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2B MILESTONES Statesman Journal, Salem, Wednesday, August 16, 1989 Notebook Pech, 9, Salem; and Kristin Walczyk, 7, Sweet People Home. Drawing-contest winners Bridge results will receive a special visit The Salem Bridge Center conducted eight PORTLAND Wonder Woman and Spi- games the week of Aug. 6 to 11 at the Bridge derman will visit an Oregon Museum of Science Center, 625 Wallace Road NW. Day games start and Industry reception for young fans Saturday at 11 a.m.; night games, 7:30 p.m. Winners were: Sunday: Louise Wang with Ralph Faulkner, Jack Lathrop with Carol evening.

Enyeart. The museum affair will honor 102 winners of Monday night: Charlotte Pownell with Veneeta vonDohlen, Paulette Sonthe Pepsi-Thriftway Greatest Hero Drawing Con- nen with Gayle Goodman, Senior Section; Francis Shipman with William Townsend tied Barney and Retha Bachand and Margerite Ireland with Gintest. The contest, for children 5 to 16 years, asked nie Barton, 4 49er Section. the youngsters to draw their hero and explain why Tuesday: Joe Winter with Jim Smith, Lucille Winter with Carol M. Smith, they selected that individual.

Section Dot Ling with Grace Ohmart, Veryl Fitch with Aileen Knobs, Section B. A panel of judges selected winners from three Wednesday Glenn Hosner with Flo Al and night: Duncan, Jean Ozias. age categories: 5 to 8 to 11; and 12 to 16. Thursday night: Joe Campoz with Suzanne St. James, Frank Neisius The Mid-Willamette Valley winners are: Nicole with Dell Diltz.

and Stephen Moore, 10, McMinn- Friday: Ruth Burt Mann with with Dick Jim Arenz, Fran Frank Brosi with Dessa Binns, SecMoore, 11, Vaughn Smith, and Allyn Hudson, Section ville; Joel Bye, 12, Matt Clark, 8, and Travis B. Reinhardt, 6, Newberg; Dustin Bergerson, 8, Friday night: team of Jack and Judy Lathrop, Al and Jean Ozias. Rusty Bergerson, 9, Michael Haley, 5, Sarah Saturday night: Jack and Judy Lathrop. Haltman, 9, Jason Herrin, 13, and Desiree Hank Arends Happenings The following events are open to the public. TOASTMASTERS CLUBS Eyeopeners 2044 meets at 6:30 a.m.

Thursday at Bray's Restaurant, 5024 River Road Keizer. Sandra Staats will be toastmaster. Speakers will be Wanda Pettipiece, Mark Knecht and Marilyn Wentzel; evaluators Maggie Barnes, Sue Much, Marylou Shepherd and Barb Daniel; and topic master Ron Wiscarson. Executive meets Thursday noon in the first floor conference Room Executive Building, 155 Cottage St. NE, Salem.

Toastmaster will be Shirley Jasmer, with speakers Glenda Cheshire and Dorothy Smetana and topic master Karli Vixie. REBEKAN RUMMAGE The annual rummage sale of the Salem Rebekan Lodge No. 1 will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday in the lobby of the Grand Hotel building, 187 High St.

NE, Salem. Proceeds: Odd Fellows Home of Oregon and Friendship Hall, Volunteers Are Needed Volunteers are being sought to help in the following community services. ESCORTS are needed to push wheelchairs for physically limited senior citizens attending the Oregon State Fair on Aug. 29, Senior Citizens' Day. Free admission for volunteers.

VOLUNTEERS are needed to work in a thrift shop assisting clients, sorting clothing and household items and restocking inventory. English ish bilingual would be an asset. HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, including pots, pans, lamps, pillows, and double-bed sheets and bed- Births Salem Hospital ELLISON To Jennifer and James Ellison, 4181 Market St. NE, Unit Salem, a son, Aug. 14.

GEORGE-BOATWRIGHT To Karen George and Larry Boatwright, 3690 Cherry Ave. NE, Keizer, a daughter, Aug. 13. HALL To Dena Hall, 575 18th St. SE, Salem, a daughter, Aug.

14. JORDAN To Lisa and Terry Jordan, 18610 Falls City which provides nursing care. SALEM NEWCOMERS The Salem Newcomers Club will hold a coffee from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday at the home of Adrienne Steele. Information: 399-0104 or 362-6561.

SALEM LIONS CLUB Pat Dudley, a partner in Bethel Heights Vineyard, will speak on Willamette Valley vineyards at the Thursday noon luncheon of the Salem Downtown Lions Club at the Black Angus Restaurant, 220 Commerical St. SE, Salem. Cost: $5. WILLAMETTE SOCIAL CLUB A no-host happy hour by the Willamette Valley Social Club, for single professionals 30 to 45 years old, begins at 5 p.m. Thursday at La Casa Real, 698 12th St.

SE, Salem. Information: 838-1208. CHILD CARE RESOURCES A sharing and planning meeting of child care resources by the Salem Provider Resource Organization will be 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Charlene Morgan's home, 1180 Oxford St. SE, Salem.

Information: 585-9435 or 371-8358. spreads are needed by a non-profit agency which provides shelter for the homeless. LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS needed in a variety of clerical and library related volunteer jobs. No experience necessary, will train. Jobs include clerical backup, tape duplications and book shelving.

Days and hours are flexible. VOLUNTEERS needed in North Marion County to teach English and assist newly arrived Russian refugees to settle in the community. DETAILS about these and other opportunities may be obtained at United Way Volunteer Services, 468 State Room 204, Salem, or by calling 363- 1651, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays.

Road, Dallas, a son, Aug. 15. MORRISON To Carrie Morrison, 1273 Eighth St. NW, Salem, a daughter, Aug. 13.

PHILLIPS To Gina and Jay Phillips, 43960 Mccully Mountain Road, Lyons, a son, Aug. 14. YAMAGUCHI To Sara and Eugene Yamaguchi, Salem, a son, Aug. 14. MATTSON To Alysia and Matthew Mattson, 2287 Joplin St.

Salem, a son, Aug. 13. REICH To Anna and Kelly Reich, 3245 Argyle Drive Salem, a son, Aug. 13. Sobering stats: Liquor sales plummet The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Shipments of hard liquor fell last year to the lowest point since an industry survey began in 1970.

Experts attributed the development to a new love of health and a fear of addiction. With only a few individual ups among the downs, sales of distilled goods fell 4.2 percent last year, to 159 million cases in 1988 from 166 million cases in 1987, the trade publication Impact reports in its current edition. Liquor sales last year were 2.5 percent below the 163 million cases shipped in 1970, the first year that Impact began its industrywide survey. A case equals nine liters. Industry experts have blamed the new U.S.

abstinence on a variety of factors: growing health consciousness, the aging of the baby boom generation, the powerful campaigns in recent years against drunken driving and intoxication by alcohol and drugs. In the late 1970s, some in the industry hoped hard liquor sales would rise as the baby boom generation grew out of beer and wine. Instead, distaste for drinking appears to be drying up sales of all alcoholic beverages. Total wine consumption in this country dropped to 552.2 million gallons in 1988, down 28.7 million gallons, or 4.9 percent, from the previous year, the industry publication Wines Vines reported last month. Beer sales, too, were flat, registering a negligible rise to 2.4 million cases in 1988.

Impact blamed the decline in sales of distilled goods on the cumulative effects of federal, state and local tax increases on spirits and the continuing pressure on the entire alcoholic beverage industry from anti-alcohol forces. Studies indicate that consumers drink less as they age, Impact said. Distillers, their profits drained by declining sales, slashed total advertising budgets last year by more than $100 million, to $240 million, Impact said. Makers of so-called white goods vodka, gin, rum and tequila could toast some sales gains. Vodka, at 38 million cases distributed last year, was reported the biggest-selling distilled spirit in the country, far ahead of the 21 million cases sold in 1970.

Gin ran a poor second in 1988 with 14 million cases. Rum, with 13 million cases in 1988, advanced 7 million cases over 1970. Whiskeys took the biggest whipping, a challenge distillers regarded as extremely grim as they look for ways to recruit new customers to replace aging whiskey sippers. It's estimated that people older than 50 account for half the sales of whiskeys, called brown goods in the trade. Sales in the whiskey segment, including bourbon, blends, Scotch, Canadian and Irish, declined 43 million cases, to 60 million cases, between 1970 and 1988.

Bourbon was the biggest loser, dipping 19 million cases from the 36 million figure in 1970 and skidding 6.3 percent between 1987 and 1988 alone. The biggest loser from 1987 to 1988 was Scotch, dipping by 8.8 percent to 13 million cases. But even as they spurn hard liquor, drinkers demonstrate there's still commercial value in the snob appeal of a beverage like singlemalt Scotch. The leading singlemalt Scotches, Glenlivet and Glenfiddich, advanced by 130,000 and 75,000 cases, respectively, between 1987 and 1988. Soaring veterinary bills dog some owners Gannett News Service ROCHESTER, N.Y.

The first thing you notice about a modern animal hospital is how much it looks like a hospital for people. There's the familiar smell of antiseptic. There are stainless steel tables and mysterious, high-tech equipment and doctors milling around in white coats and surgical suits. It's a comforting scenario for anyone who wants a sick or injured pet to get the best care. The bad news is that pet owners' bills for such care often approach what they might pay to have themselves treated by their own doctors.

Pam Porter's Irish setter, Libby, was throwing up and refusing to eat. The vet said Libby had pancreatitis and hooked the dog up to an intravenous drip, ran tests and treated her with drugs. After five days, Libby got a clean bill of health and was sent home. The cost: more than $500. "I was shocked when it was that much," Porter, an interior decorator, said.

But "it didn't even mat- Obituaries Marion J. Stravens May 14, 1926 Aug. 15, 1949 Marion J. Stravens, 63, died Monday in Salem. She was born in Superior, Wis.

She married Clarence J. Straon Aug. 15, 1949, and they moved to Salem where they have lived since. She was a homemaker who enjoyed traveling and gardening. Survivors include her husband; son, Michael J.

of Salem; and brother, William Todd, also of Salem. Visiting will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today in Rigdon Ransom mortuary, Salem. Services will begin at 10 a.m.

Thursday in the mortuary. Private interment will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Gervais. SJ Arleen Mae Mossefin Nov. 23, 1924 Aug. 15, 1989 KEIZER Arleen Mae Mossefin, 64, died Tuesday in Keizer.

She was born in Wakonda, S.D. She moved to Salem in 1964. A licensed practical nurse, she worked in the mental health field for more than 40 years, retiring as cottage manager of Fairview Hospital and Training Center in 1986. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Salem.

Survivors include her sisters, Mary Terrell of Volin, S.D., and Clara Baumgard Keizer; and brothers, Floyd of Wakonda, S.D., Wallace, Verle and Eldon, all of Sioux Falls, S.D., Lewis of Sioux City, Iowa, Dale of Hurley, S.D., and Donald of Fremont, Ohio. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 today in Keizer mortuary and from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday in the church. Services will begin at 2 p.m. in the church, and interment will be private.

Contributions may be made to the church's building fund, 1350 Court St. NE, Salem 97301. SJ George Charles Van Cleef March 24, 1896 Aug. 14, 1989 Graveside services for George Charles Van Cleef, 93, of Salem, who died Monday, will begin at 3 p.m. Thursday in Restlawn Memory Gardens.

Contributions may be made to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon. SJ, Bernice Shold Sept. 26, 1921 Aug. 15, 1989 Bernice Shold, 67, died Tuesday in the Chemeketan Summer Camp in Blaine County, near Sun Valley, Idaho. Arrangements are pending with Vir- gil T.

Golden mortuary. SJ Death Elsewhere Robert B. Anderson NEW YORK Robert B. Anderson, who was secretary of the Treasury under President Dwight D. Eisenhower but saw his later career beclouded by an income tax conviction, has died at the age of 79.

Anderson, a native Texan who had lived in Manhattan in recent years, died Monday at New York Hospital. He entered the hospital July 25 suffering from cancer of the esophagus and died from complications following surgery, said his son, Gerald L. Anderson. As U.S. Treasury secretary from 1957 to 1961, Anderson was known for 1.

being conservative and putting a high priority on preserving the value of the dollar rather than cutting taxes or paying for additional outlays. It was on his recommendation that Eisenhower decided that the projected surplus for fiscal 1961 should be used to pay off some of the national debt rather than cutting taxes. After leaving government, Anderson was a limited partner in the New York-based investment banking firm of Loeb, Rhoades Co. from 1961-73. He also held other directorships and posts in business and finance, and served as an economic adviser to the Sultan of Oman and as a lobbyist and consultant for the Rev.

Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church. Anderson pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to income tax evasion in 1983 and 1984 and to operating an illegal offshore bank. In 1987, he was sentenced to a month in prison and five months' house arrest. He served his prison term in August 1987 and completed his house arrest in January 1988, authorities said.

Funerals Today ALDERSON, Thomas Wayne, 58. Lebanon, 1:30 p.m., Dallas mortuary. BEYEA, Dorothy 75, Salem, 2:30 p.m., St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Albany. DURBIN, Geneva 63, Woodburn, 10 a.m., Simon mortuary, Woodburn.

JOYCE, Thomas 80, Salem, 2 p.m., Barrick mortuary, Salem. LITTLE, William Earl, 76, Albany, 7 p.m., Hill Street Church of Christ, Albany. REICHSTEIN, Dora 81, Portland, formerly of Woodburn, 11 a.m., Belle Passi Cemetery, Woodburn. SMITH, Mary Helen 63, Keizer, 10 a.m., Keizer mortuary. Jay Eldon Bulkley March 17, 1915 Aug.

13, 1989 Jay Eldon Buckley, 74, died Sunday in Salem. He was born in Burley, Idaho. He married Helen Dillard on Nov. 9, 1941, in Salem. He spent 20 years serving in the Air Force, retiring with the rank of master sergeant in 1960.

He loved golfing and fishing. Survivors include his wife, Helen; daughter, Kirstin Wiser of Portland; brothers, Lowell of Juneau, Alaska, Gerald of Lincoln City and Michael Hymas of Riverside, sister, Gloria Staker of Salt Lake City; and mother, Florence Hymas of Salem. Private inurnment will take place in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association through -Durdan mortuary, Corvallis. SJ Lorraine Margaret Bolger March 19, 1924 Aug.

14, 1989 Lorraine Margaret Bolger, 65, died Monday in Corvallis. She was born in Chicago and lived there until 1978 when she moved to Corvallis. She married Hugh Bolger on Oct. 8, 1960. He died in 1975.

She was active as a volunteer in Chicago for scouting and in Corvallis for the Community Outreach Crisis Line. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Corvallis, and the Corvallis Women of the Moose Chapter No. 136. Survivors include her daughters, Annette Bolger Corvallis, Maureen Bolger and Elizabeth Bolger, both of Philomath; son, Daniel of Corvallis; and brothers, Raymond and William Novak, both of Corvallis, and Edward Czechowski and Matthew Malley, both of Chicago.

Mass will begin at 11 a.m. Friday the church, with burial following in the church cemetery. Contributions may be made to the church through McHenry mortuary, Corvallis. SJ Minnie Melvin May 14, 1889 Aug. 13, 1989 Minnie Melvin, 100, died Sunday in Salem.

She was born in Russia. She came to the United States when she was 8 years old and had lived in Salem since 1926. She was a seamstress, doing alterations out of her home. Her husband, Joseph, died on July 22, 1982. Survivors her sons, Gordon Peters of Walter and Richard include, W.

Peters, both of Salem; daughters, Lillian Schmidt of Portland, Alice Mclemore of Walla Walla, and Grace Harkins of Salem; and stepsons, Maurice J. of Port Angeles, John D. of Ashford, and Robert Washington state. Services will begin at 1 p.m. Friday in Howell-Edwards-Doerksen mortuary, with interment in Belcrest Memorial Park.

Contributions may be made to the charity of choice. SJ Nevin K. Brothers Sept. 10, 1917 Aug. 15, 1989 Nevin K.

Brothers, 71, died Tuesday in Salem. Services are pending at Virgil T. Golden mortuary. SJ In January, the Appellate Division of state Supreme Court disbarred Anderson, saying the illegal banking had been unconscionable. In sentencing Anderson to prison, Judge Edmund L.

Palmieri also sentenced him to five years' probation and directed him to make restitution to victims of the bank operation who lost money on his advice. The judge said 1 that he was aware Anderson had been hospitalized for alcoholism 10 times since 1981 and ordered him to enter a treatment program. Originally a Democrat, Anderson switched parties by 1956 and remained a Republican. As secretary of the Navy in 1953-54, and deputy secretary of Defense in 1954-55, he was known as a quiet and efficient administrator. Earlier, Anderson held several posts in Texas government.

In addition to his son Gerald, Anderson is survived by another son, three grandchildren and two sisters. His wife, the former Ollie Mae Rawl- ings, died in 1987. Monday in the wreckage of a single- The Statesman Journal will engine plane that crashed Sunday in run announcements as soon as Mississippi. possible after south they are received. ADVERTISEMENT FUNERAL MEMORIAL INFORMATION Funeral Notices Funeral Notices Funeral Notices Grant E.

Olson Wilbur Bly Goodnough Thomas F. Joyce Saturday, August 12, in Saturday, August 12, in Memorial services, WednesSalem. Survivors include; sons, Mount Angel. Late resident of day, August 16, 1989, 2:00 p.m., Larry, Seattle, WA: Gordon, Salem. Survivors include: BARRICK FUNERAL HOME, Clackamas, Dick, Portland: daughter, Sharon Crane, Kirk- 205 Church St.

SE. Interment. David. Coeur D'Alene, ID; land, WA: Dorothy Cushing. St.

Mary's Cemetery, Oakland, daughter, Charlene Rociu, King Folsom. CA: son. Don Patty, CA. Contributions, Shriners Cove, AK: brother, Francis, Gresham; sister, Mrs. Cottrel, Hospital for Crippled Children, Portland: numerous grandchil- Eugene: 12 grandchildren; 15 3101 SW Sam Jackson Park dren.

Services, Friday, August great grandchildren. Private Road. Portland 97201. 18, 1989, 1:00 p.m. Willamette family services will be held at a National Cemetery, Portland.

later date. Inurnment, Mt. Crest Funeral Visiting, Thursday, noon to 8:00 Abbey Mausoleum. Contribu- Directors 203 p.m. Friday, to tions to the American Heart Asnoon, RIGDON CO- sociation.

Arrangements by RANSOM Restlawn Funeral Home LONIAL 299 Cot- HOWELL -EDWARDS 201 Oak Grove Rd NW tage St.NE, DOERKSEN CHAPEL of the 585-1373 Mary Helen 'Peggy' Smith 1350 Com'1 SE, T. GOLDEN GARDEN, VIRGIL Services. Dorothy C. Beyea FUNERAL SERVICE Memorial Wednes- 605 Com'1 SE at Oak Wednesday, August 16. 1989.

10:00 a.m.. KEIZER services, 364-2257 CHAPEL. Concluding services, day, August 16, 1989, 2:30 p.m., Longview Memorial Park, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Card of Longview, WA. Survivors in- 1099 Queen Ave.

SW, Albany. Thanks 205 clude: husband. Bill Keizer: Contributions, American Lung Association. Arrangements by Our hearts are full of son, Gregory Keizer; broth- love and James M. Ford, Anacortes, HOWELL- the prayers gratitude and kind- for er, WA: sisters, Lorraine "'Bodgie' DOERKSEN CHAPEL of the nesses given our family Bradburn, Longview, WA: par GARDENS, 1350 Com 1SE.

during passing of illness and the our loved ents, Gordon Bernece This Space for In Memoriam one, George E. Wright. McGreevy, Longview, WA; 2 and Card of Thanks. God Bless each and grandchildren. every one of you.

To Purchase Call 399-6788. Katie Wright Family Larkin Smith JACKSON, Miss. Larkin Smith, 45, a former lawman and freshman Republican congressman from Mississippi's 5th District, was found dead Nelson R. Stauffer Jan. 7, 1904 Aug.

13, 1989 ALBANY Nelson R. Stauffer, 85, died Sunday in Albany. He was born in Elkheart County, Ind. He was an interior decorator, retiring in 1969. He moved to Albany in 1970.

He married Edith Leinbach on Dec. 30, 1945, in Indiana. He was a member of the Fairview Mennonite Church, Albany. Survivors include his wife; son, Carl of Denver; daughter, Dorothy Kropf of Harrisburg; brothers, Earl and Elmer, both of Goshen, and sister, Florence Knepp of Pinellas Park, Fla. Services will begin at 3 p.m.

Friday in the church, with burial following in the church cemetery. Contributions. may be made to the Fairview Mennonite Church For Relief. Arrangements. are by Jost mortuary, Lebanon.

SJ March 18, 1911 Aug. 14, 1989 INDEPENDENCE Etta Marie Foster, 78, died Monday in Independence. She was born in Cambridge, Neb. She married Charles Foster on Dec. 14, 1930.

He died in 1955. She had been an Oregon resident since 1947. She was a homemaker and worked for a time as a bookkeeper. She enjoyed bowling, crocheting, music and card games. 'She was a member of Monmouth Evangelical Church and Agate Rebekah Lodge No.

177, Monmouth. Survivors include her sons, John of Sacramento, and Ted of Salem; and daughters, Betty Ward of Salem, Mary Lou Fisher of Klamath Falls and Linda Kwiatkowski of McMinnville. Visiting will be from noon to 8 p.m. today in Farnstrom mortuary, Independence. Services will be at 11 a.m.

Thursday in the mortuary, with vault interment following in the Hilltop Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the church, 191 Monmouth Monmouth 97361. SJ Dorothy H. Brallier Nov. 26, 1914 Aug.

14, 1989 LINCOLN CITY Dorothy H. Brallier, 74, died Monday in Lincoln City. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. She married John C. Brallier on April 24, 1949, in Vancouver, Wash.

She taught in Wyoming, Michigan, and in Gold Beach for 15 years and in Seaside. She was a district librarian in Vernonia. They moved from Vernonia to Lincoln City 12 years ago. She belonged to the Emblem Club and the Auxiliary of the A Legion. Survivors include her husband; and son, Michael T.

of Olympia, Wash. Services will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday in Pacific View mortuary. Private inurnment will be held. Contributions may be made to the Elks Eye Clinic.

SJ Mary Helen 'Peggy' Smith Nov. 23, 1925 Aug. 13, 1989 KEIZER Services for Mary Helen "Peggy" Smith, 63, who died Sunday, will begin at 10 a.m. today in Keizer mortuary. She came to the Salem area in and had worked as city recorder in Stayton for 10 years.

Concluding services will be at 2 p.m. today in Longview Memorial Park, Longview, Wash. SJ, Smith's law enforcement career began in 1966 when he joined the Pearl River County Sheriff's Department. In 1977, Smith was appointed chief of police in Gulfport. Running as a reform candidate in 1983, he defeated incumbent Leroy Hobbs to take over the scandal-ridden Harrison County Sheriff's Department.

Last November, Smith narrowly defeated state Sen. Gene Taylor for the seat held by fellow Republican Trent Lott, who ran successfully for the Senate. He won a seat on the House Judiciary Committee because of his law enforcement experience. Smith also sat on the House-Senate conference committee that drafted the final savings and loan bailout legislation. Deadline data The Statesman Journal regards weddings, anniversaries and engagements as news to be reported.

Announcements will be published without charge. Forms are available at the Statesman Journal, 280 Church St. NE, Salem 97309. ter to me. She was part of the family." The newfound ability to identify and treat diseases such as asthma or pancreatitis in pets is partly what makes veterinary care so expensive, say those in the field.

"Good quality medical care costs you," Sharon Castro said. She's the director of development for the Humane Society of Rochester and Monroe County, N.Y. "You can get fillings for dogs' teeth; you can get open-heart surgery. Every day, they're discovering something The Pittsford, N.Y., Animal Hospital has seven examining rooms and two operating rooms stocked with technology that would fit right in at any general hospital state-of-the-art X-ray, anesthesia, sterilizing autoclaves. "A facility like this today can use a lot of advanced technology, and that's where the expense comes in," veterinarian Jack Bloch, manager of the Pittsford facility and six other animal hospitals, said.

"We're way ahead of where we were 10 or 20 years ago." According to a recent study by the American Veterinary Medical Association, household expenditures for veterinary costs rose 6.8 percent a year between 1983 and 1987. That's twice the average yearly inflation rate of 3.4 percent for the same period. And few pets, unlike human hospital patients, have insurance, though a few firms offer pet insurance. The question arises whether all the expense and technology is absolutely necessary. Do owners feel that their dogs or cats must be operated on with $40,000 surgical tool kits, manufactured in Switzerland? Bloch thinks they do.

"People today have much higher expectations," he said. Robert Playter, director of the teaching hospital at Cornell University's New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, agreed." "Part of the problem is as people read about new therapies in human medicines, they almost automatically think that this service should be available to their pets as well.".