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Helping Paws Sponsors Spay-Neuter Program Helping Paws, an animal welfare association based in McHenry county, announces a new spaying and neutering program. The month of May has been designated as Spay- Neuter month, during which Helping Paws will share with pet owners of McHenry county the cost of spaying or neutering their pets. Helping Paws will pay half the fee! All of the veterinarians who are members of the McHenry County Veterinary association will participate in the program. These include Lakeland Animal Clinic and McHenry Animal hospital. To take advantage of this offer, pet owners must fill out an application form which can be obtained by calling the Helping Paws office, phone 459- 2641. The form will be mailed from the office. Complete the application form and mail to Helping Paws, P.O. Box 205, Crystal Lake. Helping Paws will then send an appointment card showing the date, time, veterinarian assigned, and the approximate cost of the surgery. Rates will vary according to breed or size. Pet owners may name a first and second choice of doctor but while Helping Paws will try to honor the request for first choice it may not always be possible. Deadline for receiving ap­ plication forms is April 30. As veterinarians generally have a heavy schedule in May, a prompt response is more likely to insure the veterinarian of choice. The green thumb look Plants have become the biggest "must" in home decor, and it's no wonder. Greenery adds a refresh­ ing touch to any room and looks right with every style of furnishings, from con­ temporary to colonial. If you are or would like to be a plant-lover, but lack a green thumb, have a home that's too dark or drafty for plants, or just want to fill in and bright­ en up hard - to - decorate areas, don't despair; you can spruce up your abode with beautiful artificial houseplants. With a bit of ingenuity, your home can look like a veritable Garden of Eden. And lifelike plants are not affected by heat, cold or the lack of light. To keep these plastic beauties looking their at­ tractive best, spray them with Glass*Plus® glass, appliance and cabinet cleaner, and wipe with a clean cloth or damp sponge during the course of your usual housekeep­ ing schedule. li you enjoy the look of foliage, some of these dec­ orating tips may be just right for your home: • Group imitation plants of various sizes and shapes to camouflage ugly radia­ tors or exposed air condi­ tioners. • Tall artificial plants can brighten up dark cor­ ners. Install back-lighting to cast romantic shadows on the walls at night. • Decorate unused fire­ places with beautiful imi­ tation plant arrange­ ments. These groupings also can be placed on the mantle, when the fireplace is in use. • Use these lifelike plants to decorate your vacation home and never worry about watering while you're away. • Create a garden effect in your spare room with artificial plant groupings, tall trees and hanging planters. These, combined with rattan and wicker furniture, create a year- round summery atmos­ phere. Doors open and close-- louvers also decorate! Wood louver doors are available as folding or sliding units, which makes them ideal for closets in narrow foyers or hallways where floor clearance space is limited. Space savers Folding louver doors open and close like an accordion, requiring little floor space. Sliding louver doors don't take up an> floor space. Available in stock sizes at local lumber dealers or building supply stores wood louver doors can be purchased either fully louvered or with a wood panel in the bottom. The slim lines and open- slat design of wood louver doors add visual interest to any room because of the warm, rich look of wood. When stained to high­ light the natural grain, wood louver doors are es­ pecially effective. But the wood can be varnished or painted to serve virtually any interior dejcor. Everyone tninks of doors in terms of the rooms they connect with. There ar^ front doors and back doors, kitchen doors and bedroom doors, base­ ment and attic doors. Some doors, however, do more than merely open and close. Wood louver doors are an example. Besides kitch en doors, bedroom doors, closet doors, bath and laundry room doors, wood louver doors can also be used as decorative screens, room dividers and con­ necting doors. Casual to formal They're suitable for in­ formal kitchens, formal dining rooms or as con­ necting doors between the two. They function especially w e l l a s k i t c h e n , b a t h , laundry and closet doors where they permit the free flow of air to circulate, helping to combat heat and humidity, odors, stale- ness and mildew. MtsnmTM OXINK no *tfm MOTOR COACH TOURS The following tours all include deluxe motorcoach trans­ portation with air suspension, reclining seats, air condi­ tioning, and restroom equipped; all admissions to points outlined in flyer; deluxe travel bag; overnight accom­ modations based on twin occupancy; baggage handling throughout tour; sightseeing as outlined in flyer and completely escorted. • NIAGARA FALLS 5 days - $171 - Departures 7/7 & 7/14 • FRENCH CANADA 10 days - $407 • Departure 8/11 & 8/25 • NEW ENGLAND FALL FOLIAGE TOUR 11 days - $409 - Departure 9/15 & 9/29 • 0PRYLAND U.S.A. 4 days • $139 - Departure 10/20 & 10/27 • NEW ORLEANS 9 days - $338 - Departure 10/7 & 10/21 • FLORIDA 10 days - $309 - Departure 10/27 & 11/10 • Please enroll me in your travel club; I understand that there is no membership charge and I will be advised of all future tours. ALL TOUR ARRANGEMENTS THROUGH I.C.C. Broker Number 12874. To rccene a detailed travel brochure check the tour? that interest you and mail with this coupon to the address below. NAME ADDRESS GITY PHONE STATE ZIP MP SENIORS ON THE GO CLUB 16 Portshire, Lincolnshire, III. 60015 For Further Information Contact Your Area Director Carole Rabe, Crystal Lake (815) 459-1447 -- !••••••••••••••••••••••! Triumphs Of Science GOOD NEWS THAT AFFECTS OUR LIVES Performs With Symphony Communities Can Save With Solar Power JSv-'--- TOMORROW'S HOMES TODAY--Energy-efficient homes are specially designed to counteract soaring fuel costs. Are you living in a home designed for cheap fuel? Al­ most certainly--and it could be costing you plenty! Most American homes leak up to 50,000 BTU's (British Thermal Units) of warm air a day. They were built to because it was cheaper to reheat the house than to seal it up. But as the owners of these homes are learning painfully, the time of cheap and plentiful fuel is long past. Fuel costs have risen as much as 600 per cent in the past three years in some areas. Further, they will continue to rise 10 per cent a year, at least, for the next several years. Many homeowners al­ ready pay more for heat than they do for mortgage and they will soon be joined by many others. A Reading, Pa., company is trying to hold down rising heating costs by making homes more "energy-effi- cient." Solar Shelter says it can make the single-family home as tight as the prover­ bial drum, cutting heat loss from 50,000 BTU's a day to 12,000. That heat-loss re­ duction alone will save 64 cents out of every heating dollar. What about the other 36 cents? Solar Shelter says it can save 25 cents of that by using solar heating. A solar furnace provides up to 70 per cent of the heating and hot water needs of Solar Shelter's energy-efficient homes free. Eighty-nine cents out of the heating dol­ lar saved! Energy efficiency and so­ lar heating are ideas that have arrived. The federal government gives a tax cred­ it for adding insulation and is considering a tax credit for solar heaters. Banks are financing solar units as home improvements and realtors are finding a solar unit adds to a home's resale value. For more information on what architectural science is doing to reduce the costs of home heating and air condi­ tioning, write: Solar Shelter, Plum Creek Road, Box 36, Reading, Pa. 19036. DR. BERNARD MILLER Sunday, April 24, will see the Waukegan Symphony or­ chestra and chorus mount one of the outstanding works in the choral repertoire, Guiseppe Verdi's magnificent "Requiem Mass", to be performed at the West campus auditorium at -7:30 p.m. The work will be conducted by Arnold Bros toff. Bernard Miller, a McHenry resident, will be performing with the orchestra. Soloists featured will be Sarah Beatty, soprano; Isola Jones, mezzo-soprano; Kurt Hanson, tenor; and Raymond Mount, bass. Tickets may be purchased at the door or by contacting the Jack Benny Center for the Arts, 1917 N. Sheridan road, Wa"keean. 60085. A Treat For TV Devotees EDUCATION In Oar Community DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS Anyone who is interested in furthering his or her edu­ cation can now get paid thousands of dollars to attend classes. _ People who enlist in the Marine Corps can participate in a new Veterans Educational Assistance Program in which they contribute between $50 and $75 each month to a special fund for their future education. The U.S. gov­ ernment adds double that amount, so that someone paying $50 a month gets $100 a month from the gov­ ernment for a total benefit over the 3 years of $5400. With benefits like these, it would appear that it pays for veterans to go to school in more ways than ever. For further information call 800-423-2600, toll free. The toll free number in California is 800-252-0241. Hard to Handle Kinsley: "1 wonder why it is that people always refer to a canoe as 'she.' " Griffen: "Evidently you never tried to guide one." If your family is addicted to watching TV during the long winter evenings, you probably get frequent requests for some­ thing to eat and drink. Here is a simple and warming hot drink that should appeal to all members of the family. It's a combi­ nation of hot tea and gingerale, with a tangy, tingly taste. Serve it with cookies, homemade or "boughten." Tartan Tea (Makes 4 servings) 4 teabags 2 (8 oz.) cups gingerale 2 (8 oz.) cups boiling 2 lemon slices water Pour boiling water over teabags. Cover and let stand 5 min­ utes. Remove teabags. Add gingerale and reheat just to boiling. Serve in mugs and garnish with lemon slices. Add sugar to taste. ELECT CLAIRE L. ROSING 3rd WARD ALDERMAN TUES., APRIL 19, 1977 POLLS OPEN 6 AM to 6 PM McHENRY'S CITY HALL (POLITICAL ADV. PAID FOR BY CANDIDATE) WE'RE HAVING A TENNIS SALE TO CELEBRATE THE EXPANSION OF OUR TENNIS DEPARTMENT RACKETS TO FIT EVERY PLAYER'S NEEDS! „ •WILSON •DUNLOP#SLAZENGER*SPALDING -- SALE SPECIALS -- WILSON BILLIE JEAN KING AUTOGRAPH $on°° REG. $50.00 SALE PRICE WILSON STAN SMITH and JACK KRAMER AUTOGRAPHS SOC99 REG. $50.00 SALE PRICE WW SLAZENGER SIGNATURE $on°° REG. $29.95 SALE PRICE JLXJ DUNLOP ELITE $OQ99 REG. $38.75 SALE PRICE MmM 10% OFF ALL WILSON METAL RACKETS -- T3000, T2000, fORLD CLASS, MATCH POINT THIS IS ONLY A SAMPLE OF y THE RACKETS WE HAVE IN - STOCK. COME IN AND LET US FIT ONE TO YOUR GAME! OPEN DAILY 9-6, FRIDAY 9-9. SUNDAY 9-12 McHenrys Favorite Sport Center WE SERVICE WHAT WE SELL 1210 N. Green St 385-1000 McHenry, III. DUNLOP CANVAS TENNIS SHOES DUNLOPj_ $ 1 2 9 9 REG $16.99 SALE -- TENNIS BALLS -- WILSON OPTIC YELLOW (CAN OF 3) $050 REG. $3.95 . DUNLOP EXTRA DUTY YELLOW (CAN OF 3) REG. $4 10 *33° 2 CANS FOR $600 PENN ORANGE (CAN OF 3 REG. $4.10 $375 WE ALSO CARRY A FULL LINE OF ACCESSORIES AND MEN'S TENNIS APPAREL. PAGE Pl.AINDEALER-FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1977 However, any general rule can be carried to extremes. And certain lots require houses facing certain direc­ tions. So, if you have to violate the general rule, violate it but minimize the effects of cold wind and the sun through wise roof and window design. Know {J ~ I 'THi ^pVfcalfTgr Should you consider the direction of the prevailing win­ ter windg, and the path of the sun tfirough the sky, in constructing your new house? Or do modern heating facilities make this unnecessary? The answer is that while modern heating and cooling equipment can make almost any house comfortable, if one pays the bills, both the sun and the wind should be consid­ ered by today's home-builder. The roof of your house should, if possible, be slanted so as to facilitate the defection of winter's prevailing cold winds. But the side of your house that gets the winter sun will be more easily heated and warmer if a wall or roof is built to absorb the heat of the sun. Some of the new heating systems utilize the sun's rays for heat. Large glass areas should not be placed so as to face direct winter winds, or to get the full force of the sun in summer. Fortune always seems blind to those she never favors. •La Rochefoucauld. DON'T LITTER...Lilly Ridge, Mo., 4-H Club mem­ bers picked up discarded cans and fashioned this roadside figure to ask motorists to be more careful about throwing their refuse along the highway. LENNOX AIR CONDITIONING •TOP DISCHARGE •QUIET OPERATION •ECONOMICAL •COMPACT call: (2CLX[ osxnez 312/526-6286 HEATING AND COOLING SINCI 1*31 3911 S. WRIGHT RD McHENRY, UL. FINANCING AVAILABLE 815/459-2300 I USED CAR SAIE NOW IN FULL GEAR.' 4^ 1977 P0NTIAC ASTRE STATION WAG. * Little Red wagon - automatic trans., power steering & only 900 miles. Was'̂ 295/ NOW *3,895 1976 CADILLAC COUPE DEVILLES One green, one blue and one copper. Were *9,495/ NOW *8,995 1976 CADILLAC SEVILLE 4 DOOR SEDAN Dark brown, buckskin roof, matching cloth interior - Only 19,000 miles. Like new in every respect. Was *10,500/N0w *10,000 1975 CADILLAC ELDORADO COUPE Dark Red, White roof, red leather int. with 23,000 miles. Was *7,995/NOW *7,595 1975 DODGE SWINGER 2 DOOR HT Light brown, tan roof & interior. Small eight cylinder, automatic trans. AM radio, very, very well kept. Was $3f295/NQW *2,995 1974 CADILLAC COUPE DEVILLES Like New throughout - 3 to "hoose from: One red with white top, one blue, one terra cojta. Were s5,395/NOW *4,995 1973 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL 4 DOOR Light Blue, Fine Family Car. Was *3,895/NOW *3,595 1973 CADILLAC SEDAN DEVILLE Copper lower color, white roof, white leather interior. Has cruise control, stereo radio and all the Cadillac extras - only 40,000 Miles. Was *3,995/NOW *3,595 1971 P0NTIAC GRANDVILLE 4 DOOR HT Dark gold, has all the extras. Was*l,495/N0W *1,295 1971 CHEVROLET IMPALA 4 DOOR Gold, black cloth interior, neat as a pin. Fine family car. Was '1,295/NOW *1,095 OVERTON // -PONTIAC^ RT. 120 and RT. 31 i ! ' f McHENRY 385-6000