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2 The Acton Free Press Wednesday 1979 For its Acton has the highest per capita donations In Ontario the Canadian Cancer Society In act Arlic White campaign manager for the Acton Cancer Society who has assisted with can vasslng tor many needy groups says Acton has always been notably generous When took over the Acton cancer campaign in the fall of the goal for cancer month April was a collection of BOO a raise of two hundred dollars over Lhe previous year Now the goal is to be donated by the end of Last year nearly was collected and Arlie has no doubt Ihe campaign will go over the top this year He says he has a wonderful organization This organization is manned by a large group of volunteers l5of which meet on the executive once a month ten times a year Gloria Coats is president while Arbic is past president Sue Soles acts as vice president Marlon and Hugh Patterson look after secretarial and treasurer duties Hugh is also treasurer for the unit organization Margaret Oliver and Rem Arbic look after daffodil sales Alma Braida takes can of in tributes Cathy MacGilvray is In charge Moore Is medical advisor Jane Telford is activity convener and Susan looks after transportation and service to patients Sue Sales Is also responsible far planning developing and nominating while Marion Patterson takes care of publicity This committee is assisted by canvassers under captains in addition to many other volunteers Variety of money making schemes Money is raised during April by a variety of means all of which mean a great deal of work for organizers A dinner cocktail hour and dance In late March convened by Marilyn Shean brought in and was judged a rousing pec oily by the Whites Industrial canvassing is done early being written to all businesses and firms in town Daffodil Day the first Saturday in April brought in this year from the sale of flowers Wee boxes In stores requesting donations in return for a plastic daffodil brings in quite a bit soys But individual canvassing brings the most money as volunteers make calls around Acton and region Longtime resident says he a very proud to represent Acton when he goes to the Ontario Cancer Board meeting in January He really works hard says his wife he enjoys it Mrs White works hard too calls her one of his behind the scenes workers She knits voraciously providing the Princess Margaret Hospital with children sweaters mitts laycltes and You feel like you re doing something she comments clicking needles with authority Always ready to help has lived In Acton alt his life and canvassed for the blind crippled children and other chanties He also been active in sport as a well known Acton hockey player ball player he was on the 1922 junior champion hardball team and lawn bowler He still bowls but in an alley Acton s lawn bowling clubhouse Is now under the A B grocery tore When Arlie retired as foreman he worked there for years he was asked if he would take over the Acton Cancer Society He was flab bergasted not knowing how to go about it but was talked into It and undertook the job At first he walked the streets of Acton adding up houses and figuring what areas would go to each canvasser From there the organization was gradually set up until now he been his field supervisor it one of the best run organizations in Ontario Thanks to the wonderful people In it he states Hall cancer patients cured According to the McGlll Cancer Centre cancer is North America second greatest killer The strikes one In four people However since the end of World War two the cure rale has doubled and now almost half of all cancer patients are restored to health With continued research this percentage can be until cancer has a com pie cure rate Of all the money given to the cancer society more than half per cent goes to cancer research Patient service takes up another 18 percent education 14 percent and the remainder going for administration campaign and lodges There s still lime to volunteer help and donations for he Acton Cancer Society Let make sure reach our pledge of ollars this year and keep Acton in the running for best producer per capita Volunteers and may call Arlie White at 1587 or Gloria Coats at Vets alert pet owners to heart worm With mosquito season coming veterinary authorities are alerting pel owners about an exotic and potentially harmful disease Heart worm in dogs and lo a lesser degree cats is becoming more of a problem though the disease is not common in this area according to doctors Mary and Ron Trenton of Hills Veterinary Services We ve no cases yet We Just want people to know of the disease As far as we are concerned the only practical first step Is the taking of a blood sample Trenton said A blood est will determine If an animal is infected Chances of a dog having the disease here are slim but they won I be In the future said the doctor The heart worm Is a tropical parasite The adult worms each to 14 inches long live in the animal heart The worm interferes with blood circulation A diseased animal may exhibit all or any of the following characters tics soft cough loss of stamina loss of weight fainting spells swelling legs and shortness of breath During the Worms cycle smaller worms- micro filar float in the blood at ream These smaller worm are detectable In blood The disease is spread is by mosquitoes Trenton soys It an animal is hosting less than worms it may not have any of the clinical characteristics of 72 dogs destroyed During Ihe first quarter of this year dogs were picked up and were destroyed and in the same time last year 138 were picked up and destroyed hi disease However if worms have a firm grip In the animal the pet may die over a long period of time he said Treat men can lake two courses both are complex and require intensive care for the animal if a blood test reveals the pet in fected one treatment is to kill off the micro fltanac and then later the adult in the heart A drug is used to kill thematureworm butlhe treatment is not lhat simple The dead float into lungs where they clot This secondary complication is also treated The best way to avoid heart worm in your pet is prevention Trenton emphasizes Have the animal checked If it Is disease- free two courses are open bring the pet back next year for another check or the animal on preventative drug The drug is ad Turn clocks ahead for Daylight Time are advised to turn their clocks one hour ahead before retiring this Saturday night us Daylight Saving Time officially begins 2am Sunday April The annual move is designed to give more hours of daylight In the evening The clocks will return to Standard Time the last Sunday in October starting one month before mosquito season in April and continues on for month after the end of the In sect s cycle in October said the veterinarian Heart worm has been diagnosed in Winnipeg and the area bordered by Sarnia Mount Forest Windsor Essex and For yean heart worm was confined to the southeast United States In recent years is spread west to California and north to Canada Libertarian party enters candidate of hi- Toronto branch of the Canadian Cancer Society last week Industries with film and smoking demonstration Cancer film shown in local industries A fourth hat has been thrown into electoral ring with the announcement that a candidate for the Libertarian Party will Karen Selick is a lawyer for a major chartered bank and freely admits she t expect to win the riding I personally don ex pect to win this election she said In a telephone interview from her To ronlo home Our major goal is to let people know that there is an live party We don expect to win but if we could get a few people elected that would be nice She added that the Libertarian Party will try to run candidates in this race A party must have candidates run ning in a national election before its name can pear on a ballot The general philosophy of the party she said is that the government governs best that governs We believe that people are enough and responsible make their own oris decisions that like to sec the freedom of choice trans erred back to the in ment Is currently miking she said SUMMER RATES TO Amsterdam Saturday Departures Frankfurt Mem London Daly Departures Manchester Tues Wed Sat Departures Prostwick Sun Wed Fn Departures Are Now Available At 56 Mill St Unite 2M2 Box 102 Call Rick 85335807 At least eight 1 dustrics in Acton have been visited by Lciteh of the loronto branch of the Canadian Cancer Society in the past few weeks Miss visited the industries to show a film on the dangers of cancer how to prevent ii and I to detect it After tin film a short was given what cigarette smoke does to a smoker Afterwards Miss a registered nurse lb available to answer any employees might have Miss one of five registered on the cancer trail There is oilier out of Toronto one inch in Ottawa London and Hamilton llic provinces are starling up similar grams educate Ihe public Local cancer branches branch of the various firms and the 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