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Barely able to walk, but like all babies they know where

“causing the.

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the milk is. Arlene tells Corgi to smile, but she’s having
no part of it. . .

A new family
at the Ames’

‘By JOANNE AMES.
Herald Staif Writer

The miracle of birth. ee

We have a smallish dog who came in heat‘earller this
year. Like all owners of female dogs in heat, we tried
desperately to keep an assortment of male dogs out of
Tange, -

Fe ng

e ping her loc e porch, taki ‘out
at regular intervals to relieve herent,

The dogs must have worn watches. As the time came
near to take her out for a walk, they skulked down the
driveway, and stationed themselvea at strategic points
throughout the yard and in the field. ~—

Through rain, through snow, through heat and hail,
never did they falter. _

_ The leisurely walk quickly disintegrated into a mild
job, and then a full-tilt run.

Undaunted, they would trail behind us, tonues hanging
out, eves sparkling, and tails wagging. | still don't know
how they managed to run with | in motion. The
force of the movement from side togide should have been
enough to: gounteract ‘the férward, - motion, .

tedist. © = 'e
We came to the conclusion, as the dogs began gaining
on us with each run, that we had to eye more ageressive
c ies. , . + aie . co .
Before taking Corgi out the door, you had -to get
outside, check out the driveway and other areas for dogs,
and then shout at-them. ae
Anordinary ‘‘go home" does not suffice in these cases.

One has to: behave like a hottentet, waving arms,
jumping up and down, and screaming. A few runs in the
direction of the offending dog helps, too. If you know his

name, by all means employ. it.

“Get home, Rover. Get!"
The neighbors, if they happen to be within range ‘will
think you have either gone off your rocker, or t you
are perpetrating the awful crime of cruelty to animals. .
n they come over and tell you that if you don’t stop.

ask them if ey would like a puppy in about two months.
Pick of the litter.. oo '

“You already have one dog, and he seems to be well-
treated, Surely you would like another than looks just
like him?” ;

This approach works every time; They blanch, -call

to his master) and exit post haste.

For a while, the hottentot technique sends the courting
curs scurrying far enough away that you can feel safe in
taking the lady out for a walk. . oo

Then you discover she isn’t much of a lady.

When you try‘to squeeze out the porch door without
letting any suitors in, she tries to get out and join the

You have no idea how tricky this all came tobe.

The dogs themselves resorted to totally-unfair tactics,
One enterprising (short-legged) one would wait under
the floor of the porch, keeping very still and quiet until he
heard the door opening. ‘Then he would rush out from
under the porch and ‘around to the door, tail wagging and
mouth agape. in a kind of doggy smile. . .

He received all of the Drastic Treatment, but was not
discouraged by any of them. eo!

Imust-admit that I admired him-for his patience, if not
for his intelligence. rs

He was-a. gambler at heart; anyone who waits around
that long is bound to get at least one good play. .

Well, after it was all over, and all the dogs in the area
seemed to have gone home, we heaved a sigh of relief.
_ We could leave the porch door open again, and the dog
came and went as it pleased her.
Needless to say, like all other people who count their

chickeris (puppies?) before they’re hatched; we were led -

astray. ~-

Some time, when one of us had dozed off for a
moment’s fitful rest while on watch, or perhaps when one
had gone for.a meagre ration of lunch, she had escaped.

The tell-tale bulge that we thought on the first day was

as, that hoped on the second day was an illusion, and
at we accepted on the third day as reality turned aut to
be seven tiny pups. a -

They really are quite beautiful, They are going to be
small dogs, with ‘good faces and interesting color
combinations. - a

She had-the face to give birth July 1 to add to the
festivities of Dominion Day. She wasn’t nervous or
afraid when we watched. Shewastoobusy.. . - :

I admit that by the time the fifth one had made it's
appearance, my mother left the house to go to a friend's
for coffee, She couldn’t stand the suspense. Was it going
to be 12 or 16 puppies? a

My sister and I were delighted, and probably will
ow to walk and start
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Losses
pile up

‘ By HOWARD COLLINS -
OTTAWA (CP) — Energy’
.Minister Alastair Gillespie
said Thursday he has fired
the president of Atomic
Energy of Canada Ltd. after
learning ‘that the
government company lost a
whopping $180 million in the

last yes '

_ Gillespie, concerned .
about operations of the
Crown corporation for more .
than a year, said the firing,

_of John Foster came on the
recommendation of the
board of directors.

PRAISED FOSTER.

“Although announcing that
he bad fired the president,

his “statement as ‘one of
Canada’s most
distinguished nuclear engi-

the design - and
development” of the
country’s: nuclear reactor
brought credit to himself
and his country. :
hopeful that the
will continue to

“yr am
company
eminent. technical
knowledge and experience.
in the nuclear field,” - the
minister said.

Gillespie told the House
that $130 million of the $180-
million loss results from the
sale of a nuclear reactor to
‘Argentina, ever after a
renegotiation of the sales.

stontract. — -

Kitimat
_ port »
is best?”

‘OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) —

’ Representative Don Bonker

(D—Wash.) says .he will
urge the . state’s
congressional delegation to
ask Canadian officials to
promote an oii port at
itimat on the northern
British Columbia coast.

Kitimat is the ideal site for.
an oil terminal feeding
pipelines to both US.
northern tier states and
Western Canada.
A port there would keep
oil supertankers' out of
Puget Sound and the Strait
of Juan de Fuca, to both
nati benefit, he an
onker said proposals for
building oil, trans-shipment
terminals at Cherry Point or
near Port Angeles: are not.
acceptable, ‘

Port Angeles area,’ where
where many residents have
voiced opposition to
construction of an oil
terminal there.

Bonker said a port at
Kitimat would, ‘‘h 4 the
oil to every place it is

needed. It is the most

Is anyone interested in a’pmall, but interesting pup?
Pick of the litter. ft a _

construct,”.

“Energy

chief gets the

communit development minister replied. any stronger position than Although the prime Mortgage and Housing
. By DouG SMALL : here as though he already © The exchange was a coy he now ' to deal with- minister is devoting some Corp. funding—into 4
VANCOUVER (CP) issued a call to the polls, : one, but Liberal sources _ Premier Rene- Levesque’s time to talks with chmidt collection of shops, theatres
Prime Minister Trud CU 'm: nat planning a fall ‘said the pu has all but ‘separatist government in here, he is concentrating on and markets. . 4
sid Th aie he pla eau election," Trudeau told scrapped plans, to call Quebec, He could be just as campaign-style activities As he strolled through thd
‘t til 1978 before a hing morning talk show host Jack eleclion despite Trudeau’s strongifhe wonnext spring. designed to boost the development, he . wag
we ederal election e ® Webster on radio station current high standings in Trudeau taped the radio pop arity of local Liberals. presented with hand-carved
ral é ' CJOR. - . popularity polls. interview Thursday evenin, He began his day with a wooden toys for his three
ao as he awaited the arrival of trip to his dentist and later, sons by a merchant and a ~
But moments 2 Then there will be a JUST AS STRONG West German Chancellor nursing a raw mouth, he petition to legalize
making the sta ; federal vote in 1978, said Trudeau told Webster that Helmut Schmidt, who toured an industrial park marijuana smoking by an”
radio talk show, . Webster. ; he did not feel an early opened an eightday North that is bein transformed— advocate of easier drug
campaigned ‘through | “Of course,” the prime election would put him in American visit here. with $25-million in Central laws. 4
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~Gillespie-praised “Foster -in.~

neers whose contribution to -

benefit from his pre- -

Bonker ‘said Wednesday

“| checked for mechanical

Bonker represents the .

economical route’ and it.

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‘LOGGING TRUCK TUMBLES

By JOANNE AMES
Herald staff writer —

A Terrace man escaped
injury Thursday when the
logging truck he was ....:.
‘driving overturned at the” |
Sandi Overpass ih
Terrace, spilling its load of
newly-cut logs onto the =: ~
roadway. . ; Se

Robert Woods truck
turned on its side as it
came around the corner
from Highway 16 west onto
the overpass. :

‘Woods escaped without
injury, though the vehicle
landed on the driver's side.

He was charged under
provisions of the Motor

ehicle Act for allegedly
driving without due care
and attention to road.
conditions, =

RCMP spokesman Larry
York said police were,
pursuing legal charges
‘ollowing indications that
the truck was going too
quickly to negotiate the

They have had the truck

defects, and it came away
clean, ' There are no
indications of mechanical
. failure.

Roman Pelletier, owner
of the truck was double

checking the vehicle in his Wien asked about the hap

"Tidying up after the tumble, crews place the logs back on
‘the truck. R.C.MLP. cleared the overpass of cars and
blocked off both ends, preventing the curlous and the
unsuspecting from hampering clean up operations.

ned, It’s the first

“could have been going too
fast, or he may have taken
the corner too sharply.

 *['ye owned trucks for
nine years, and this is the

first’ time this has

truck checks out 100
reent,” hesaid. “I don’t
ow what happened, I |

just don't know. We're'

‘taking another look at it

(the truck).”

‘happens every day, yes,
but not on pavement, I
can’t figure out why it
ha Aad

at .
eentetier said he
“eouldn’t believe it” when

tohave a g
for this.”

_ would be the quickest, to

Its load of logs spilled across the road, this Pelletier Brothers truck lies crippled on the south end of the overpass. Driver Robert Woods escaped.

-TIMBER-R-RI..on a busy road.

Roman Pelletier, the truck’s owner, suys his mechanics
_ will work on the truck “‘day and night” and it will be back
‘ on the road by noon, Satudey.

~ gomeone told him Woods
had rolled the truck in

Om oo op yesterday possible cause of the’ accidentinnine years," he town. ;
. accident Pelletier said. ‘He’s been driving for
“The R.C.M.P. say the admitted that the driver “In the bush this me for four or five months

now. He's a good driver,”
‘‘He’s sure going to have
explanation

Pelletier says the truck
is insured. He estimates

$2,000 while the R.C.M.P.‘
say the damage, which is
chiefly to the front left-
hand side of the cab, may
total $3,500.

It took police and
firemen three hours to
right the truck and get the
load of logs off the
overpass,

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