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THE ERA I Section C Newmarket A won Wed JpBb Historical committee wonts to rejuvenate Newmarkets annual festival NEWMARKET The monthold Newmarket Historical Newmarket early days primarily of downtown festival fell upon the department After last falls cancellation its future was in doubt In a letter sent to the executives of 30 local clubs and associations whose cooperation the proposal includes a travelling carnival In the and many other historical committees proposal Attendance at this meeting will determine whether or not we as a committee proceed said Mr Carter The Newmarket Historical Committee is also establishing a founders Club within Its organization end the committee hopes to present the first members of the Founders Club with scrolls at the spring festival He explained the club will present scrolls direct descendant find of families s founding families and have known about said Mr Carter He said the historical committee has several other projects relating to Newmarket early history underway as well Members are doing a survey of the pioneer homes that remain and are conducting Interviews with some senior An archives of early documents and photos is also underway The committee chairman pointed out the historical group Is not only anxious to add documents photos and maps to its collection but would also tike an opportunity to copy such items which people wish to retain in private collet- The Newmarket I of each month third Thursday DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER An officers job is to love animals and care dogs Its finding a dog running through a neigh borhoodand trying to find its owner Its comforting an animal struck by a car and taking It to a veterinarian by people who tire of their pets and abandon them in the country One such animal a large yellow puppy about six months old was picked up in King Township All they have to do take it In to the shelter Mr Skabernicky said If they cant pay the fee it Is taken In free anyway The puppy was friendly and come freely to Mr York Region Its answering the many calls by But as soon as a rope was slipped around J residents who make the job easier by letting It know where animals are in trouble Mike Skabernicky one of three animal control officers with the York County branch of the humane society sees the job as similar to police They look for trouble in humans we look for trouble in humans and animals Mr said And like police work the job Is not without its hazards In his 10 years on the job Mr admits he has been bit ten plenty of times although not recently The first time youre green you grab a dog the wrong way he said The last time he was bitten several years ago v as by a cat and the animal died of rabies the next day youre worried have to get tetanus shots And he had to take the series of rabies shots to protect himself against the dreaded disease I started the needles right away I knew it was rabid he sold The worst worry was the rumor needles were painful The needles themselves were not painful however Its like a pinprick he said Its the aftereffect Two months after getting shots Mr nlcky lie had burning palm In the abdomen They lasted intermittently for three years When the humane society gets a call about a rabid animal it either sends out man with a shotgun or officers arc careful not to touch the animal and handle it with a polo and plastic bag Foxes are a problem lie said fa rabid fox attacks dogs the dogs have to for six months or destroyed lie said Rabies is a funny thing- You never know when a dog will get it Mr said Immunization is not too per Cent effective in They bite the rope and Ihe next tiling you know theyve got your hand he said Its better settle them down and they re small carry them to the truck he said Big dogs as think youre nuts talking to the dog hut he listens the next thing you know hes in the truck Mr talked a large German Shepherd Into the truck The dug found wandering In a subdivision had no collar or tags but a neighbor recognized him and told Mr where though he belonged Mr went to the house and waited while the neighbor got the owner from work It was not her dog hut she told Mr it might belong to a family down the street He took the animal there but lead was also false so the dog was taken to the shelter When an animal Is taken to the shelter he is kept o reclaim a Sjj lie said Anyone is going to miss their pet in a week However if the dog Is not claimed he is put up far idoption Dogs arc kept on the adoption side for one to The the for animals but if the neglect continues the animals will be seized and taken to a municipal pound Mr said The three animal control officers work and alternate on emergency calls evenings Sundays If a dog is injured by car wo have to take it to a veterinarian Mr said if its dead we lake it In and check the identification The society also contacts lie owner disposes of the body After years Mr is still upset when he sees an animal injured by a car Its very hard when you get an animal hit by a car with his guts hanging out he said Its very sad to see an animal just lying there looking you After to years I still get a lump their dogs lied up so they the society takes it to one While most arc adopted few have to lie destroyed You cant gel away from it There Is no other way you can do it Mr said The shelter charges from to for dogs depending on the breed All flogs are given distemper Mike animal control officer with Ihe York County Branch of the Ontario Humane Society rescues an Irish Setter wandering along the roadside The humune l laughing he said if when midnight comes its all right to said dog control Is better than it used to be dinger three of them could If you suspect rabies you have to lie very careful feeding the dog he said Use gloves in handling the dish and keep the dog away from other animals The problem of dogs running loose Is perpetuated If 1 didnt learn to control my temper in the last l After April I they will be running their shelter If someone is thinking of letting out and sees the truck they keep in dont know how long we arc going to be here he said Youre not going to stamp out dogs large be said Nobody can do that One man stopped the truck to tell Mr about horses which were being mistreated The horses ore so damn thin you could spit the man said He asked Mr to take a took at the situation The man didnt want his name used Mr reassured for Aurora King Township i per capita if they liirc the societys control officers and purchase the trucks Independent kennels have made offers to do animal coot a id run si oilers but so far municiaplilies have made no decision Mr Skabernicky is concerned about Ihe fate of Die animals should private operators lake over his work Ho feels the animals would not be given as much care and would be sent to research laboratories This be said is something the humane society will not do Although technically research laboratories could lii I chum for this pui regularly patrol all areas of their jurisdiction few dogs are seen roaming the si reels Mr the regular patrolling is responsible for the fact that few dogs are let to roam That a for not released a Although the society will no longer patrol the eels rounding up stray animate they will Inventor spent four years working on tractor safety device NEWMARKET Lewis has turned I handicap into a new career The 67yearold ltd resident encountered eyesight difficulty four years ago and underwent operation In April 1971 Within two months the former was back at work as an inventor Its taken four years Mr Gillhams gadget reduced to potential is now being Theyve contacted nearly every manufacturer in the United Stales and Canada said Mr Glllham An invention that began as a solution to a problem down on farm was now receiving international attention 1 drove tractors and had for them Mr said explaining his younger days on an East Township farm The front tires were smooth You couldnt steer that thing I just started thinking one day should have something to stop that problem a property was sold again money motivated international Harvester has expressed interest in the skid cover but Mr Gillham has proceeded cautiously You kind of have to be careful who you sell it to he said noting that a company located In several different countries could avoid paying royalties by manufacturing In one location and selling the product in another area deal smaller company he said Mr keen awareness of patent procedures contributed to the lengthy lapse between the start of the project and the time the skid cover was A since ha has an inborn mechanical projects Lets just say I was born and raised on a farm Mokeshiftlng has always been a part of 1 prospectus on skid professions Ive done just about everything a man could do down through the years said Mr In the he owned and operated his different Mr noted a toy sells a whole lot more readily than a commercial article Theres more money made from toys than any oilier Invention represent a Theres a lot of difference between education and Mr said of his rise to the rank of Newmarkets newest inventor Ive had to use my brains in order to live The opportunity to turn his hobby and parttime career into a full lime profession remains open to the it of small businesses would help in the establish law tot be many hour at hi workbench The Canadian patent was awarded In September At that point Rd inventor reached a advertisement in a Toronto newspaper for Lawrence Peaks Associates Inc a firm In the development and Introduction of inventions to industry revived the project He approached Toronto office of the New York based firm last May and outside Interest In the In vention picked up Things got slack so I w building was completed The second site Mr Glllham kept for himself living in the house with his wife Florence until he sold the property for In Government grants t merit of small businesses men of a firm to churn out Mr inventions If I was years younger he would seek government aid to launch a business but I have no desire to start a firm now His operation to date has not only taken time but money Its an expensive pasttime thats cost about But Lewis is out for neither money nor