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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 7 Jan 1960, p. 5

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Water!oo County catt‘e tested Brucellosis is a contagious disease which causes abortions inâ€" cattle accompanied by loss in milk production, poor reproâ€" duction â€" and often loss of flesh. The organism causing this disease in cattle is also the cause of undulant fever in humans. . All herds of cattle in the county have now received a first gencral‘ test and. herds found infected at that test have Waterioo County has been deâ€" clared a Certified Area wnder the Brucellosis Control Area plan â€" until November _ 19t, 1962 by. the office of the Veterinary Director General, Health of, Animals Division, Canada Department of Agriâ€" culture. been subjected to a 30 day reâ€" test after the removal of reâ€" wWHBN DID THE COSTâ€"OFLIVING INDEX START? About 1913 the Dominion Bureau of Statisties began compiling and publishing such an index, using 1913 as the basic year equalliny 100. The Department of Labour, beâ€" ginning in 1913, also published an index of the cost of living in woerkingmen‘s families, In 1930 the DBS index was reâ€" calculated on the basis of 1926 equalling 100. In 1940 a consolidation of,/ Canadian ~ceostâ€"ofâ€"living indexes was efâ€" fected when a ngew DBS index, calculated on the basis of 193539 equalling ~100, replaced the earlier one based on 1926 equalling 100 as well as the Department of Labour‘s index. This new one became the official costâ€"ofâ€"living index for Canada. Then in 1952 the official index was recast again, on the basis of 1949 equaliing 100. At the same time t.ly term "costâ€"ofâ€"living index‘ was replaced by "consumer pride WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN INDIAN RESERVE AND RESERYATION? O It is just a question of usage. In Canada tracts of land set aside for the native population are known as reserves. In the United States the same sort of tracts are called reâ€" servations. Because of American influence, pne often hears Canadian reserves referred to as rescrvatiqgg. # WF,0 WROTE THE FIRST CANADIAN NOVEL? Frances Brooke, who wrots The History of Emily Montague, published in four volumes in London in 1769. Cften calied the first Caradian novel, the book has a Canâ€" adian seiting amd coutains interesting glimpses of life in Quebec, despite the fact that its author spent a relatively short time in this countrv. Mrs. Brooke, who was bornâ€" in Ensgland in 1724 and died there in 1789, was the daughter of the Rev. William Moore. She a.cried the Rev. John Brooke, who from 176 ) to 1788 was chapiain to the British garrison at Quebec. sbe jo‘ned her husband at Quebec about 1763¢ and returned with him to Ensland in 1768. A new edition of This History of Emily Montague was pubâ€" lished in Ottawa in 1931. WHERE WAS MEMANDCHICKXZNS FHARBOUR? â€" ELNA â€" Sewing â€" Ceritre This was the name given to the harbour at Collingâ€" waod, Ont., because of some offâ€"shore islets, after it had been surveyed by the youns Sandford Fleming, a civil engineer® with the Northern Réilway of Canada who was later to achieve fame and a knishthood. Collingwood, on Georgian Bay, was originally a part of the territory of the Tebpacco IJndians Wu‘te plonecers termed the locality an "impenetrable swamp." The first settler, in 1835, was George Carrov. In 1855 the community became the northern ‘terminus of the Ontario, Simcoe and Huron Railway from Toronto. In 4858 the railway was renamed the Northern Railway of Canada and it is now part of the Can\dian Naâ€" tional system. Eina Sewing Centre New and Used Machines Guaranteed Machines For Rent by week or month Before You Buy a Sewing Machine you owe it to yourself to visit the Service & Repair To All Makes 133 KING ST. WEST Phone SH 2â€"9571 At the time of the test in Waterloo County, there were 68,735 cattle in 2,134 herds. A total of 592 reactors have been removed from 226 herds, and of these herds, all but 47 were clean at the time of the. 30 day retest. Cattle from herds in Waterâ€" loo County are now eligible for export to United States and only those animals being exâ€" ported will be required to pass a clean blood test within 30 days prior to the date of exâ€" actors. Those animals which reacted to the ftest were slaughtered, the farmers reâ€" ceived compensation from the Canada Devpartment of Agriâ€" culture and the premises were then cleaned and disinfected and the herds retested. 99 KING 3. (Continued on Page 8) â€"â€"HEARTH RADIO AND ALL THOSE SMALL HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES. â€" DON‘T GO OUT AND BREAK THE FAMILY BUDGET BUYING NEW ONES CALL US TOâ€"DAY . . TELEVISION â€" RADIO‘S â€" RECORD PLAYERS The Ontario Municipal Boasd has approved a zoning change for Union Hreet Kast between Dover and Weber. There was no to the chgage from to gen eral residence c cotion. Operates Legally tos The zone change now, for the first time in 5 years allows a beauty shop owner to operâ€" ate legally. * PRE INVENTORY SALE WALLPAPER TOYS § PAINTS PICTURES ROLLI FLEX T oY S DOLLS ELECTRIC TRAINS REDUCED 20 % BROADLOOM â€" RoLL END SPECIALS ALL YOUR ELECTRICAL REPAIRS 110 KING ST. S. Roll It Or Spray It â€" Reg. 8.50 Gal. â€" SPECIAL $6 .49 THE FLECK FINIEH FOR FURNITURE â€" CUPBOARDS â€" WALLS ETC. REDUCED â€" 20% â€" 33 1‘3% ~_ M 5â€"4537 12 COLORS TO CHOOSE FROM WIDE _ 3ELECTION OF PICTURES Outlining the areas history, said gesidents in the aree askâ€" od last Spring for general resi dence soning which was ap woveds bythe Waterioo Planâ€" ning Board. However at a later asked for single resid&hce zonâ€" ing. In August of last year this Uniéon E. operator e a beauty in that area askâ€" ed Waterlo cil to approve a zone change as under single residence zoning she could not operate her beauty shop legalâ€" ly 4 INTERIORS LTD. WALL TILE WATERLOO SH 3â€"5283 BEAUPRES INVENTORY REG. 2.50 qt. | "_ > 59 â€" SPECIAL $1.99 19 Unfinished REDUCED ~ TO CLEAR _ (Continued from Page 19 Ald. Hughes and Ald. Paikin. . Waterloo Wellington Aigport Commission â€" Wilfred Hik liard, Neil Harris and Mayor BROADLOOM CUSTOM DRAPES FLOOR TILE WALL TILE Waterloo Musical Society â€"â€" â€" WATERLOO

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