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the georgetown herald wednesday evening feb 29th 1956 plumbing water systems ken nash mcdowell new bathrooms installed or remodelled repairs of all kinds charlie 5 king street east triangle 72842 ford 1956 monarch see and drive the finest most safe and economical transportation on the highways- finest service good delivery at thompson motors acton phone 69 acton or georgetown subscribers tr 73756 a c pat patterson see us for a good deall we also have good used cars priced right the one hag on which all agree a symbol of all that is best in human nature to give a helping hand when needed to show kindness of heart to care for the sick to comfort the distresses keep this flag flying in canada give 9 to the red cross all red cross canvassers work without pay thy grr up rhlr ipor tlm tomy and wlfly to help otrwrs ftmm grmt rw accordingly and rmembr you cam mrv by giving donations may also u iwt dmct to canadian bank of commerce end tr royal bank of canada baptist club brings sunshine to manor an atmosphere of sunshine came again to llalton manor milton when members of the ladies sunshine club of first bapitst church georgetown motored to the manor to present a pro ram for the residents the meeting was held in the dining room which also serves as an assem biy hall after tin visitors hail been warmly welcomed by mrs clarke the matron who recalled that this same club had pi hinted a previous enjoy able program in october the duties of chairman were capably cirricd out by the elub president norma ihoniii son there were several accomplished mu sieians among the visitors and their musical contributions were much en joved by the uidicncc mrs i han cock sang two lovely solos his iyc is on the sparrow and now i belong to jesus mrs butlrcy and mrs corbclt sang a fine duet softly and tenderly arlene ri eve w is tht eapable iccompanist for these musie it numbers ind for a number of f imilnr hymns which the visitors md the res idents sang in unison miss thompson showed i si lies of attractive coloured slides elcpictin the beauties of mture in muskoka tcmagami and llalton count com menting briefly on taeh slide as it was show n an earnest and plcising address on verse 16 of the third chiplcr of st johns gospel was giv n bv mrs a robson who spoke about the vinous ways in which jesus loves mankind mrs p chppison brought the piog ram to a close with priyer mrs mnrrs of the manor staff than ked the visitors for a very pliasint evening l i ti he residents ind stiff and invited them to come agun soon farm news watch for rabies jew a few days ago we had a eh it with dr don demude of tht llalton health unit wt learned from the genial doc that up to the first of hebruary approximately 100 ciscs of kibus have been rtporttd in wild lite anil domestic anun lis white no cises hive been reported in hilton to dale eases have been rtporttd in went woilh york durh im brute and in in area north of a line extending from feorgnn bay to the vicinity of i mdsav ind peti rborouph and thtnte northcisurl lo tht ottawa riur near ecmbroki with in outbreak in our neighbouring county of went worth and more outbreaks inlitipaled llalton folks would ht well advised to be on guard symptoms of rabies in animals wild animals roxes miy ippe ir quite lime or al other times thtv nnj he very bold hey have hctn known to attack dogs tied up in yards or kennels domestic livestock in fit ids or even pens often infected foxes ire lame and most of them hitc at abnormil objects suth as slicks iid even bite themselves some droll saliva at the mouth dogs there are two distinct tpes of ra bics m dogs a runous and b dumb a furious litre three stages mark the typical course 1 r irlj stigt in this stage dogs seem to change in their disposition they are capricious and at other times irritable or depressed they show svmptoms of anger in cisily frightened at slighest cause or may become verv affectionate they soon show a tendency to gnaw or swallow indigestible substances they refuse their usual food or they may take such food holding it in their mouth for a few moments and then let it drop out again they will lick and fenaw in a greedy manner various ob jects such as wood coal funiturc and eat straw earth stones blankets etc uncertainty in the gait such as stag genng or lameness and a weakness in the hind quarters is noticed after a short time generally one to three days the second stage appears 2 stage of fxcilement this is char netenzed hy al a tendency to run away h irritation and an inclination to bite animals objects or man c a strange alternation in their bark the duration of this stage which does not always present all of the charac tenstic svmptoms may last three or four days 1 paralytic stige as a rule the first sign of this is a paralysis of trjc muscles that close or raise the lower jaw this allows the sain a to run out of the corners of the mouth ind form threads which hang down soon there is parahsis of the hind quarters this begins with a sliggcrmg unstentv gait and finally total inabiliu t use the rtir hilf of the body deith as a rule occurs tn the fifth to tht sev enth day in rare cases may last ten diys after the onset of the dis case h dumh this is distinguished from furious rabies by the fact that the nerous symptoms ippcar early in this type first there is paralysis of the muscles of the jaw death as a rule takes place in two or three days never over five with dumb rabies the owner often thinks that the dog has a bone in its throat other dom esc animals including cats horses cattle sheep and swine may also con tract th disease as a result of bites from other rabid animals if a domestic animal shows suspi ctous signs it should be tethered or placed in a pen and the case should be reported to the county health unit in milton vaccination will protect dogs and cats in infected areas as a general precaution it is suggested l that gloves be worn when skinning legion notes by ln clark have you done your part by bringing a new member into the leg ion branch yet if not get busy and get some membership forms at the bar and see that they are given to someone we feci sure that each and every member should be a potential salesman for the legion branch and able to produce it least one new mem her how about it i ast thursday evening was the reg ular monthly meeting with a fair at tendance on hand jht president haivcy garvin pre sided with secretary charlie day and trcasuier wall ice thompson in their respective thins afttr the roll call the minutes of the last meeting the election of offietrs ind annual meet int wire given ind also the minutes of the list executive meeting the minutes were adopted ind tin van ous lcporls were givt n from the con veners cnli rt iminint jim mumhy bingo alex taylor sports frank con ne ly sick mrs gneve the treasur irs rtport was given by the treasurer illacc thompson under uncial business a numhei of items were discussed imong them the important one of revamping the executive room upstairs into a indies powder room plans have been ob i lined of this and the floor instrue ted the executive to go ihead with it i here was also a suggestion put to the meeting re paying old memhers dues tins discussion wis left ovei i plinitmri of the lise in dues was also given the dues were raised it i geniril meeting in november on i motion of tht floor sm ill iu ins of business were brought up by the pres ident ind de lit with members were re mind 1 of s mi finlhc mung nice 1 ings first the distutt meeting in port row in april 22nd also tht gi tin ring it iigirn in miv to see the innu il pilgrim ie of p irt of tht am entm legion the 48 and 8 this is the one eompulsory pindt that the president of tht mentan legion his to m ikt during his term of t ffi i it wis decided to leivc it over till ni t meeting ind sec whit arrangem nt could be m ide then for both disttut nulling ind it the subject of per sons cothir thin legion members who hive i i i ii n lb imil ding was ill with i on i ngth it wis de i edt il ii thi exii utive to t e vl t fit sev ul st u t mi tine nls ii ir future and it on deck in the eis intend and d irts u i minili il f this ihe muling el sid it 9 00 ind n fnshnunls win si n eel n the enti i tiinmint thurimn mil vilimtnis it is hopi i tint n l muting night whith ill b thi list ihursdn in mirth instead uf tin fourth ihursd i to illow the fin nun l hm i bin quit there will be sum inlinslin- pictuies on hand for tin bins to si i tti believe that mangeini ills hive bun made and expect i go 1 iriwd out or this also jim murphv prom ises something special for lunch nothing elaborate lie sis pr bibh just turke igatn six babies two hours tax hosoital facilities the stork w is so active at peel me monal earlv 1 ndav morning that h i itd the obstetrical facilities and staff to thi limit and set up another remarkable record in the one hour and forlvtwo minutes between 1 35 i ntand 3 17 a ni six babies irnvcd three bos and three girls accor ding to reports of doctors and nurses it was the most active period ever experienced in the delivery room it the hospital before the day closed two more boys and another baby girl had arm id to hnng the days total births to nine in less than twenty one hours and a new high for the institution truly the population of the arei served hy the hospital is growing rap idly and the authorities at peel mem orial are hard pressed to cope with the problem wild animals or handling sick animals and finally if hitten wash the wound with soap and water and see a doctor at once we service television all makes radios record players car radios appliances irons toasters etc ernies radio 24 years servicing triangle 72701 lanes haulage for excavating and grading ponds cellars etc top soil sand gravel call tr 72521 georgetown collision service maple avenue west at 7th line georgetown i 24hour towing service triangle 73790 plumbing and heating licensed plumbers certified lennox dealers ted tom hicken and clapham triangle 73170 triangle 73737 murt allison xsh see us for expert machinery repairs specialists in ferguson and ford tractors tr 73291 were proud to show you our oil storage tanks and invite you to see them for yourself across from our king street office 20000 gallon storage capacity and our green and lemon truck always available to bring you on the spot fuel oil service and of course were in the coal business too whkentoerson trirtgu 72191 minos us to your door