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the georgetown herald wednesday june 20 1 95 1 for expert eye care constrtt o t walker optomxtki8t s main st north brampton pver abeu8 drug stoi pbone office 599 res 830 hour to 6 pan dally pj by appointment 5 plumbing heating 5 s vetroughing 5 don houston phone 547w fr schultz electrical construction wiring motor repairs elna sewing machines heat wave ranges fred schultz pbone 531 w 6 stop and see us for pontiacs buicks vauxhalls s cmc trucks tires batteries parts accessories good selection of used cars complete service and repairs lome garner motors acton main st tel 326w farm news r- ns newcastles disease discovered in halton an outbreak of newcastle dis ease in two of haltons largest poul try- flocks was discovered a few weeks ago this is a highly infec- tioiis disease of poultry which de- rives its name from the city ot newcastle england where the dis ease was firsldentified since that time the disease has been found in many parts of the world and in some areas has been accompanied by a mortality of 90 per cent or over- at the present time newcas tle disease is stated to exist in ev- ecy state in the union being an infectious disease it comes in con tagious piseases act administered by the health of animals branch of the canada dept of agriculture it is our understanding that since the recent outbreak in ontario six teen flocks in ontario have been quarantined once the disease is confirmed prompt action is taken to have all birds on the premises destroyed and premises placed un der quarantine and the cleansing and disinfection of the premises are promptly dealt with when poultry are destroyed for newcastle disease the owner is compensated in case of the two halton flocks where the outbreak occurred the chicks had been purchased from a strat ford hatchery needless to say the authorities of the health of animals branch immediately dealt with the hatchery in question prior to the history of trouble in the stratford hatchery ontario was free from newcastle disease and had been for several months wording to dr w moynihan of the health of animals branch symptoms in young chicks mi respiratory symptoms sneezing coughing and gasping will be noted 2 nervous symptoms usually the nervous symptoms involve a small percentage of the flock and sometimes are not present twist ing and bending of the head and neck either down between the legs over the back or to one side may be noted the chicks may walk in circles or backwards partial leg weakness may be present 3 the appetite may or may not be- impaired 4 mortality may range from twenty to ninety percent symptoms in adult laying flock 1 a sudden outbreak of cough ing rattling and gasping and rapid spread throughqut the flock are typical symptoms this may last from- one to two weeks 2 acute drop in egg produc tion with numerous floor eggg with soft shells or no shells at all mor tality in adult birds is negligible 3 feed and water consumption drops sharply 4 three to six weens after the respiratory symptoms the birds are usually approaching- normal egg production flock owners who are having losses in ppultry irrespective as to what he or she may consider the cause would be well advised to notify the health of animals branch at 366 keele street toronto dolt yourself resurface your own floors new dutlfn rjrif sanding machines edgers floor polishers for rent jlegiori nates the essav contest for the high school students is- over with some yery gdbd essays as stated in last weeks paper irene nelle wonr the first prize of 1500 and second prize was won by aileen kerr the two young ladies both chose as their subjdet canadian unity branch 120 congratulates them both on their- excellent effort the judge was local druggist e v maccor- mack who along with mrs p w cleave is handling the judging jobs for the two local schools this is a difficult job and the legion ap preciates the time and effort they are putting into it the zone picnic is to be held in streetsvillc- memorial park on sunday june 24th there will be buses provided leaving the legion hall at 100 p m there will be a short church service open air followed by the program of sports for children and grown ups a bail game with our own team par ticipating a tugofwar team made up of nine of our biggcsl coach ed by jack kerr an old tug of war enthusiast we believe the whole ball team are going along as well and this should be a fine trip tea coffee and milk for the kiddies will he provided with each family sup plying their own cat- so be sure to get your name down on the blackboard with the number of your family going the buses arc pro vided by the liranch but we must have some idea of how many we need the ball tkam still i arches on their winning way how about getting out and supporting the boys with scotty cracking the old whip the boys figure theyre certain to win the league championship the ladies of the auxilary entertained members of the guelph wa last tuesday night at the legion hall there was a good at tendance and everyone reports a good time we have been asked by the provincial command- to try and establish proof of residence for a mr john cookson who is sup posed to have lived in georgetown around 1911 and later to have ser ved in the npam regiment loc ally this man is now eiglttyoiio years of age and totally blind and to establish his pension rights it has to be proven that he was dom iciled in canada before 1914 so readers can sec that the case is ur gent and anyone who knows any- ted bludd painting decorating phone 660 po box 40 ije jklemorial ilural a monument built of enduring granite or marble symbolic in deafen and rev erent in purpose resting in surroundv lngs of peace and beauty attribute of respect and honour to the dead a con stant source of inspiration to the living- oakville monument works we employ no agents you pay no commission i buy direct a card or letter will bring pur sejrvice to your door large display in stock i 90 colborne street west i mlmimi im llll iii l ll 1 attention farmers 5e are paying the highest prevailing prices lor dead t or crippled farm animals fc horses cattle hogs telephone collect for unmediate service tntng aoout the man or can think of anyone who does please contact the president les clark m soun as possible comrades pass this on to as many of the older people in the community as possible thats where the greatest possibility of finding anything out lies this is urgent the mans an exsoldier and needs help so lets see he gets it the adjutant of the lome scots major charlie guy wellknown to many local members is cooperating by searching old unit records but as this is a 40yearold case it is difficult to hope for too much in that respect thanks once more from the officers of the branch for the won derful turnout made on parade and at the cemetery on decoration day the ceremony went off without a hitch other than the loudspeaktng system fading out for a while and there was a good crowd at the com- etery this annual event was well attended by not only the organiza tions of the town but by the mem- bers of the branch advt wanted engage ments for three outstanding musi cians very versatile can play or si rig hymns last post reveille or what have you always available on very short notice apply john t armstrong charlie willson and reg ryall in all seriousness boys we really appreciate your ef fort in turning out for the branch both at- he cenotaph and at the cemetery arid the music provided was excellent in leading in the hymns and its no easy job in the heat of a day ice last sunday jack reg and charlie have always gladly stepped into the breach and weappreciate it the lome scots pipe band and also the local company with some from the various other town were i on band to gtye the parade that 1 added military touch tiki ow war team is vfm farm new8 maple holstein boosts worlds butterfat record every calling- has its magic mark in running its the four minute mile in flying its the speed of sound in the dairy world its a cow capable of producing 1000 lbs butterfat in 305 days on twiceaday milking the efforts of the best dairy cows of the world have all fallenl short of- this mark by more than 10 lbs until novv when a purebred holstein owned by j w greenwood of maple on- tarjo- has boosted the pre- vfous world record of 896 lbs- to 1011 lbs fat starting on test as a seven year old she produced 20 157 lbs milk containing 1011 lbs fat average tesf 502 percent butterfat on official record of performance test continued on test for 327 days shejave 1041 lbs fat from 20716 lbs milk officially named rociand cherry reecho rag apple but known as cherry the new champion is no stranger to fame for she and her three paterial sisters in the green- wood herd have in the past few years broken five world records for production and have made no less than twelve superior produc tion records that is records that rate within the top five ever made in canada in their class cherry made four of their superior produc tion records her full sister jane two and her paternal sisters lilly aiid daisy three each all are sired by kenevelyn rag apple supreme and lilly and daisy are uiso full sisters just last fall lilly established a world record for fat of 1055 lbs in the senior frturyearold class of the t5 day division but missed calv ing by several days within the 410 day limit from the start of her re cord which is required for the llfis day division cherry narrowly missed the same fate as she calved to qualify her championship record in exactly 400 days the former world champion for- fai in the 05 day liision on twiceaday milk ing was the us jersey observer actress othello with r96 lbs fat the deposed canadian champion is the holstein rath holme rag ap ple dcvrics who made her record of 876 lbs in the herd of archie hath mossley out two weeks ago cherry has a total for her first five lactations all on twiceaday milking of 30230 lbs milk 4175 lbs fat average test 461 percent buttctfat two of these lactations being in the 305 day division this is an aveage of 831 lbs fat per lactation as a junior twoyearold she produced in 365 days 656 lbs fat from 15356 lbs milk as a jun- ior threeyearold she gave in 305 days 778 lbs fat from 16559 lbs milk which record stands second in can ada as a senior fouryearold she made a world championship mark of 821 lbs fat from 17456 lbs milk which record is now held by her maternal sister roeland riig apple- daisy with 841 lbs ft from 18727 lbs milk this was followed by a fiveyearold yearly record of 801 lbs fat from 20154 lbs milk her current championship record carne next and she is again away on test atlhough s bpthercdby ac etonemia of the famous four sisterp two of them cherry and lilly have been- classified excellent the high est attainable rating for type and daisy has been classified very good while jane is good plus farm news gemi5si7otym3wnr t n m m management field day first for halton the first farm management field day to be held in canada was rec ently staged in halton county this venture was an outcome of the farm business course held in con nection with the milton night school last winter which was at tended by some thirty five farm operators dr h l patterson of the farm economics branch of the ont department of agriculture was in charge the field day included a visit to the farms of cedric har- rbp david lawson fred nurse of esqueslng township and hugh beaty of trafalgar twp those in attendance were highly delighted with the constructive discussion ably led by dr patterson a practice pull tonight in the park for the zone picnic on sunday on thursday nlgjit tomorrow they are having another pull against the firemen v the heartfelt sympathy of the members goes out to the next- ofkin and relatives of fit lt gor don macdonald killed in a flying accident in england he was mem ber of the branch until joining the raf four years ago i the dart tournament la over with jhri bell being- champ n4 jlb coftell jenqner up clean fresh runnlns water in your stables when you want if wiftsave hours of time and labour increases mukpror duction and profits prosperous farmers are installing dduro pumping systems dubo pumps are designed to provide running wafer for the house dams v tables chicken houses and truck gar dens and besides a duro pumping system gives you that added feature of f i r e protection for your buildings th advantages are many 1 emco fitting and fixtures modernize your home with emco fixtures and fittings for kitchen bathroom laun dry add comfort and value to your home drop in and see r today c5u r v0 w g r muckart pilmbing ileattng electric wiring phone 319u or j mill street empire brass mfg co limtred iondon hamilton st catharines toronto sudkuty winnipeg from iie blue book of famous trains livingroom l canadian nationals smart bedroombuffetlounge cars provide the charm and informality of your own livingroom in these friendly surroundings you can read chat or watch the landscape through 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