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Paul Bond, in a speech before
the Toastmasters Club, pointed up
a real need in Kodiak when he ad
vocated an address system for the
City. Humourously given, the
speeeh made plain the lack of a
system of identification for resi
dent houses in Kodiak.
“This need (for house numbers)
is almost as important as roads
and water,” Bond said. “For who
wants the Fire Department search
ing for smoke signals in the sky
when time is life, as well as
money?”
The speaker then went on to en
large on his subject by pointing
out the difficulty of summoning a
cab to an unidentified address, of
having groceries delivered to one’s
homes, and oil deliveries made,
and the confusion resulting in liv
WHEN DISTEMPER STRIKES
by Dr. E. M. Gildow
Director, Frlskies Research Kennels
Of the many diseases which
threaten dogs, distemper was
the one most feared by pet
owners until a few years ago.
Inoculations and new drugs
have lessened the danger of the
disease a great deal. However,
It still does attack, and it
strikes puppies more frequently
than older dogs.
The first rule, if distemper is
suspected, is to place the dog
In the care of a veterinarian at
once. In the early stages of
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the disease he will administer
distemper serums which may
save the pet’s life. Other ef
fective drugs used are penicillin
and antibiotics.
Dogs may exhibit several or
all of the symptoms of dis
temper: loss of appetite, vomit
ing, diarrhea, temperature over
103 degrees, convulsions, shun.
ning of light, prostration, shiv
ering, coughing, running eyes
and nose. In distemper the
dog’s normal temperature of
101 rises sharply and falls.
Ayhough the dog is best
treated in an animal hospital,
there are cases in which the
vet may recommend home care.
Follow his instructions for med
ications. The patient should be
kept warm and out of drafts.
Use an ointment recommended
by the vet or a boric acid solu
tion to keep the eyes clear. The
nose should be cleaned and
you may be advised to use nose
drops.
If the animal has trouble
breathing, try placing a vapor
lamp in the room or rubbing
his chest with camphorated oil
or substances containing euca
lyptus oil or menthol. See that
he has nourishing food to build
up his strength. Scraped beef
is excellent. Other foods that
mav appeal to him are eggs,
milk, cooked rabbit meat, chick
en and fish. Vitamins and cod
liver oil should also be given.
Feeding Tips: Dogs recover
ing from injuries or diseases
that cause fevers need twice as
much protein as when they are
well.
tag behind the house in front as
is so many times the case in Ko
diak. *U
"The nice thing about this sadly
neglected necessity in our com
munity, Bond said, “is that it will
cost an already overburdened City
government nothing but the time
to pass and enforce a law compel
ling each owner to have his pro
perty visibly numbered at all
times.” He cited an incident where
this program was taken up by the
women of Douglas, Alaska. “Now
this small town has addresses,”
he said.
Admiral Caps
Gray Lady Unit
Capping ceremonies, held at the
Little Red School House on the
Naval Station Tuesday evening,
marked the re-establishment of
the Kodiak Red Cross Chapter’s
Gray Lady Unit which was discon
tinued following World War II.
The program opened with a Pre
cessional of the Senior Gray Ladies
and the graduating class. Follow
ing the invocation by Cdr. H. W.
Buckingham, Chaplain, USN, the
welcoming address was delivered
by Capt.-R. W. Allen, Commanding
Officer of the Naval Station.
Rear Adm. Kenneth'Craig then
gave a congratulatory address to
the class. Class presentation ac
ceptance was made by Rev. John
Molletti and Ralph C. McLain, Di
rector of Operations, American Na
tional Red Cross, Alaskan Area.
The acceptance address was made
by Capt. Paul Vaughn, Senior Med
ical Officer, Naval Station, and Dr.
A. Holmes Johnson.
Adm. Craig, assisted by Mrs. A.
Holmes Johnson, Dr. Johnson and
Capt. Vaughn, then capped the
ladies of the graduating class.
Special awards were presented by
Mr. ‘McLain to Mrs. Johnson, Mrs.
Craig, Mrs. Tighe, Mrs. Sutliff and *
Mrs. Vaughn. Mrs. Charles Tighe
was named chairman of the Naval
Station Gray Lady Unit, and Mrs.
Norman Sutliff will head the Ko
diak Unit. •*«#
The ceremony was closed by an
address by J. Neel Anderson,
Field Director, American Bed
Cross, Naval Station. A reception
was held, and refreshments served
by the Senior Gray Ladies, who
were hostesses for the evening.
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