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Port Perry Star (1907-), 17 Oct 1968, p. 1

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j: pipe line. 'Replace Broken Main On Queen Street Residents in a section of the Village at the east end of Queen Street were 'incon- | _venienced by a broken main and no water ' « supply for about eight hours Tuesday. How- ever, the repair was essential since the main was broken near the hydrant on the corner' of Queen and Water Streets. The picture was taken at the time when the new piece of pipe was ready fo be connected to the In the trench is foreman of the Works Department, P. Crawford, and lower- ing the pipe is one of town's em ployees. 'Burketon Youth Instantly Killed In _ *Six-Vehicle Crash Robert McLaughlin, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mc- Laughlin, RR. 1; Burketon was instantly kjlled in a six- vehicle crash Sunday. When the accident occured on Highway 121, five miles south of Kinmount, Mr. Mec- Laughlin was riding his mo- torcycle. : Also riding a motorcycle "was Daniel Porrill, 18, Burke- ton, who is in serious condi- tion in Lindsay Memorial Hospital. == = Car Lands In Creek Mr. Ronald Bealiski, R. 2, Burketon was treated for minor injuries in Bowman- ville Hospital but later re- leased after a" car in which he was a passenger plunged into Jackman Creek near Bowmanville on Saturday night. Also treated for injuries, but later released was Miss Danielle, Lacroix of R.R. 2, Oshawa. 3 Driving the car was Robert James Howes, R.R. 1, Hamp- ton. Damage was estimated at $300. Weekend Quiet This area was free of acci- "dents over Thanksgiving week-end. : Charles Brignall, of Brig: nall"s Ambulance was ,de- lighted to tell the Star, he did not "have to move the ambulance 'at all during the long weekend. 0 Share Honours Ross Kennedy, of Little Britain shared honours with Douglas Reid of JBrampton, Ont. when they won top po- sitions in 3-day plowing mat- ches near St. Eustache, Que. recently. 12 plowmen from seven provinces competed for honours. 220 Holsteins At Show The - East-Central Ontario Championship Holstein Show held on' Wednesday, Octo- ber 16th at Peterboro, has attracted an excellent entry of approximately 220 head from 57 exhibitors. - Accord- ing to Holstein fieldman for enfry from the best herds of the area will assure that competition will be keén. Allison Fawcett of Win- chester Ontario will be the judge. Mr, Fawcett is one of Canada's leading exhibitors and judges of Holstein Cattle. the district, G. E. Nelson, of Port Perry, this was "a strong, well-balanced show. Cattle are expected to be shown from the counties of Prince Edward, Lennox and Addington; Simcoe, York, Ontario, Durham Victoria, Peterboro and Northumber- land. ; Top cattle from the county Black and White Days will' be competing for district Pays $2,225. For Shorthorn Bull Top price at the annual Shorthorn Sale at George- town; Ont. was $9,000. for a bull Scotsdale Adrian, sold to. A. R. Cross, Calgary, Al- berta. : _Carlan: Enterprises, RR 4, Port Perry, purchased a bull, Aberfeldy Jeremy and paid ~ P9RT { PERRY mt -- 'Volume 103 PORT PERRY, ONT, THURSDAY, OCT. 17th, 1968 Number 52 A number of Staff mem- bers and volunteers from the Community Memorial Hospi- tal will be among the several "| thousands 'from all parts of Ontario who will be attend- ing the Annual three-day Convention of the Ontario Hospital Association at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto Beginning October 28th. With their counterparts from more than 260 other hospitals in the Province, the local delegates will partici- pate in a comprehensive pro- gram of meetings. Among the varied topics due for dis- cussion will be the control of hospital costs, the better uti- lization of nurses' time, cor- oner's inquests, the ethics of 'heart transplants the doct- or's role in hospital PR and Accident prevention in hos- pitals. : Altogether, close to- 100 speakers will present their viewpoints for discussion at the various general and sec- tion meetings. Among those répresenting Community Memorial Hospit- al at the Convention will be Mr. B. A. Bohan, :Administra- tor Mrs. Jean Gray, Director of Nursing and Mrs. Doris Watson, Business Manager. In addition to attending the meetings, the Hospital Dele- gates will have an opportun- ity to inspect the latest de- velopmerits in Hospital equip- ment, put on display by some 150 Supply Houses. = At the same time, they will be more than ever..conscious. of the need for hard-nosed hospital budgeting. The dominant theme of the Convention, which last year attracted more than 6,500 registrants, is "Quality care at Controlled jor session topics reflect this concern, Hospital - Administrator B. A. Bohan said today that the fact that Hospitals were placing so much stress on cost control at their annual gathering does not mean that hospitals are necessarily spending too much money. "However, we all realize" he said "that with increasing de- mand for hospital service on the one hand and increasing pressure on available funds on the other, we are in-a tight squeeze and have to be especially watchful. Right now, approximately 759% of hospital operating costs are actually staff costs, so per- sonal productivity and the best. organization of staff time -to provide 'the proper quality of care to patients is one of our major concerns". Among the visiting speak- ers will be Dr. Paul David, Medical and Executive Di- rector of the Montreal Insti- tute of Cardiology where .all Norman Cafik Chosen To Special Committee Norm 'Cafik, Liberal M.P. for Ontario Riding has been chosen to sit on a standing committee on External Af- fairs, and National Defence. Since its initiation, October 7, the committee has met every day from early morn- ing to late at"night, Mr. Cafik said. - Sorry! A number of. items "scheduled to be published in this issue must stay over until next week. This is due to the long holiday weekend and consequently a shorter production week. honours and an excellent The second annual "Autorama Show" was a .decided : This was the undivided opinion of participants An estimated 2,000 persons at-- success, as well as spectators. tended this year's show, and $2.225 the gleaming 1969 cars on display from the five local dealers made it very difficult to make a choice. The men responsible for the show are seen from left to right: Dan Madsen of Port Perry IGA Costs" and many of the ma- 2,000 Enjoy Second Annual 'Autorama Show" who contributed free coffee, etc., Lionel Vachon 'of the Thomas House of Music, Oshawa, who provided excellent § § entertainment on instruments on display. Next are the local dealers, Harry Peel, Storey Beare, Wm. Beare, John Majcher, Cy Wilson and Stewart Sweetman. Mrs. E. Wood of Eleanors Flowers, who gave an added touch with a fine array of flowers is missing from the picture. Community Memorial Hospital To Be Well Represented At OHA Convention of Canada's five heart trans- plant operations thus far have been performed. Dr. David will be speaking to Hospital Trustees about the Moral and Ethical considera- tions involved in this latest of Medical Miracles. The Ontario Hospital As- sociation is the voluntary or- ganization of all hospitals in Ontario. Walter L. McGre- gor, Q.C., a prominent Wind- sor Lawyer and member of the Board of the Essex Coun- ty Health Association, is scheduled to become presi- dent for 1968-69 during the convention; succeeeding Eric R. Willcocks, Administrator of the Toronto East General and Orthopaedic Hospital. Two New Doctors To Port Perry "When the new hospital is completed, greater demand for doctors is expected. order to meet this demand, two additional doctors will be "available at Port Perry Medical Centre. Dr. J. O. Dalrymple, Osh- awa, is a qualified surgeon and will be at the Medical Centre each Tuesday even-: ing. Dr. Wm. G. Beer, Toronto is a family physician, and will be in the Medical Centre every Wednesday from7-p.m. and every Saturday after- noon. In both cases appoint- ments will be made through the Centre. See announcement else- where in this issue of the Star. Ashburn Man | Victim Of Vietnam War A 27 year old Ashburn man who served less than one month with the U.S. forces in Vietnam has died from wounds received in action. John Sherin, son of Mr. & Mrs. J. C. Sherin of Ashburn, was wounded Oct. 2, when a helicopter he was flying was shot. down by ground fire. Sherin, a warrant officer, was flying a supply mission with the Helicopter Corps. While working in New York, Mr. Sherin was draft- ed into the U.S. army in 1966. He enjoyed army life and volunteered for a three- year term. Hospital Report Admissions Operations Emergency Treatments .... 28 Births Deaths Discharges Remaining Visiting Hours -- 2 to 8 p.m. Maternity Hours 3 to 8 p.m, In-

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