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®$'v - f a--.. ' . v W:"'^ '" • "' • MM, &££ v.; i>,i;i i V* v 1 f i m4'< ym*::- McHENRY PLAINDEALER Thursday, December JS< CARE NEEDE0 FOir BETTER SERVICE HOME What more could one want in a pictnre for the family' album. A Boy and His, Dog •*-•' "A boy and his dog"--how many limes have you read this phrase or seen it pictured in books and magazines? The idea behind it Is so universally appealing that it has been used ih advertising campaigns for products as diversified as life insurance and-linoleum. In our every-day picture taking, too, children and pets are among the most popular subjects there are. Someone recently pointed out that more cameras are . aimed at kids, canines and cats in one day than at the Grand Canyon in a whole year. It's interesting to note that both youngsters and their favorite animals actually have a great deal in common as subjects. Both of them --whether pictured together or ' separately---provide plenty of action, can be alternately angelic and aggravating, demand considerable patience on the part of the snapshooter, and view the world from a much lower eye-level than we adults do. It is by capitalizing on these special characteristics that the picture-taker can succeed in getting really superior snapshots. Shooting kids and their pets is by no means, "kid stuff'--but the results are rewarding and make whatever efforts involved thoroughly worth the little extra time it takes to achieve just the effect you want In many cases, some perfect shots of children and pets we've seen wouldn't have been possible at all unless the picture-taker had come down to their level. Inhibition thrown to the winds--and armed with a few appropriate props like lollipops, balls and biscuits-- the snapshooter should be prepared to caper about, laugh and play with his young subjects. Lively is the word for any child and his pet. So your camen must be ready to cat^h them "in action" --at precisely the moment when the small youngster and kitten together discover the pleasant warmth of an electric blanket, or the tiny pup takes to gnawing on the child's bunny-eared slipper. To tell your story, don't rely on one shot only--make series of them. --John Van Guilder PUBLIC ASKED REMEMBER MILLIONS PACING STARVATION "Please don't forget the many millions of refugees in Asia, the Middle East and Western Europe who face starvation this winter," appealed Miss Martha L. Elavid. director of the Midwest ClAREpffice. - f Miis-David reminded &merunra that, "while the eyes of the worid are focused on the dramatic and heart-breaking story of Hungary, over 50,000,000' refugees in other parts of the world, are in desperate need of help." Miss David said that CARE plans to distribute 5,000,000 surplus food packages to 20,000,000 refugees and needy people in 18 countries of the free world during its 1956 Food Crusade. * In appealing to the American people for contributions. Miss t>avid pointed out that a 22-pound surplus food package, containing milk powder, cheese, rice, beans, corn meal and flour, can be distributed abroad for just one dollar. Each package will bear the name and address of the American donor and will feed a family of four for an entire month. Miss David cited as areas of greatest need: West Gerrtiany and Berlin where 20,000 Iron Curtain escapees arrive monthly; South Vietnam with 800,000 refugees from Communist domination; Hong Kong with 667,000 refugees from Red China and the 900,000 Arab refugees in Syria, Iebanon, Jordan and the Gaza Strip. CARE Will distribute 500,000 packages in Germany; 150,000 packages in Vietnam; 300,000 in Hong Kong and 300,000 to the neediest Arab Refugees. The remainder of the 5,000,000 Food Crusade packages will be distributed to refugees, needy families, orphanges and institutions in Columbia, El Salvador, Greece, Honduras, India, Israel, Italy, Korea Pakistan, Panama and Yugoslavia. CARE will acknowledge each contribution with an official receipt. All contributions of one dollaf- or more should be sent to: Food Crusade, CARE, Chicago. she's hoping you'll choose a gift by Take it from the men who should know, your appliance servicemen* periodical cleaning and care Will pay dividends in better, longer and more efficient service-of appliances in the home. This sums up the advipe offered by several Northern Illinois Gas company servicemen in a recent article appearing in the FLAME, the utility's employee publication. "Manufacturers of gap appliances try their best to produce safe, efficient, convenient, "durable appliances," the FLAME stated, "but like all man-made equipment, gas appliances need a little home care, too, if they are to continue to operate efficiently and satisfactory ily." Servicemen agreed, that most appliance service calls are the result of unintentional neglect which can be remedied by periodic cleaning to assure the most efficient service. Accumulation of deposits from the water inside the water heater tank, for example, can cause corrosion which leads to the inefficient operation of the unit. The gas^ company experts advise draining about a gallon of water from the bottom of the tank periodically to remfove deposits, thus prolonging the life and assuring more efficient operation of the water heater. Periodic cleaning of gas ranges, too, is a simple routine housewives should adopt, the experts say, to keep the appliance at the peak efficiency built into it by the manufacturers. Gas dryers operate correctly and more efficiently, the gas. company men said, if the lint trap is cleaned after each use of the dryer -- k:silfipt& operation that takds only a few seconds. • An incinerator, the gas company experts point out, requires only infrequent emptying of tjie ash pan, and for this reason it is sbrpetifties neglecte<J. Overloading an incinerator lessens efficiency of the appliance, the experts add. Incinerator ashes, incidentally, are prized by many gardeners as excellent fertn lizer. , Figurine Bath Set $5°° More fun than a sudden, laughing breeze-the bath that begins, ends, and in-betweens with flirty Figurine. Cologne, Bath Oil, After Bath Lotion, Dusting Powder, and two fragrant soap cakps -- everything's here but deep, bubbly water... ' and you! After Bath Lotion and Sachet Talc Set . .$1.60 NY| DRUG I 129 N. Riverside Drive RE McHenry, III. HI FIDELITY by MA6NAV0X PLAYERS COMBINATIONS PORTABLES CONSOLETTES CONSOLES SPEAKERS Transistor RADI0NIC SALES S06 E. Elm St. McHENRY 14464 Those who heat their~hdmes with gas should heed the experts' advice that if the furnace has a humidifying pan it sh<pu]d be kept clean of lime deposits.' Air filters should be cleaned several times a year by gently tapping the filter on a newspaper. It is recommended that filters probably shoclid be replaced once a year to attain maxmum efficiency for the heating unit. • The condition of the flue pipe should be checked for rust periodically, too, servicemen agreed; and the fan motor and fan should be oiled once or twice during the heating season. Necessary draft in the chimney can be detected by feeling the suction around the <J?"aft hood; a clogged chimney affords little suction and should be cleaned as soon as possible. J?LAN FOR* RETIREMENT The compulsory retirement plans of industry today pose & problem for the millions of people reaching older age. Many of the persons fa^e a rather empty future, for it is difficult to stop suddenly the mental and physical machinery that has been geared to business competition, the educational committee of the Illinois State Medical society observers in HEALTH TALK. Taken away from his job, whether it be manual or mental, the ihdividual finds too many hours in the day and too much time to do ^nothing. Wise is the person who foresees this inactivity by preparing himself with an avocation;- •, / ' It is nGft good to lose interest and a satisfying hobby will not only kee^ 'curiosity and zest alive, buf^ery often will create a field of financial return. Age is more or less an individual problem just as it is a normal growth pattern. 1 Many persons at 30 suggest physical and men- Do Your Christmas Shopping In McHenry Who Said Taxis Are A Luxury? Add the cost of cleaning this man's rain-s o a ke d clothes and you'll agree door-to-door taxi actually saves money. A help In a hundred differ-. ent ways. When you peed one. CALL 723 McHENBY CAB Don't let a clogged or leaky radiator waste your Anti- Freeze. Our efficient Factory Method cleaning and repairing guarantees you a leak-proof, clean radiator. Low flat-rate prices. GENERAL REPAIRS tal (Characteristics of aging. Others at 70 may 'reveal a wrinkled skill which is offset by a sprightly walk and a~ * mental agility. /,•';?? •:<•? • Preventative medicine, through its control of liiany diseases tfiat formerl^ took lives, is responsible for extending the life span. Ttfpday there are more than nine/ teen million people over 55 years of age. With, a greater aging population. new factors™ develop for their care because this group faces such degenerative diseases as high blood jpressure, arterios? clerosis, cancer and arthritis. Heart disease in its various forms leads the list. Just as the specialty of pediatrics; developed for the care of. the growing child, so .the specialty of geriatrics came into. being for the medical problems of the older person. The development of these conditions may(slow up a person in advancing years, but age itself is not a debilitating factor. Again certain physical changes are natural sequences. . Muscles and chest become smaller and i the waistline larger." "The skip loses its elasticity and tends to wrinkle and to develop certain'" types of spots and moles. ' Hair is apt to become gray and thinner. In some individuals, mental deterioration is evident.; Because modern medicine is responsible'for more of us "growing old," it will also establish a means for caring for the conditions peculiar to oldAage. Geriatrics is rapidly becoming an expanding field for' study and research. 4 Perhaps one of the greatest problems of growfnjg old is the feeling that one is no longer needed that usefulness is over. 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