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The Acton Frea Press Wednesday March 2 B5 Firearms fell three dogs since beginning of year Three area dogs have been wounded by firearms since New Years according to the veterinarian who treated them The veterinarian Dr Ron Trenton said hat at least two of the dogs both males required surgery and he dls covered one of Ihem carrying a pellet from a previous shooting Halton Regional Police Sergeant Itichard Hilton said Tuesday that had no complaints unless in he last little while Shooting dents should be reported police he said The most recenl incident involves a sub division Beagle on February Kiddies club is rest for mothers MATTHEW HOWSAM months tries to figure out the jack in thebox at the Ys Kiddies Club last Friday A new club met at the on Friday and the membership is very exclusive Members must not be over five years of age Kiddies club was held in Y gym and could be made a regular event The day was designed so mothers could drop their children off in the capable hands of the babysit and leave town or have a free day without the children On Friday Ruby Hansen and Pat Garton kept a close eye on youngsters from just a few months old to five years Games were played songs were sung and the boys and girls had a good time Half of the youngsters were diapers which also still Actonian sees equator during two week tour After visiting Ecuador for ten days Phil Cloke It Acton said I go back tomorrow li a beautiful country Ecuador is he liny South American which straddles the equator There is a dispute over jusl where the is and two lines art observed in The mum one goes through San Antonio according lo Mr Cloke there is a huge there Mr said he was defimtclv glad to have gone He and his wife wert awav on vacation for two weeks with tour group when hi back he was more than witling to tell Free Press about his trip Ecuador is a land of high mountains and dense jungles but whose main roads are excellent he Switch backs are very prevalent on all roads since you are crossing the high Andes Mountains On man of the steep climbs ir descents drivers are constantly gears and running for long periods of time in Ihe lower Population is made up of Ecuadorian ind farming is a very prom Indian pi particularly are the On occasion of our visit were flying gallon of gasoline and a box of dynamite Wives of the pilots are in constant contact by radio while heir husbands are in the air Flights range from minutes lo wo hours On return flights cargo be injured persons brought in to hospital or of slaughtered beef to be up at the mission kit located at Shell The town of Shell is so named since it was the Shell oil company who used Ibis location in the exploration for oil Oil is a principal industry ind is very reasonably priced it cents a gallon It is pumped in by pipe line from deep in Ihe jungle Language is chiefly Spanish and many very beau buildings and churches art adorned with Spanish paintings dating back manv many The main purpose of our visit was lo visit with friends who are serving there as mis Panama and thtf Canal zone was also visited while on the tour Here shops of all nations traverse through the canal which is more than miles in length and whose locks are raised and lowered by the input and output of over one million gallons of water Electrically operated trains with cables attached lo the sterns of ships on both sides of the locks are used to ships through locks minimum of eight hours is necessary for ships to verse Ihe canal Mr Cloke said that National Geographic is now making an expedition through he Andes Mountains in until the ex plorers reach Ihe headwaters of the Amazon river stiL I mmuil tilled ind in the sli up tin In very till i I who fan inj Building is booming but i slov since manual labour is the method It is most am izmc lo us to sot Indian with child on back working either the itlds it lion sitts along with their Quito which wt visiltd is the capital located at the J foot level in the Andes Mountains It is sur rounded by higher mountains up to feel which arc snow covered art visible only on days Clouds shroud high peaks for das at a time active vol visible from Quito and from Hit town of or Shell as is commonly known Missionary personnel serving in the area have told us that they have seen molten lava flowing down tin slopes on clear days and nights Transportation to other remote areas in the jungle is small aircraft operated by Wycliffe Bible translator pilots who carry of freight in the liny FOR THE COMPLETE LINE Products Can trnt Vacuum Ctaanarl ExhauitEt Slavs Smoke Etc PHONE GW McEachern Machine washable and beautiful f wt make them beautiful with classic styling and fresh colours Then we make them practical because they re 100 polyester and completely machine washable That what nukes them lady should have a in her w irdrobe kepi Mrs and Mrs Hansen busy a good pari of the day Mothers provided diapers packed lunches and playpens where needed Former program co ordinator for the Y Helen Van Sickltr said Fridays success will be looked at and a committee will look into having the club meet regu perhaps once a month in The dog returned home bleeding and Ihe owner brought the animal to Dr Trenton Main Street office He discovered a calibre which makes a small about eight Inches the body next lo the ribs The doctor figures that this deep a penetration indicates that the assailant was quite close when he fired Another pellet An ray of the male Beagle turned up another pellet lodged deeper in the body This had healed over Three days prior to he Beagle Dr Trenton removed a 22 calibre bullet from the knee of an It Labrador The wounding bruised the wholt inside of Ihe Ihigh An ray shows a mushroomed bullet and frag The dog is recovering Trenton said Jusl after New Years another Labrador this one from Ihe I- if Line was brought to the doctor This one had been hit by a shotgun blast but because of the animal hostility in the truck lhal brought him the doctor was unable to tend it fully In the cases of the two latest shootings Dr Trenton said These guys thai bring dogs in are just horrified They don know that the dog has been shot Bylaw The only areas where firearms may be discharged say police is Ward Two with the exception of and Stewarltown Hunting in the area requires a licence and under Hills Bylaw written permission must also be obtained from an owner before someone else fires a gun The bylaw however does not apply to farmers who under the Livestock Poultry Pro lee I ion Act ore allowed lo protect their animals from another animal that a en dangenng Ihem An animal may be shot by a farmer as long as it on the farmer s property the veterinarian said However according to police there have been court cases In vol ing farmers who have shot dogs as Ihey fled their property Trenton pointed out that there are other ways of getting rid or unwanted animals For example he said IheAnimalControlUnit at will pick up animals that are in town However the unit won I pick up a stray in the country unless Ihe animal is caught and contained Don t realize Neutering animals is a good way of controlling strays Female dogs will attract males for miles and miles said the doctor I think a lot of people don t realize this when they tie up a outside That intact males lend lo roam and payed females will attract the veterinarian said They may be shooting dogs because they fear robies and a stray may be rabid Trenton said There just no way to tell he added The veterinarian cautioned children not to play with stray animals Over the past years there seems to be an increase in the amount of rabies In wild and domestic animals in the area Trenton said In December this paper carried a story about two Erin Township residents who were undergoing rabies shots because they come in contact with rabid animals BOWL for Pleasure ftm of if BOWL for Health THE ENTIRE FAMILY CAN BOWL TOGETHER Its the IN Thing to do GO BOWLING ACTON BOWLING LANES Mam St Member B P A