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\ o , UJLCE OoU FIFTY \ LAto AGO (Taken from the files of July 14. 1982). The most thrilling jump He ever made is the manner in which Roy Mathews of McHenry describes his parachute jump made July 4 for St Mary's carnival. Mathews fell MO feet before his parachute opened and this it seems would, indeed, furnish a decided thrill for even the most stouthearted of parachute jumpers. The jump was planned to take place nearer the scene of the carnival, but the pilot misjudged his distance by nearly a mile so the event took place over the Blake farm, north of town. Fax river was cheated of its drowning victim Tuesday when Elmo1 Severs of Oak Park was saved from drowning by the quick action of several competent workers. Sievers jumped from Axel John­ son's pier into IS feet of water. His wife's screams carried for nearly a mile and attracted people from every direction. Emil Rossow and Ray Holms at­ tempted to reecue Sievers and Holms finally succeeded. He wasted no time laying the limp body on the pier and commenced artificial respiration. He succeeded in expelling about a half gallon of water from the lungs. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of July it, 1942). Once again the year has rolled around to the time when St. Peter's Catholic church at Spring Grove will have its annual chicken dinner and carnival. The Rev. John I. Dadieden, pastor, and the parishioners extend a cordial welcome for everyone to come and meet old friends. They will all be there. Advice from Kathleen Norris: You can't expect. 20 years from now, to recapture the youth you loot by marrying at 17 or 18. If you try, you will probably become one of those pathetic middle-aged women who refuse stubbornly to grow old gracefully. Not all young marriages turn out badly, but more often than not, when the novelty and glamour wears thin and marriage becomes the serious business it really is, the bridge of less than 20 years begins to realise that she She is, at is no tafw a tiri 20, already too oM for her TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the flies of July 2S, MO). The McHenry theater oa Green street advertised the movie "Gua lor a Coward" starrtag Fred MacMmiaj and Jeffrey Hunter plus "The Lonely Man" with Jack Palance playii* July Stilling hi spending two weeks is National Guard training at Camp Ripley, Mlml Karen Schmdter of McHenry was nominated to compete to the 441 queen con teat to be held Aug. 2. And Richard WieeeU of McHenry com­ peted for the king title. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the flies of July Si, 1972). v Mike Steuben, former N.I.U. cheee instructor, will challenge 20 opponents simultaneously at Hornsby's, Route 120, McHenry. Tahtea will be eat up for the match inside the store. In­ terested individuals can register anytime before noon, Saturday (playing time). Mr. and Mrs. George R. Hntoee of 813 N. Mill street, McHenry, announce the marriage of their daughter, An­ nette Margaret, to Mr. Rodney Sa- cepkowshi of Naugatuck, Com. The young couple exchanged nuptial vows May 20 in Naugatuck. Annette is a 1071 graduate of McHenry high school. About 120 members of the MCHS classes of 1031-32-33-34 and gueets were present recently at a reunion held in Crystal Lake. Teachers present were Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Anglese, Mrs. John Bolger, and Leonard McCracken. In a "man on the street" interview, people were asked, "What is your choice of festival week events?" Jo Borgadt replied, "I like the water ski show because I like to water ski." Mrs. Phyllis Afeld said, "I look for­ ward to the parade because it is always colorful and interesting." And young Tim Conway answered, "I like the water fights 'cause I like the way they shoot the barrel back and forth." College Honors Northern Illinois university has listed as, graduate* frofn this area, Morton Weiner, of 1125 Cumberland circle, B.S. degree; Speech-language Pathology--Audiology; Linda Lee Bonk, 3200 Richmond road, B.S., Fashion merchandising; Timothy Byers, 112 N. Green, B.S. Finance, James Dostal, 001 S. Broadway, B.S., Computer Science--Applied Data; Jonelie Heldt, 5106 Memory trail, B.S., Psychology; Jeffrey Huml, 1000 Bay, B.A., Public Relations; Guy Petramale, Jr., 2318 Colby Point, B.S., Accountancy; Richard Pittluck, 400 Porten, B.S.. General Social Sciences; Urges Change In Zephyr Routing Congresswoman Lynn Martin (R.- 111.) has written to the president of Amtrak, Alan Boyd, urging him to take a hard look at the northern Illinois area and give every con­ sideration to re-routing the Chicago- San Franciao "Zephyr" through this new route. Amtrak is currently conducting a marketing analysis to determine the potential of changing the route to run on the Chicago North Western track which runs through Sterling, Rochelle and DeKalb on its way to Chicago. In her letter Rep. Martin states, "Northern Illinois will do everything possible to support and market the 'Zephyr' if the change is mads. The area is well developed commercially and has heavy industry ranging from steel mills to auto assembly plants. "Another important advantage of BACK BY OPULAR DEMAND! ""TWcHonry'i Own II flu J0I1H Todd Bond ...--1 nd" I )th I Saturday, July 10th 9 pm to 1 am AMERICAN LEGION POST 491 2505 Rmgwood Rood McHenry 385-0867 Ff Smrvlc^ Counseling PAGE 13 - PLAINDKALKK - FRIDAY, JULY 0, lOtt 'or Vietnam Musical Revue which may be Many Local Graduates From Northern State University Marybeth Roseetti, 3000 W. Grove, B.S., Communication Disorders^ Cynthia Short, 3411 Countryside, B.9., Fashion Merchandising; and Robert Truber, 3511 Gracy, B.S , General Management. Alao graduating were Kathleen Ahern. 4322 E. Lake Shore. B.S.. Accoutancy, Charmaine Guff a, 7430 Birch, B.A., Sociology--Criminal Justice, and Linda Jinga, 7200 Salem, B.S., Finance, all of Wonder Lake. Maribeth Karas, 212 S. Lily Lake road, received her M.S. degree in Library Science. the new route is the cooperation Amtrak can expect from the Chicago North Western. To my knowledge, this is the first time a carrier has ap­ proached Amtrak urging its lines be used for rail passenger service. I believe this invitation by Chicafo North Western is testimony to the evolution of Amtrak as a workable revenue generating enterprise." Referring to the possible re-routing, Martin said, "it's a long shot but the possibility exists and we must make every effort to point out the positive effects of bringing this train to northern Illinois.' CRAFT WORKSHOP A craft workshop, quilted picture frames, by Lois Shes, will be held July 13 at 2 p.m. at the McHenry library. Thoae attending should bring a card­ board picture frame, v« yard of fabric, 1 yard of lace if deeired, and sctoaers. Sign-up is at the circulation deek to the library. There is space for 20 people, and there must be over 10 to participate. >rtrd to dots l^thamby Alan Beteherof Woodstock r, t couneoke for Mcllenry County Oourt Services who Is 0 mldeot of Woodstock and a veteran of VIsteam himself, Is speaking of 1 problems some m. " m.; ..... . group ooealeae for veterans to uptSfTta ehmtoorad to reterana en a • baato. Thoae the can be the individual Belcher will undertake the moiiftnfi on his own initiftthre, County Court Servieoo iwMl thai available for misting! Belcher says the ieaue has been a personal one for for some h-- Since his toor of duty to 100M0 in the demilitarized sone oeiween ixortn ana South Vietnam and along the Cam­ bodian border northwest of Saifon, a succeeeful ' to counseling, and he is happily married and the father of two children. But while a graduate student at Northern Illinois University, Belcher's grim experiences in Viet­ nam returned to haunt him. "I was doing a comparative analysis of an infantry unit as s family tor a graduate piper," Belcher explaine. "And even though I hadn't thought about it for a long time and I really (fldn't think It had any Impact on me, strange things happened when I concentrated on winking about my experiencee in Vietnam. "Sometimee my hands would shake or I would break out in a cold sweat, and tears even came to my eyee." Belcher says his experience as an infantryman was comprised of 13 harrowing months largely spent seeking and frequently encountering a faceless enemy. "It was a very dUAcult time, with constant stress and strain," Belcher lemembers. "You never knew what was going to happen next, and sometimes you were scared half out of your mind." Out on patrol and armed with an M- 18 rifle, Belcher says the enemy was facelees moat of the time because soldiers opened fire when fired upon, and they often had no specific target. Belcher says the nature of thoae encounters resulted in a haunting uncertainty foi- the individual soldier, who frequently did not know whether he had killed another human bet*r\ and compounded the fears of the r.ian in the battlefield Belcher recalls one time on guard *0 to a tight little ball." The main taek of the stationary guard was to sit still and listen for the enemy. Early to his shift, 1 either says he was frightened by a non­ descript noise which ho was aa advancing enemy patrol. But the area was ao pitch dark that ho could sea neither aa enemy to make certain nor hia fellow soMRors to After a terrifying two hours of by drepa of con- C-ratien cans on Belcher says Vietnam veterans no dtfferent from veterans of other wars and sra experiencing problems long after service for a variety of 1 WE FEATURE A FULL LINE BAMALTiafO PMTS • MLII • SIR VICB OPBN • DAYS MR WBBK EUROPA MOTORS H 305-0700 % MILK EAST Of McMfNBY ONRTI.120 LIMITED TIME ONLY catalyst for su The situation also by the negative wetnam veteran July 30-Aug. 7 the Congregational-Univcrseiist church of Woodstock is proeoutlm its thinks his group may be a substitute boat trip for Vietnam veterans who are suffering from alcohol or (h*ug abuse, from difficulties with personal relation­ ships or froqi other emotional problems like severe depression or highlights 's all-time anxiety. Belcher For example, moat American soldiers in World War IT trained sen ml and retimed home with a company, while sokfterss ma went to Vietnam Individually and returned after a specific period of time. Belcher says the Vietnam soldier lacked die kind of emotional support which the World War II company Kvided and his was essentially s ety experience. . The average age of the Vietnam ooidier, under 20, also was younger than that of thoae who aorved in previous wars. Dslcher says those years are a time of emotional development, and there was a groat conflict for the soldier between the values of home in America and the values dictated for survival on the Vietnam battlefield. The killing of women and childen by the individual soldier waa more commonplace aa wall. Belcher says the Vletnameae woman and children "could not be trusted to be friendly or . .non-combatant. They were as likely to be carrying a grenade or other weapon as the Vletcong or North Vietnameae regulars. Unlike other wars, Belcher says combat fatigue "was rarely sosn in Vietnam" due to the prevalent abuse of alcohol and drugs and the fact that soldiers knew the specific date their tours of duty would end. Belcher says those factors combined to postpone the effects of combat on the surface until they are cropping up as "delayed atress 10 years later." Finally, Belcher says, most soldiers came home from World War II via a 30-day boat trip. During that time, a kind of debriefing occurred aa the soldiers shared their common ex­ periencee, fears and anxieties, which aided in their transition back to civilian life. After serving in Vietnam, thooe soldiers hopped on s plane and were home in 30 hours. Belcher says most soldiers wsnted to talk about their ' experiencee, but neither their fellow . travelers nor thaUr faasiliea or friends at home were able to servo as the does not plan to deal with Mirwit fsahleins. which he says only a very small percentage of veterane about veterane going ind killing people la- have been greatly jr the media," Belcher saya. "The vast majority of veterans are functioning very well in society. "We don't expect to solve nod, everybody's problems, but we think b a we can help by talking and sharing leas expsrisncea and make everybody GET 'EM WHILE WE GOT 'EMI WITH THE PURCHA8E OF A NEW 1082 HONDA CB750C FREE HONDAUNE FAIRINGl SAVINGS OF $630°° WHILE SUPPUSS LAST D TIMES CYCLERY 459-1631 CRYSTAL LAKE Rt. 14 W. of 31 experience and make everybody aware that' what they experienced than and what they are experiencing now is the same as it is for others and it's OK." Along with E.J. Howell of Wood­ stock, another Vietnam combat veteran. Belcher will conduct the free weakly eeeeloni, beginning July 20, from 0:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the McHenry County Court Servicee building, 2900 N. Seminary Ave. Belcher says he thought to start the program for Vietnam veterans, but vetersns of other wars also are welcome to participate. For more information contact Belcher at 330- 7000 or Howell at 338-4870. again this summer with from some of Am eric great theater moments. Featured selections will be from "Oklahoma", "A Chorue Una", "Fiddler on the Roof', "Peter Pan", "Fame" and more beginning July 30 for two weekends at the church theater located at the corner of Dean and South streets. Performances are July 30, 31, Aug. 1,5,0 and 7 beginning at 0 p.m. For ticket reservations and*or additional information call 015-320- 0070 or 330-0731. Ticketa may bo purchased st the church office on Mondays and Fridays only from 11v a.m. to l p.m. ft AftA kXftTON Clara Barton (1021-1012) waa em­ ployed in the U.S. Patent Office in Washington when Civil War hoe till tiee erupted in nearby Virginia. On her own initiative, this Massachueetta lady ministered to the wounded and later became superintendent of nurses of the Army of the Jamee. Miss Barton next joined the In­ ternational Red Croea in Europe and helped civilian victims of the Franco- Prussian war. Back in Waahingotn in 1001 she formed the American Asaociation of Red Croea. A year later the Senate approved U.S. adherence to the Geneva Convention of 1004 that established the Red Croes principle in international law. Aa preeident. Mice Barton expanded the Red Croea program to assist victims of floods, fires, hurricanes and other peacetime disasters. GiveYxir Old Hoe The Heave. Rotating steel tines cultivate d 7Vi" path. 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