PAGE 8 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY. MAY 4, 1S77 GROUP. INC. P.O. BOX 143 McHfNBV Hi MOSO 815/3851771 Smoky is a lovely miniature, ^jray j^^odle. He has all his shots and is housebroken. He is looking for a home with a fenced-in yard and he would prefer to be the only child. by Debie Thompson Heartworm-- The Time Is Now! Spring in all her glory is finally here, and so are the mosquitos To humans, mosquitos are mostly „an noying. but to dogs they can be deadly because they transmit heartworm Heartworm is a dog's disease It is not a pleasant one. and it can be a fatal one Heartworm is caused by a worm that lives in the heart and vessels In the adult stage, the worm clogs the heart chambers and vessels, and often migrates to the lungs Although heart- worm has been found in other animals, it is common onlv to dogs, and poses no threat to humans By the time the symptoms appear coughing, labored breathing, weakness and tiring, the disease is usually in its advanced stages. Your vet can detect the presence of microfilariae and prevent further damage. A dog contracts heartworm by being bitten by a mosquito who passes the larvae into the blood It leaves the blood stream after a period of about 90 days, by which time it has grown to about three inches, and penetrates the vessels and heart When fully developed at about five months. it reproduces small worms called microfilariae. These do not grow to the adult stage in the dog. but are sucked out and transmitted by the mosquito to another dog Where the disease is established, heartworm is "^difficult to control, sanitation is not a factof. and there is as yet no vaccine. Your vet can detect heartworm by means of a simple blood test Dogs can be treated to kill the adult worm, if the disease is not advanced, and complications are kept under control through close observation of the vet To prevent heartworm. a drug can be given which prevents the First for Fashion. 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Elgin and Crystal Lake BUY WITH CASH OR YOUR SPIESS CREDIT CARD ELGIN FREE PARKING CRYSTAL LAKE FREE PARKING JANE PAGE PERSONAL SHOPPER Efi323 Master Charge m Bank Amer icard TICKET VALIDATES FIRST 2 HOURS. UPPER DECK ELGIN PLAZA PARKING CONVENIENT FREE PARKING FOR 2300 CARS AT CRYSTAL POINT MALL CALL ELGIN 7414300 CRYSTAL LAKE. 455 3S00 microfilariae from developing into adult heartworms. Heartworm is a very real and serious threat to your pet, so see your vet The time is now. DOGS FOR ADOPTION Chocolate Lab purebred, female, l year, all shots, housebroken Shepherd Collie, male, 7 months, housebroken ^.Schnauzer mix. female. 4 months, housebroken, excellent .companion. Collie mix. male, young adult, housebroken^good watch dog Border Collie mix. female, 13 weeks, will be medium size. Pointer mix, female, 9 months, housebroken, all shots Shqltie mix. male, l year,, small, housebroken. Terrier mix, female, 1 year, obedience trained, all shots, housebroken, good protector. •Collie, male. 2 years, outside dog. all shots English Pointer purebred, female. 1>2 years, champion hunting stock. Collie mix, male. 6 months, housebroken. puppy shots. Wirehaired Fox Terrier purebred, female. 3 years, housebroken, all shots. Dachshund, neutered male, adult, small, housebroken. all shots Collie-Spaniel mix, male, adult, small, housebroken, all shots. Irish Setter purebred. female. young adult, housebroken, all shots. Shepherd mix, female, 14 years, housebroken, all shots. Whippet mix, male, 4 mon ths. housebroken, all shots, will be medium size. Shepherd mix, female, 4 months, housebroken, puppy shots, will be medium size. Brittany Spaniel mix, female. 6 months, small, shots. Dachshund mix, male. 1 year, small, housebroken, loves children. Poodle miniature, gray, male. 3 years, housebroken, all shots. Old English Sheepdog, male, IS months, all shots, no children. . Terrier mix, female, 8 months, small, black. CATS FOR ADOPTION Short hair, female, 4 months, gray, black and whke stripe, litter trained. Long hair, female, young adult, gray and white, declawed, litter trained. Long hair, spayed female, young adult, white and black, iitter trained. Short hair kittens, one tiger, one tabby, both males, two months, litter trained. Calico, spayed female, young adult, litter trained. • * * • The scope of a man's mind is accurately indi cated by the type of honor that he cherishes. Mothers' Day Mailing First for Fashion. Elgin-Crystal Lake Wicker Belongs In Your Casual Life Decorate with wicker ... handsome, prac tical furniture that adds a touch of ele gance to your casual living. You and wick er belong together. Choose from nymph chairs, sofas, tables, table stools, and acid colorful nymph cushions .. the result is an entire new way of casual living, an exotic touch in comfort and design. 1 Wicker nymph table, approxi mate size 28 diameter, 23" high 2 Wicker nymph sofa, approxi mately 42 wide Seat approxf^ mately 1 3 to 14 high 3 Nymph sofa, cushions of cor duroy in brown, gold, tan, avo cado. red. orange 4 Wicker high nymph chair, 15 seat 5 Nymph chair cushions in cor duroy Brown, tan, gold, avo cado; red. orange 6 Wicker barrel table stool 16" deep x 1 7" high 7 Wicker buri peacock chair, 60 high 49.75 69.75 27.75 36.75 14.75 23.75 125.00 Discover Wicker! Visit the new Wicker Works department fourth floor, Elgin WICKER WORKS, ELGIN, CRYSTAL LAKE Assure Mom Her Cards With Proper Address It looks like Mom will be remembered on Mother's day, May 8. not only with more greeting cards and packages, but they will be more ac curately addressed. That's the opinion of Post master Leroy Smith, whose office is preparing for the seasonal bulge in mail volume. It may come as a surprise to well meaning sons and daughters that each year the Postal Service receives thousands of pieces of Mother's day mail that cannot be delivered because of in sufficient, incorresj, or illegible addresses. Postmaster Smith noted. And many of them cannot be returned to the sender because there's no return address But there seems to be an improving trend, he said. For example, in the chicago post office, one of the nation's largest with an average daily mail volume of about twelve million pieces, an estimated 13.000 pieces of Mother's day mail wound up in the dead letter branch in 1974. This dropped to 10.000 in 1975 and to 9.000 last year The Chicago office handles "dead" mail from Illinois and parts of Wisconsin, Indiana and Iowa. "We hope this trend will continue," Postmaster Smith said, "because undeliverable- as-addressed mail is an ex pensive problem to handle for the postal service. Misad dressed Mother's day mail represents only a small part of the 10 million pieces of mail coming into the nation's post offices every day and requiring special handling at an annual cost of some $330 million because "of improper ad dressing." In recent years, Mother's day greetings and gifts have been challenging Valentine cards as second in popularity to Christmas and New Year mailings, and represent about a 10 percent increase over nor mal mail volume. To prevent this year's Mother's day mail from being delayed or winding up in the dead letter office, Postmaster Smith offered these suggestions: . Check Mom's address before mailing. Use compass direction and road, drive, lane, etc., as applicable; put your return address on the envelope; make sure you have proper postage; and don't forget the zip code. "Call the post office at 385- 0816 if you have any questions about the right zip code", Smith said. Phantom Corpt Will Appear In County May 6-6 The Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle corps will be in Woodstock from Friday night, May 6, through Sunday, May 8. For the weekend Marian Central Catholic high school will be their home, while they put the finishing touches on their 1977 field show. For many years the Phantom Regiment has appeared in the Woodstock V-J Day parade and Drum and Bugle corps contest. On Sunday afternoon, May 8, at 5 p.m. the Regiment will present its 1977 field show in full uniform at Marian Central. The public is invited to attend this free exhibition. Mc Henry county residents who are members of the Phantom Regiment include Greg and Kelly Gaitens of Crystal Lake; Linda Gilbert of Harvard; Kathy Ehlen and Angel Betancourt from McHenry. BUY WITH CASH OR YOUR SPfESS CREDIT CARD * 3 * * 4 *3 ** 4 7 s a I \ j \\ ; '* £ ' ^ £ v • - j f ' • - £ • f i > ." 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Double 4 inch headings tor strength and appearance triple 4 inch headings on sheers Permanent buckram headings Triple tacked pinch pleats Double side hems Overiocked and serged sea™ hidden behind the pleats «nh patterns carefully matched Decorator fabrics in the latest tashion colors Blind stitched side and bottom hems Double 4 inch bottom hems Corner mights Come to Spiess Let us show you the wonderful array ot drapery fabrics from which you can choose Our trained staff is watting to help youfnake your selection and advise you on how best to dramatize your windows MAM MS FOUITH HOOt HUM A NO CITSTW IMf Master Charge Bank Amer icard ELGIN FREE PARKING CRYSTAL LAKE FREE PARKING JANE PAGE, PERSONAL SHOPPER TJCKTHIIIMTB FUST 2 HOURS IfKI DICK EICIN PUUI MNIM IWKT CIITIT Ml* JMISS TIM UCllttl UMf . COMVEHIEMT flit MMIM FOR ?M UK AT CKVSTM ftINT WU • FN tUIN JTHt, UU Ml IT 74I4M. FN MINT CMHTY STNf, MIL Nil IT CITSTIl UIE 455