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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1979-02-14, Page 5TESTING* TESTING...—Patty Dunlop of RR 3, Clifford demonstrated radio communication when members of the 1943 Norwell District Secondary School Cadet Corp from Palmerston showed Brussels youngsters all about cadets ports and discipline Cadets come to Brussels THE BRU$SE0 PO5T, IfEBRvARY 14, 1979 , ,5 YOUNG'S Variety Ma de V1°Me BREAD from Tasty-Nu Bakery, Zurich 'DONUTS •PASTRY .FRUIT PIES Thurs-Fri-Sat Weekdays 9-9, Holidays & Sundays 12-6 Brussels 887-6224 4 A new vaccine has been treatment of hay fever developed for the specific caused by Eastern Ragweed. 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FIRST first aid dernonStratiOn cadets at the Leg ion OrITUe8dgy night was given. by the Palmerston (Brussels Post: Pilate') BY DEBBIE RANNEY On Tuesday night, members of the 1943 Norwell District Secondary School Cadet Corps in Palmerston gave a demonstration at the Brussels Legion on some of the things Cadets are all about. The idea was to create interest in forming a branch of the Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps in Brussels. Parents and children watched as the Palmerston cadets demonstrated drills, first aid, and radio communications. While in a Corps, the cadet learns about the following subjects: fieldcraft, funda- mentals, Foot Drill, marksmanship, first aid, map-using, and orienteering. Other subjccts such as hunter safety and photo- graphy are taught as required by the cadets. Fieldcraft involves outdoor living, learn- ing about cooking, small animal traps, Every week more and more people discover what mighty jobs are accomplished by low cost Post Want Ads. Dial 'Brussels Called Pollinex-R, the ther- apy requires only four inject ions instead of the traditional program of up to 20 inject- ions over a period of six to eight months. Developed by the Bencard Allergy Service Division of Beecham Group, Pollinex-R has been tested by Canadian clinical investigators since 1976, and found to be very effective for the majority of the patients participating in the trials. The vaccine utilizes a glutaraldehyde-modified pol- len extract which is absorbed on to tyrosine, a naturally occuring amino acid. Through this process, im- munization can be achieved with only four doses. This is a reduction in the total pollen extract administered, and provides a diminished risk of sensitivity reactions. Annually affecting an estimated 250,000 Canadians in the area between Windsor and Quebec City, ragweed pollen regularly appears about August 15, and lasts until the first severe frost of fall.lt is this precise timing that identifes the ragweed sufferer to the physician. In addition,' a simple ragweed pollen testing kit will be supplied to physician's to confirm ragweed sensitivity before the patient starts the Pollinex-R treatment. For this new vaccine to be fully effective, four weekly injections should be admin- istered, beginning no earlier than May 15 and ending by August 1. Since Pollinex-R is a vaccine, it should be administered by a physician. Pollinex-R represents an Dpportunity for hay fever sufferers to be immunized against ragweed pollens rather than merely relieved of the symptons by such products as antihistamines, nasal sprays, etc, The development of the Pollinex-R vaccine was an nouneed at a press confer- ence in Toronoto Every week more and more people discover what mighty jobs are atcotoplished by low cost Post Want Ads. Dial Brussels 881-6641, knots and rope hitches. Fundamentals consist of learning to salute, to recognize medals and ribbons and to understand what cadets is about. The Foot Drill consists of left and right turns, stand at ease, etc. These movements are to teach self-discipline and hlep train the cadet in physical fitness and marching skills. Marksmanship consists of rifle practice on a range and many awards are given for rifle shooting. A first aid course is taught in one eight hour day. Map using will help cadets learn how to read a map and -follow a compass. Orienteering is when the cadets use a map and compass to find their way when racing cross country. SPORTS NIGHT As well as these events there are also sports nights which consist of basketball, volleyball, cards, checkers and games. There is outdoor camping and outdoor rifle shooting where the cadets travel free to Camp Borden to use the rifle ranges. The cadet corps has set up within its members a social committee who, arranges dances, parties and upply the occasional soft drink and hot dog at parades. They have also organized a walk-a-thon and help with the cadet Christmas supper. The aim of the Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps says Lt. Rose Marie Vanden- berg who is the main force behind trying to get a branch established in Brussels is, "to promote physical fitness, good citizenship and interest in the Canadian Armed Forces." She said their main Corps was in Palmerston but that they were getting enough , interest in Brussels that they decided to see how a branch of the Corps would go here. She said she had had calls previously from people who were inter- ested in joining the Cadets but distance held them back. After putting an ad in the Post to see if Brussels young people would be interested in having their own branch of the cadets, she was already receiving a response the night the paper came out. She even got a response from someone in Blyth. Lt. Vandenberg will be the training officer for the Brussels Corps and Elaine Nichol will be the civilian instructor in the Corps. Both women have children in the Palmerston branch. FIRST AID Civilian instructors teach cadets such things as first aid, model plane building or other things of interest that they can offer and they are used a lot to chaperone weekend outings. While the civilian instructors teach things like this, the officers do the basic training. Although the cadet corps doesn't have a direct tie-in with the military and people who go into cadets don't have to be committed to being in the military Lt. Vandenber says hopefully it will create interest in it. Just why would anyone want to join the Cadet Corps? As Lt. Vandenberg points out, it's not only military training- but it also has cross country skiing, snow shoeing, camping, dances and parties. "We're trying to combine a youth group for both social and military reasons," she said. Another advantage of joining could be the trips that are provided. Lt. Vandenberg said, that the cadet group in Palmerston had been to Virginia and Switzerland and that it had only cost them $10 to go to Virginia for five days. The Cadets raise the money for these trips through raffles and walk- a-thons. DISCIPLINE "A lot ..)f kids these days are looking for discipline and they're not getting it. They learn they have to take orders from rank, I think what they get out of cadets gives them the interest to maintain interest in the military. "Free uniforms, vacations, all these things combi• d treated the interest," Lt. Vandenburg said. There are also some monetary benefits, to being in the Cadet Corps. In their first year, the cadets go to summer camp free of charge. In their second year they get paid $100 to go to camp. When they become a senior cadet, they can become a call-out and make $1,000 to $1,200 a summer for teaching the junior cadets. Lt. Vandenburg made her way becoming an officer cadet, taking a qualification course, then taking, a lieutenant course. She got involved with cadets because her children were involved. She enjoys her work with the Cadet Corps because as she says, "I enjoy working with kids. She has lived in Brussels for the past six years and has been going to Palmerston to the Cadet Corps for the past five years. Now about 20 people have joined the Brussels branch of the Corps, and activities have already started. The Palmerston branch did some cross country skiing on the weekend and the new Brussels members were allowed to join in Tuesday the new Brussels cadets held their first parade night. Tuesday night. (Brussels Post Photo) 887-6641. Sufferers may get relief New shots for hay fever