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(IERVJCENEWTI Close Draft Board Offices By February 29 LTC W. Robert Kinscherff, the state director of Selective Service for Illinois, has an­ nounced the closing of all local draft board offices by the end of February. Col. Kinscherff said this is the result of a drastically reduced budget recom­ mendation for the Selective Service system, and will cause what the national director, Byron V. Pepitone, recently termed "a dramatically altered structure" of the agency. In Illinois, sixty-five em­ ployees will be terminated on Feb. 28, and another four on May 8. Throughout the entire Selective Service system, 1,400 employee i will leave the agency in February and another 200 in May. By the end of May 77, the entire agency will employ only approximately 100 people. This reduction in the work force of the draft agency made necessary the termination of all registrant processing on Jan. 27, 1976. State Director Kin­ scherff said, "This means there will be no registration or lottery drawing in the foreseeable future, no classification ac­ tions, and young men will no longer have any requirement to report changes of address or anything else to their local boards." For many years, all men were required to have their "draft" card in their personal possession at all times, but this is no longer required. If a Selective Service status card is lost or stolen, there is no need to ask for a replacement car. "In fact," said Kinscherff, "replacement cards will no longer be issued." After the local draft board offices are closed in February, all Selective Service records will be transferred to ap­ propriate Federal Records centers. The state director said the only Selective Service contact in Illinois will be his office. He may be reached at Illinois State Headquarters, Selective Service System, 528 South Fifth Street, Springfield, IL., 62701. Any person participating in President Ford's Clemency program who wishes to enroll with Selective Service to perform his alternate service obligation must contact the state director in person, by phone or by mail after the end of February. Col. Kinscherff added that the termination of all registrant processing makes it impossible for any new information to be added to a registrant's file. Selective Service registrants with any valid questions about their status may contact him at the above address. With the exception of a few- registrants who may be violators of the Military Selective Service act, all registrants are now considered to be classified - in Class 1-H, irrespective of any previous classification. Class 1-H in- dicates that the registrant is not currently subject to processing for induction or alternate Service. Premium Lists Available In Kennel Club Show Premium lists are now available for the thirty-sixth annual International Kennel club of Chicago All-Breed Dog show scheduled for the In­ ternational Amphitheatre March 27 and 28, 1976. Entry deadline is March 10. The 1975 entry was 3,018 and more than 40,000 people attended the show. All dogs will be required to be benched both days. In Obedience, Novice "A" and "B" and Open "A" will be judged on Saturday and Open "B" and Utility on Sunday. The spacious International Amphitheatre not only provides an excellent opportunity for people to view all the dogs in the benching areas but also provides facilities for Weight Pulling, Whippet, Afghan and Saluki racing, Indoor Field Trials and 6bedience classes. Younger exhibitors are also in the spotlight with Junior Showmanship and Junior Dog judging supervised by professional show judges. The Junior Dog judging contest is open to boys and girls 9 to 19 years of age, including Boy and Girl Scouts and 4-H members with dog projects. The contest is based on actual physical placing of three to five of the following breeds: Boxers, G e r m a n S h e p h e r d s , Wiemaraners, Irish Setters, Dalmatians, Bulldogs, Beagles, Basenjis, Scottish Terriers, West Highland White Terriers. Premium lists may be ob-, tained by writing to the In­ ternational Kennel Club, 4300'S. Halsted Street, Chicago, 111. 60609, or the Webb Dog Shows, Inc., P.O. Box 546, Auburn, Ind., 46706. Solar System Planets in the solar system follow elliptical orbits around the sun, with those of Neptune and Pluto overlapping. Each planet travels faster when close to the sun. That's why the length of days on earth vary slightly during the year. held OVER Extension Comments ( B y G e o r g e J Y o u n g , University of Illinois Extension Adviser. Agriculture. McHenry County) C o u n t y Y i e l d * T e n t a t i v e figures for McHenry county's 1975 yields indicate an average of 102 bushels of corn and 32.7 bushels of soybeans per acre. If these hold up after revisions, then 1975 will be the second highest corn yield for the county (1972 averaged 103) and the highest soybean yield. 510 Corn Hybrids Tested • In 1975, the University of Illinois tested 510 varieties of hybrid seed corn at 11 differrent locations in the state. The hybrids averaged 148 bushels per acre-47 percent more than in 1974. Results of these variety trials are reported in University of Illinois Circular 1118, "1975 Performance of Commercial Corn Hybrids in Illinois," now available at our office. British Group To Tour - A group of approximately twenty English merchants, brokers, and traders interested in beef cattle plan to tour Northern Illinois between Feb. 28 and March 5. On March 4, they will tour Northern Pump Hereford farms. Ringwood. and Hughes Seed farms. Woodstock. Organic Gardening - The ad­ vantages of organic gardening will be discussed by a panel of local experts March 1 at 7:30 p.m at the Nature center in Crystal Lake. This session is sponsored by the McHenry County Defenders. The Nature center is located just north of Route 176 at Main street. Ac­ tual and potential Use of the Livestock Futures Market by Illinois Producers is hot off the presses. This technical report is must reading for livestock men using the futures market for hedging. On Pesticides - Insecticides, herbicides, rodenticides, and animal repellent - chances are that you will use one or more of 4hese pesticides when caring tor your lawn and garden this spring. These are poisonous products which helD eliminate unwanted pests. Handled properly, pesticides are effective and useful products fdr the garden. But pesticides are a danger to the gardener and other family members if handled in­ correctly. Read and follow the directions on the label. Patriotism In Action March Viscount Events Contrary to common belief around the county, the Viscount Drum and Bugle corps is alive and becoming active again. On March 6, at Marion Central high school in Woodstock, the Viscounts and the William Chandler post of the American Legion from Crystal Lake, are jointly sponsoring one of the largest shows of its kind ever held in the mid-west. An indoor drum and bugle corps activity, focusing on the Bicentennial thdme, it will last the entire day, involving members of the Cavaliers of Chicago, the Kilts of Racine, the Emerald Knights of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and many more from the Milwaukee, Chicago areas. Patriotism in Motion, as it will be called, will start the day with individual and ensemble competition in the morning. Twenty color guards will compete in the afternoon for the top ten spots and the honor to perform in the evening in competition', followed by four of the top drum and bugle corps from the midwest in concert. If anyone has any question about tjie show, or the unit, they may stop in at corps practice on - Jj >*r OUR 12th ANNIVERSARY WAS SUCH A SUCCESS, WE ARE GOING TO KEEP RIGHT ON CELEBRATING THRU SAT. FEB. 28th WE STILL HAVE MANY FANTASTIC BUYS - DON'T MISS IT! THE LUCKY WINNER! OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN WAS Mis. Dorothy Whiting, 812 Center St McHeniy CAREY APPLIANCE SALES & SERVICE Thursdays at the Crystal Lake American Legion home, or call John Schultz, 3209 W. Still Hill, McHenry. tlllllllllllltltlllllllltllMllllllllltllllllllllttlll Your Health lltllttlltllllltllllllllltlllltlllMllllfttfllllllltt By Mary Richards Breast cancer has been r e c e i v i n g m u c h p u b l i c a t ­ t e n t i o n l a t e l y , a n d m a n y women are frightened about finding a lump in their breast and avoid learning more about this disease. What, actually, are your chances of developing breast cancer* To begin with, the odds are in your favor Health experts tell us that only one out of 15 women will develop breast cancer. Even so. no woman can predict for sure whether she will or won't develop the disease Although the cause of breast cancer is not known, there is enough information to identify women whose risk is high. In general, the things that increase a woman's risk of having breast cancer include a previous cancer in one breast; a history of cysts in the breast; first full-term pregnancy after age 25, early onset of men­ s t r u a l p e r i o d s , o r * l a t e menopause; a family history of breast cancer. The risk of breast cancer in women who had their first child before age 20 is about one-third that for those whose first delivery occurred at age 30 or older. The protection of a first pregnancy before age 20 is afforded only by a full-term pregnancy, but subsequent births aTter age 20 seem to provide little protection against breast cancer. It seems that young women begin their r e p r o d u c t i v e y e a r s w i t h a certain risk for the develop ment of breast cancer, but an early full-term pregnancy lessens this susceptibility. Women whose menstrual periods began at an early age have a higher breast cancer risk, as do women who ex­ perience menopause late in life A group of women whose natural menopause occurred at age 55 or later had twice the breast cancer rate of those whose menstrual periods stopped before age 45 A family history of cancer also heightens a woman's risk of breast cancer A person with a family history of breast cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, or cancer of the ovary. colon or Firostrate has a greater ikelihood of breast cancer than the person whose family tree is cancer-fr<»e. 0 If you are in the high risk category, it is important that you practice monthly breast self examination and have a physical examination of the breast every six months P e r i o d i c b r e a s t X - r a y f o r women over the age of 40, especially when there is a personal or family history of PAGE S - PUMNDEAI.FR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY ». 19TI breast cancer, may be included may indicate the need for sons** * as part of your regular checkup if your doctor advises In fact, many physicians feel that an initial breast x-ray for all women over 40 is valuable in the study of breast changes that may occur later. All women should also learn the proper way to practice monthly breast *elf examination, and ha\c a physical examination of the breast as part of the annual checkup Other screening techniques being developed may also help identify women who should receive more complete testing These can be discussed with your doctor during your annual checkup A l l c h a n g e s i n y o u r b r e a s t . . . l u m p s . n i p p l e discharge or retraction, dim­ pling. color changes of the skin, u n u s u a l s e n s a t i o n o r o t h e r 'change should always receive prompt. expert medical examination These change* may not indicate cancer, but other typ** of medical treat­ ment before a serious problem arises » j Remeibber breast cancer, when found early, is higMy nira hie. If you want more information " about breast cancer and setfy examination, contact your local health department, your locate chapter of the Americafi ( uicer society, or write tpi llhnois Department of Public Health, Division of Disease C ontrol. 535 West Jefferson. * Springfield IL , timi. Cirrai Ode In navigation across an ocean, the aim is to sail by the shortest* pOHSibfe route-- the "Great Ctr- rte route A great circle is any* curie whose center is the center, ttie earth and which has its* diameter equal to the diameter of* the earth Meridians are halves^ •rf ijreat circles passing through. the North and Sooth poles v, t . % | What One Person Can Do j Betsi Taylor is only 16 years old, but her experience with deef children at Atlanta's Huntley Hills elementary school has given her an aim in life Betsi, a junior at Sequoyah high school, began her teaching dancing to deaf children as part of her participation in IMPACT, a DeKalb county schools program fur the* gifted. "1 started taking dancing when I was 9 because I was fat and clumsy ,\ says Betsi. "Now it's part ct' me and I can't see myself without it." The deaf group is Betsi's second class of disabled children. Their speech therapist says thd rhythms the children pick up in Betai's classes is important in helping them to learn to speak. At flrtt she dam to teach rhythms bscaiM?'. Betsi merely teaches the children to follow her motions. Then she clap* to teach rhyt although the children can't hear, they feel the vibrations Originally, Betsi got interested in teaching deaf children when she helped with a dance prograrii* and discovered one dancer was deaf. "She did so beautifully and was right on count. Working with the deaf seemed really worthwhile,*" she explained. Teaching deaf children has its difficulties. "We do really well hut wmetimes It's hard to exactly what I want them to do," she says But the job has won he. h. art. After teaching at Hills, I'm really interested in therapy and I hadn t thought of that before. I'm having lots of fun and there's a lot of learning on both sides." Eor those who love others, talent can be used to share Cod* sgifts in a joyous and fulfilling way. FOR LEAP YEAR... Get Stoned at Brouhaha! ( J t t X K A E * Y E J V i . T T ) V, V. r. llMjuis / / Right! What better gift from us to you during this quadrennial Gregorian goofy known in the vernac­ ular as Leap Year than one of those most subtle of all leapers. . a stone? The stones we have waiting for you have been carefully culled from the U.S.A. Grade A Fancy No. 1 stock of the midwest's premier rock raiser, Registered Rock Rookeries of Rockford. No stone was left unturned in our all out quest to give you only the healthiest, sturdiest, most personable, even tempered and mild mannered of stones. Each has had all his or her shots and each comes to you with a Certificate of Veritability - your personal assurance of champion lineage. To get your free Registered Rock, simply stop at Brouhaha anytime on Saturday, February 28 and ask to get stoned. No purchase is necessary. The supply is limited, however, since rock breeding is a slow and cumbersome process and Registered Rockettes bear but one litter every four years. So we will have to place our supply with only the first 200 persons who ask to get stoned. Limit one Registered Rock per customer. I ABOUT THE COLORFUL HISTORY OF REGISTERED ROCKS Registered Rocks are descendent from a long line (know in civilized circles as a wall) whose matrilineal geneology stretches back through the dim reaches of time to Volcanias Burpess of the Old Stone Age of the Pliocene Epoch. In their native habitat, rocks love to huddle together on cold winter nights and remumble tales of the legendary heroes and heroines from their proud and distinguished history. One of their all time favorites is the saga of a small but zealous band of rebel rocks during the tyrannical reign of Glacier IV who had been pushing them around for several centuries. The rocks finally gained their freedom when their fearless leader, Mosses Gatherum, commanded Glacier IV, "Let my pebble 9o!" It's still a rallying cry among oppressed rocks everywhere.. Another of their favorite tales concerns the famous Creek orator, Demonstoneese who was born with a severe speech impediment but who overcame his handicap by practicing with peoples in his mouth. Other giants of rock mythology include: Sergi Rockmaninoff, Gravel Gertie. Captain Marb'e, Admiral Hyam Rockover, Stonewall Jackson, the Rolling Stones, Napolean Stoneapart, and many, many others too numerous to mention ABOUT THE CARE & FEEDING OF REGISTERED f^OCKS You will find your Registered Rock a perfect pet. and ideal companion. Through ages of environ­ mental adaptation, they have acquired a high degree of self sufficiency. Thetr nutritional needs are met with plain air and water They posses the unique ability to fulfill their exercise requirements simply by being in the presence of persons who are exerting themselves. And they will never, never poo in your pad. Should you wish to start your own colony of rocks, it is a simple matter to sex your Registered Rock. Toss it gently in the air, being very sure that it has a nice, soft place to land She rocks always land on their right sides, he rocks on their.left. ABOUT THE LEAPS OF REGISTERED ROCKS Once your Registered Rock feels secure in its new home, you may be rewarded with that most astonishing of rock talents, a lea^ Yes. rocks do leap. But rocks, being of a wry nature love to leap while their owners are blinking So practised are they at this deception that the world at large thinks that rocks are immobile. True rockophiles know better. And if you establish good enough rapport with your rock, you will someday witness a truly breathtaking series of triple toe loops, jetes, and pas de chats. 1241 N. GREEN ST. McHenry, Illinois 385-5500 122C S.GMN T