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The birds
Memories of Alfred Hitchcock abound as county workers with the
heip of a bucket truck put pigeon repel! on the Hoke County Cour
thouse. The birds are causing a health hazxard say courthouse
employees because of the mess they leave on front and side entrances
after a night's roosting. The electronic devices being installed here
emit an ultrasonic sound wave that will allegedly keep the pigeons
away. Early reports from observers say the devices are not doing the
Job.
Chihuahua is confused
about night and day
DEAR DOCTOR: Is it possible
Tor a dog to get his days and nights
mixed up? I have a 16- year -old
Chihuahua that started to sleep all
day and then pace at night about
six months ago. We have given him
' tranquilizers, but they make him
so dopey that we hate to use them.
What could be causing this
behavior?
ANSWER: It is sometimes very
difficult to understand why our
pets develop different behavior
patterns. Often there is a perfectly
logical reason for their changes but
it takes some detective work to
discover what that reason is.
Since your dog is of advanced
age, I would start with a thorough
physical exam including X-Rays of
the heart and lungs and blood tests
that might indicate abnormal func
tion of the internal organs. It is not
unusual to see a dog with con
gestive heart disease become very
uncomfortable at night because of
difficulty breathing. That difficul
ty may not be apparent to you yet
but could be very tiring for your
: pet.
Your veterinarian may not be
able to give you an absolute answer
after these tests, but he or she will
: have a good idea of what may be
? happening.
DEAR DOCTOR: I have had
my cat's front claws removed
. recently. Can ! let her go outside
now or do I have to keep her in?
I'm afraid that she can't defend
herseff or climb into a tree to
escape from dogs.
'? ANSWER: While cats do use
their front claws as weapons to de
? fend themselves when outside, they
? are not the only defense available.
- The best defense your cat has is its
'.ability to run away from threaten
: ing situations. Cats that have had
their front claws removed can still
! climb in bushes and leap up onto
You And Your Pet
objects that will keep them out of
harm's way.
Any cat that is free to roam is in
danger of being injured or killed. I
don't feel that the risk is increased
greatly by removal of the front
claws. Each owner must be respon
sible for their pet. If the pet goes
outside unsupervised, it runs a
chance of being hurt.
DEAR DOCTOR: How soon do
I need to get shots for my puppy? I
have heard that they don't need
any shots until they are six months
old.
ANSWER: Veterinarians are
universal in their recommendation
that puppies receive their first vac
cination at six to eight weeks of
age. The protection they receive
from their mother starts to fade at
this time. After the first vaccine is
given, recommendations will vary
according to the type of vaccine
the veterinarian is using. Vaccines
are given in a series that will pro
tect your dog against Distemper,
Hepatitis, Kennel Cough, Par
vovirus & Rabies.
Veterinarians have heard this six
months figure for first shots for a
long time. Usually is is heard from
owners of puppies that are sick
with a disease that could have easi
ly been prevented if the vaccine
had been started at six weeks of
age.
Editor's note: This column is
provided as a service by the
NORTH CAROLINA
VE TER IN A R Y MEDIC A L
ASSOCIATION. Do you have a
question about pet care? If so,
send it to " YOU AND YOUR
PET. " P.O. Box 887, Smithfteld,
N.C. 27577.
Clark completes non-com course
Sergeant First Class John A.
Clark of Raeford, completed the
Advanced Noncommissioned Of
ficers Course conducted by the Of
fice of the Adjutant General and
the 3286th U.S. Army Reserve
School at the North Carolina
Military Academy, Fort Bragg.
The two-week course consisted
of training in many areas, such as,
PcrsowMi Management, Radio
- Telephone Procedures, Land
to Lead *nd
'I liar of the North Carolina Army
National Guard hi Sanford, N.C.
SFC Clark and Ms wife, Vina,
hw* two sons, Rodney and Corey ,
and two daughters, Rolands and
Rosafyn. They reside in Raeford.
John A. Omk
Burlington sales up
for third quarter
Burlington Industries, Inc. to
day reported lower earnings on
slightly higher sales for its third
fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1964,
and hij^ier earnings and sales for
the first nine months of its 1984
fiscal year.
Consolidated net sales for the
third fiscal quarter were
$816,178,000 on which the com
pany's consolidated net earnings
were $22,872,000 or 80 cents per
share.
In the comparable period last
year, Burlington reported net sales
of $812,779,000 and net earnings
of $30,007,000 or $1.05 per share.
Reduction of long-term debt
through an in-substance defean
sance under FASB-76 resulted in a
gain of 8 cents per share in the
third quarter. Foreign currency
items were not material in the third
quarter of either year.
For the nine months ended June
30, 1984 consolidated net sales
were 12,422,650,000, compared to
$2,191,793,000 in the same period
last year. Net earnings were
$83,008,000, or $2.96 per share
compared to $33,338,0001, or
$1.93 per share. Foreign currency
items decreased fiscal 1963 earn
ings for the nine months by 36
cents per share and were insignifi
cant in the first nine months of
fiscal 1964.
William A. Klopman, Burl
ington's chairman and chief ex
ecutive officer commmented,
"June quarter results were below
earlier expectations for the period.
Provisions for restructuring costs
in the quarter exceeded normal
levels. Apparel area shipments
were adversely affected by the per
sistent growth of imports, which
are running 45^% above 1983
levels. Demand was also reduced
by inventory build-up at apparel
manufactors and retailers well
beyond their rates - of sales in
crease.
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Serving 30
Peggy J. Calloway recently
completed 30 years unbroken
service with Burlington In
dustries Raeford Plant.
Calloway began work In the
Winding Department as a
Winder Tender. Since her
employment she has been pro
moted several times, she
presently works In the In
dustrial Engineering Depart
ment as a Clerk I. Calloway
was presented a certificate,
diamond pin and gift by Plant
Management.
Income increases
at So. Natl. Bank
Southern National Corporation
announced that its net income
amounted to $2,424,000 or 14
cents per share in the sccond
quarter ending June 30, 1984. It
compares to S2.3S6.000 or 82 cents
per share for the second quarter of
1983, an increse of 2Vi%.
For the six months ending June
30, net income totaled $4,293,000
or $1.49 per share as compared to
$4,334,000 or $1.S1 per share in
1983.
The figures for the first six mon
ths include all of the non-recurring
costs associated with the mergers
of the Community Bank of
Carolina in Greensboro, the First
National Bank of Anson County in
Wadesboro and the Cherryville
National Bank in Cherryville.
These mergers were completed in
March of this year. Interest
spreads improved throughout the
second quarter and are expected to
have material effect on income for
the rest of the year.
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