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PNG held annual at St. George's hall
Twenty-eight members of the Past
Noble Grands Club of the Rebekah
Lodge had their annual .dinner party on
November 9. 'The Anglican Church
Women catered for a turkey meal at St.
'George's Parish Hall.
Mrs. Percy Blundell, president
welcomed all including the newest
member, Mrs. C: Crozier: This was the.
Keep up those shots
occasion for divulging .the .Sunshine
Sister of the past year with exchange of
gifts.
Several games of "50.0" were played
with prizes being won by Mrs. John Moss
and Mrs. Alan McTaggert. Special
prizes . were won by Mrs. Pearl
Lawrence and Mrs. Alex Gauley.
Arrangements .for the evening were
made by Mrs. Frank Bowra, Mrs. Fred
Fritzley and Mrs. Elizabeth Sitter,
Some of the elder -members who were
unable to attend owing to illness will be
remembered with treats.
The club will hold the Christmas
meeting at the Orange Hall the second.
Tuesday of December with an ex-
change of gifts.
immunization •still important
Although the development
of effective.. vaccines has
reduced the occurrence of
diseases as .diphtheria,
pertussis, tetanus, and polio
to a fraction o their former°
magnitude, the ..levels of
immunization have declined
to a point where : possible.
outbreaks of these diseases
once again- pose a threat to
Canada's health, says
Metropolitan • Life.
To help prevent such
outbreaks, Metropolitan's
Health and Welfare Division
announced it is offering to the
public a 12 page booklet on
immunization, free of charge.
It explains the importance of
early immunizations and
gives a suggested schedule. A
comprehensive chart details
information on • the, com-
municable diseases of
childhood. SpageJor keepin
children's immunization
-records is included.
Although protection against
diphtheria, tetanus,. and.
pertussis is recorfimended
during the first year of life, it
is .estimated° only three
quarters of the children in the.
1-4 age group have been
immunized. The level of
protection against polio has
been decreasing for the past
10 years. It is estimated that
only about two-thirds of the
children under. age. 15 are
protected against polio. •
One of 'the main benefits of
a high level of immunization
is known • as "herd im-
munity," which means that
children who have not been
immunized are protected
against tching a disease
because.11early everyone
around them has been vac-
cinated. When the level of
immunization declines to any
great extent, herd .immunity
loses its effectiveness•
Diphtheria occurs.
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MR. AND MRS. P.K. KELLY
St. Peter's . Church, -Goderich, was the setting for a
pretty fall wedding on October 29; Father Raymond
Moynahan united in marriage ,,in . a double -ring
ceremony, Judy Anne: Bedard,` daughter of Mr. and°Mrs.
Gordon Bedard and Paul Kevin Kelly son of Mr. and Mrs;
Wm. `Kelly•
The altar was decorated with candles and bouquets of.
gold mums and oak leaves: Mr. and Mrs. 'Warren.
Robinson accompanied by Mrs. Joseph Herdman at the
organ sang There is Love, Love One Another and We
Have Only Just Begun.
The bride, given in marriage by her father, looked
lovely in a satin gown with empire waist and . long`
sleeves. Her hooded cape with train was trimmed with
European lace. ' She carried a -bouquet of • yellow
sweetheart roses and white daisies with trailing ivyrand
wore a gold heart chain, gift of groom.
A friend of the bride, Pat Ball of Goderich; was matron
of honor. The bridesmaids were sisters of the bride, Rose
Thompson. of Hudson, Quebec and Martha Grace of
Chatham. They were gowned alike in rust polyester satin
and carried baskets of white daisies,gold mums and wore
gold lockets gift of the bride.
The groom wore a champagne colored tuxedo, ac-
cented :by a .single yellow rose. Best man- was Ron
Sowerby. .Ushers were Mike Kelly and Bruce Sheardown,
all of Goderich. They wore dark brown tuxedos.
The bride's mother.wore a green polyester satin gown
with coral, sweetheart roses. Thegroom's mother wore a
flowered chiffon dress with yellow sweetheart roses.
A buffet :luncheon and . dancing to the Maitland Sun
downers followed at Saltford Valley Hall.
For travelling to Florida. the bride chose a three piece
grey: pinstripe suit with a yellow rose Corsage.
Guests were present from Hudson, Quebec, Chatham,
St: Thomas, Landon, Zurich, Clinton and Goderich.
Prior to the wedding the bride was honored at showers'
given by Ruth Beattie and Donna Harris; Pat Balland
Becky Mclvor; and Betty MacDonaldfor the staff of
Victoria and Grey.
The couple are 'residing at 210 Keays Street, Apt. 2,
Goderich.
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troduction of the Salk vaccine
in 1955 and of the Sabin`
-vaccine•in 1962; -the incidence
ofpolio declined sharply., -
Since 1965, there have been
fewer than 10 polio cases a
year; in 1974 the incidence
dropped to three cases.
Mortality from polio has also
shown a marked reduction —
from 494 deaths in 1953 to one
in 1974. In the 1952 and 1953
peak years, polio`clairned 805
lives:
According to
Metropolitan's statisticians,
the years of success with
vaccines andthe com-
paratively low incidence of
these diseases have given
parents a .false sense of
security: Many young parents
have no direct knowledge of
the potentiallyserious
complications_ of the in-
fectious diseases of childhood
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WOMEN'S
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GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY',, NQV '1BER;1
The atmosphere was indeed
solemn at the closing•of last
week's get together. We
viewed slides presented by
representatives of the
Goderich, and 'District Pro
Life.
Connie Osborn supplied us
with an assortment of,
literature • that dealt with
abortjon.. Don Murphy
outlined the legal aspects of
this topic.
One of the main concerns of
.Pro -Life is to promote respect
for an unborn human life. Try
slipping `the word abortion
into a conversa.tign,.and you
will get a flood of questions,
opinions and emotions. .
The presentation we
received last week made us
aware that abortion is a
social convenience by which
an unborn, unwanted human
life is destroyed. - The in-
formation is depressing, but
the facts are a reality. ,
The Pro Life of Goderich
want to educate the public on
this matter, and•are available
to speak to all segments of
society.
«.On behalf of "Womens Day
Out" I ' want to thank those
Suncoast Mall shoppers who
supported the Bake Sale ,on
November .6. While you were
counting the calories of the
goodies you .purchased, •we
unimmunized children under
15 years of age' but is often
found among adults in
population groups whose
immunization was neglected-.
Diphtheria incidence
decreased from 421 cases in
1950 to 51 cases in 1965. From
1965 to 1974, incidence rates
fluctuated,but, by 1974,
diphtheria incidence was:
rising once again, with 173.
reported cases in that year.
There has been an increase
in the proportion of
diphtheria cases among
adults. In 1960 60 per cent of
the cases occurred. among
children under 15- years of
age, and 21 per cent. were
among adults adults 25 years of age
and over. In 1974 about 58 per
!scent of the . reported
diphtheria cases were in the
under 15 age group, while 29'
per cent were in the older
group. This increase, among
adults was due presumably to
la • rise in the number of
susceptible people at th
ages who came in contact
with children harboring the
diphtheria bacillus.
Mortality .from diphtheria
reached.. its .lowest point . in
1974, with five deaths, a
decline ' from the 52 deaths
recorded in. 1950. The decline
in mortality has been due to,
prevention through im-
munization, as well as to the
antitoxin and antibiotics used
in treatment and for
protection after exposure.
In 1974, 1,579 cases " of
pertussis (whooping cough),
which resulted in two deaths,
were reported in Canada.
"This' represented a
tremendous. drop from 'the
12,182 cases and 306 deaths in.
1950. . The incidence of..
whooping cough is highest
under seven years of age and•
can be a serious medical
problem. ,.
Tetanus occurs worldwide
and affects all ages. The
tetanus bacillus can be in-
troduced into the body during
injury, . usually in a wound
that punctures the skin.and is
contaminated with soil, street
'dust, or animal feces. (par-
ticularly .of horses). As a
preventive measure, babies
are given .a . series of in-
jections usually in a triple
DTP vaccine' that immunizes
against diphtheria', tetanus,
and pertussis simultaneously.
Booster shots are , usually
given before a child's entry
into school or in the event of
contaminated injury.
Poliomyelitis . (infantile
paralysis) is -an acute viral.
disease that is spread by'
contact with infected people.
The severity of ' the illness
may. range from slight in-
fection to paralytic disease.
The fatality rate for paralytic
'cases varies frorp 2 to 10 per
cent in epidemics and in=
'creases markedly with age•
Although polio can attack
persons of any age, children
and adolescents are its chief
victims,' The disease, which
.struck thousands of children
in the 1910's and left many of
them permanently paralyzed,
is now completely preven-
table with vaccine •
In the early fifties, polio
cases in Canada averaged
3,870 cases a year, with the
incidence reaching a high of
8,734 in 1953, After the in -
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The, booklet, Memo to
Parents About Immunization,
is available at the insurer's
local offices, or by w-riting to
the Health and Welfare
Division, Metropolitan Life,
99 Bank Street, Ottawa,
Ontario, KIP 5A3.
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were bYsy.,counting our
proceeds! ' Now there . are •
some funds "ahead of us" for
our future plans.
- And please note — those
plans include all the women
of the area, so why not join us
next week.
See You,
Norma -Jean
Women Pallbearer's
We have women preachers,.
women moderators, women
elders and women ushers.. It
seems likely we will..have.
women pallbearers, too. A
single lady. missionary has
recently announced ,she is
adding. to her will a definite
instruction that she wants
women pallbearers. 'Men
pallbearers . are definitely
ruled out by hers We ,won-
dered if she was influenced
by Women's Lib, but shesays
none of the men ever took her
out while she was alive, so
she's going to be sure none'of
them take her,eut when she's
dead! a
A conservative estimate is
that about one third ($1 billion)
of recreation . and .tourism
business is related to Canada's
forest landscape.
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