folks.
Provide Facilities
f Grade'
Seaforth District High School
Board agreed Monday it was
prepared to retain Grade IX
pupils of the four and five-year
technical and commercial class-
es at nap, and make available
necessary 'shop faCiIities; pro-
viding the arrangement was of,
a continuing natuze. Such a
permanent arrangement, 'the
board felt, would be the prac-
tical solution. „
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PromPted by Clinton's re-
quest for approval to construct
additional aecommodation, the
board's discussion • revealed
available accommodation al-
ready existed in Goderich and
Seaforth. Exeter. was „provid-
ing shop facilities .this year.
Because of the lack of ac-
commodation, Clinton had ask-
ed -.Seaforth and other partici-
pating boards to retain Grade 9
pupils for next year,' and this
the boards had agreed to do.
This presented no problem in
four of the six shop courses,
other than provision of teach-
ers. However,. as -far as motor
mechanics and machine shop
were concerned, additional fa-
cilities would be needed. It
was these facilities the hoard
would be prepared to provide,
if the. arrangement was to be
permanent. There seemed lit-
tle sense in building additional
classrooms in Clinton, when
with small additions it other
centres the same objective
could be achieved.
Retention of Grade 9 on. a
temporary basis was not fair,
since in certain courses, motor
mechanics. as an. example, stu-
dents would be faced with an
accelerated prograrn on mov-
ing on to Clinton in Grade 10.
The benefit to the pupils must
be paramount and it was for
this reason it was desirable -
that a permanent solution be
reached.
*OuestioriMeed
Need for a subStantiai addi-
0011.pt Clinton was, in.,any ev-
ent, questioned. There Were M-
dications much of the 'novelty
of the new Clinton 'courses had
worn off and that there would
not be the same high demand
for. entrance there. In addition,
there had been no opportunity
to assess the degree to Which
dropouts would affect the ac-
commodation picture.
Objection was voiced to shop
facilities being made -available
to Clinton Grage 9 pupils, while
Exeter, 'Goderich and Seaforth
pupils, who were retained in
their own schools, would be
unable to take the ' course.
Members questioned whether
their pupils would be at a dis-
advantage in relation to
Clinton pupils when they
entered Grade 10. It was felt
that the. Clinton Grade 9 course
should be such as to reflect
the facilities available for teach-
ing .the grade in the other
schools. The Grade 9 program
should be the same, in all the
schools.
Commercial At SDHS
Referring to ways in which
each school could complement
the Clinton vocational program
by stepping up shop facilities
in Grade 9, and perhaps Grade
10, it was suggested there was
no reason why all commercial
courses could not be coucen-
trated in Seaforth
At present, there are 53 Sea -
forth students in Grade 10 at
Clinton and 54 in Grade 9; a
quarterly payment of $15,718
for these students was authoriz-
ed by the board.
The board discussed the
flooding of several acres of
farm land east of the school
First Time in Seaforth
which arose this spring follow-
ing a grading and fill program
carried out last summer.
Make Appeintmenta
Appointment of five new
teachers was confirmed; leav-
Mg only a boys' physical educa-
tion poaition to be filled.
Resignations from two staff -
members were accepted. The
two, Miss Hazel Slavin, girLs'
physical education teacher, and
A. E. McConney, a science
teacher, have accepted posi-
tions at other schools.
Teachers -Secured by the
board were 1111rs. Donald Pul-
ViAto.1,1,
Grade 9 eirle91•44
Burgess, Louden! •00.)*':
AM Pitior, French'; 214,*
oriotoo, Hamilton, "tow
geography, business *WO 3',/,
an.O. history; MisS, MKT " 40e„
Wdileti, Hamilton, g014,''131AYI$14
caLe4uratipx; and. jdiasyi..
Morrison,ginia London, juniqr
English.
Board Members aPRr9veil 44,
request from, the Perth County
Boy Scout Association fori DO •
mission to hold a'Maya drum-
head service in the school •
audi-
torium in the event orraln.:
MRS. MARY VAN RENGEN, who recently was appointed •
Librarian by the Seaforth Library Board, examines Some Of
the nearly 8,000 books 'whichareElVailabrerAir tibnifiere•-•
the Seaforth Library. (EPoSitor,kliote by
Firemen Lay Plans
For Victoria Day
Plans to repeat the Victoria
Day fireworks display, which
was such a popular feature last
year, are well advanced, accord-
ing to John F. Scott, Fire Chief,
and Ron Dolinage; of
committeea of the Fire Brigade
that is arranging the event.
Last year the Fire Brigade co-
operated with the Merchants'
'Committee and the fireworks
'show at the Lions Park got un-
der way when the- stores had
closed. Discussions are under
way now which it is expected
will result -in a similar arrange-
ment- this year, According to
Brigade secretary • J. Bous-
sey.
Seaforth
Stores Open
Friday Nite
Seaforth stores will remain
open Friday night for the first
time this year. A survey .con-
ducted Tuesday morning by the
Merchants' Committee resulted
in a decision 'to set the closing
hour at 9 o'clock, Ray Anstett,
committee chairman, said.
Meanwhile, firemen have ar-
ranged to canvass homes °In
Seaforth, Egmondville and. Rar-
purhey next Tuesday night
seeking donations to -make pos-
sible the free fireworks show.
The amount received will de-
termine how many fireworks
can be used in the show, ac- •
cording to those in charge.
Donations from -rural people
who enjoyed the display last
year may be left with any Sea -
forth merehant, or mailed to
the •Pire Brigade. •
ScOuts Clean
Monument, Park
Egmondville Scouts carried
out the first part of their park
maintenance project last week
when they prepared Victoria
Park for the Legion parade on
Sunday.
The monument was scrubbed
and cleaned '' of accumulated
soot and moss; the grounds
were raked, and flower beds
trimmed.
Charles Geddes has been ap-
pointed Scoutmaster of First
Egmondville Troop; succeeding
Ron Eyre, who becomes assist-
ant district commissioner.'
Area Legion Branches Parade
Seaforth Legion Branch 156
of the Royal Canadian Legion
was host Sunday to branches
across Western •Ontario, when
District 'C' convention met here.
More than 300 delegates, re-
presentin 46 branches, were
in attendance.
The business meetings, held
in the Community Centre in the
Morning and in, the Legion Hall
in the afternoon, provided an
opportunity for veterans to re-
view activities of their organiza-
tions. Speakers referred to the
necessity of guarding against
any lessening of interest in the
Legion. Should there be a fall-
ing off of interest, it could be
because much had been accom-
plfshed and there no longer
were the .same requirements.
011 the other hand, the veter-
ans' welfare ' demanded a -con-
tinued interest
he .ladies' auxiliary served
diniler at noon, and apprecia-
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tion was expressed to them
through president Mrs. M. Mc-
Grath and vice-president. Mrs.
C. Coombs.
The 'arrangements for the
convention were completed by
a committee headed by Legion
president J. N. Eisler; Deputy
Zone Commander Alien Nichol-
son; vast president R. S. Mac-
Donald. and special events offi-
cer Charles Wood. The parade
was in charge of Mel Melanson
and R. J. Boussey was in charge
of the color party.
The Legion members march-
ed from the Seaforth Commun-
ity Centre, where morning ses-
sions were held, to the town
cenotaph, where Durward Pres-
ton, the district commander,
and J. N. Eisler, Seaforth,
branch president, placed
wreaths, Rev. D. 0. of.
Seaforth, dedicated the wreaths.
The Seaforth Distriet 'High
Sehool. girls' trumpet' bend, led
the parade, which also incltf&
Brussels. Exeter, Clinton and this month, Eric Johnstone,
Goderich. F/Sgt. Fred Wildish, 'zone commander, of Goderich,
bandmaster of • RCAF Station.said. At New Hamburg, a new
Clinton, aounded the Last Post. addition to. the Legion home
Given Award was built during the past year.
Chester Merriam, ' of Tara, Endorse Resolution's
chairman of Dominion Com -• Two resolutions affecting'
mand, was presented with the 'Royal Canadian Legion mem-
Legion's meritorious service bers across Canada , were en -
medal for 20 years' service to dorsed by delegates,
the Legion. As the convention's The, first resolution" pretest -
after -dinner speaker, Mr. Mer- ed a proposed government plan
riam described the British to turn veterans' hospitals over
Commonwealth Service League to civilians for administratien.
convention in Ottawa. The second resolution to re -
The St. Marys branch re- ceive the approval of the con-
ceived a special Legion citation vention calls for a national
for "the outstanding work it holiday on Nov. 11 of each year
has carried on with. minor to' Mark the armistice that
sports in the town." Th e closed the First World War.
branch's cribbage team, it was Two resolutions, one firan
annoOnced, wan the Legion pro- Hanover and one front G)ititnn,
vincial cribbage' championship' suggested there is chaos aitd.
Saturday. confusion about, Nov. across
Other district projects re- Canada,
ceiVed the praise.of convention A third ' resolution, rOteltf`
delegates. e Goderich zbee, from the Gitelpit reholiOir"
C-1, will open its settier dtjzetr gOvbntent a t
ed a Massed ,housing project br•the ett • Of `hatellieiatilte
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