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•*F" -PLAINDEALER - TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 2*. It7» Red Cross Advanced f0#IMU * * % By Pete Fritchie DEED V Life Saving Course 2 At Lake Region YMCA Teammates Select Anderson And Hughes MVP In Warrior Football Seniors Barry Anderson, a defensive back and wing back, and Eddie Hughes, a linebacker, were selected by their teammates as the Most Valuable Players at the Annual Football Awards Night held at West Campus last Thursday. * Both were selected on the Fox Valley All Conference team earlier ljus season. The Most Improved Award went to senior end, Jim Johnson, and the Out­ standing Defensive Player Award went to Tom Jablonski, another All Conference selection. The Outstanding Lineman Award went to Terry Packard, and Anderson, Hughes, and Tim Sabatka, all seniors, were the cap­ tains for the past season. Coach Joe Schlender, after a brief talk, presented the football awards' to the following: Seniors, Dennis Adams, Barry Anderson, Mark Betancourt, Jim Condon, Bart Decker, Bill Dick, Jim Frantz, Mike Fresen, Ken Hoff, Ed Hughes, Tom Jablonski, Jim Johnson. Greg Mroz, Matt Nierman, Terry Packard, Dave Ramer, Jeff Rhode, Bob Roewer, Tim Sabatka, Ron Schaffer, Tony Sroka, and Jim Wilson. Juniors: Vic Betancourt, Keith Belzer, Bill Boeka, Dave D'Angelo, John Doessel, Don Freund, Sean Haley, Jim Hendricks, Jack Jablonski, Rob Kalck, Tim Klapperich, Kevin Lavin, Jeff Majors, Jeff McNish, Jim Nielsen, Roger Quinlan, Pete Ritthaler, Dave Sadowski, Andy Saunders, and Tony Woo. Bourey And Cepulis MVP In MCHS Cross Country Sophomores Gordon |4 Bourey and Wade Cepulis $ were selected by their teammates as the Most r Valuable in Cross Country for the past season. Both young men had an out­ standing season, with Cepulis qualifying for the IHSA Sectional meet. Wade also picked up ** another honor at the Annual banquet at West campus last week, when he was voted the Most Improved. The 100 percent Man went to Bourey. The frosh-soph award went to freshman Jim Wynveen. Carrie Mortell and Mary Bazan, along with Cepulis and Bourey were All Con­ ference the past season. In checking over the records from 1968, we find the summary of all Warrior cross country teams have a total of 330 wins, 106 losses and two ties. Award Winners MAJOR M Randy Wright, Sr.; Brian Wurguler, Sr.; Ray Bourey, Jr.; Tom Creutz, Jr.; Joe Mullen, Jr.; Gordon Bourey, Soph.; Wade Cepulis, Soph.; Jim Wynveen, Fr. MINORM Alan Kopp, Soph.; Doug Maris, Soph.; Darren Cepulis, Fr.; Jeff Wallace, Fr. GIRLS MAJOR Carrie Mortell, Sr., Capt.; Mary Bazan, Fr. GIRLS MINOR Barb Zuber, Jr.; Beth Lance, Fr. Numerals Bob Kentzel, Ed Kopp, Jim Patterson. EARL WALSHT So I Hear SPORTS 51 Now comes the time to put together a Thanksgiving column which fate decrees must be written a few days in advance of the normal deadline. The day has many meanings. To the lady of the house it means work. Preparing a bountiful meal takes a bit of doing. To men it means a day away from work, stuffing their stomachs and heading for the nearest place to take a nap after dinner. The Pilgrims had those things and more. Hardships made them thankful for what they had and they took time to worship and count their blessings. Perhaps in this time of plenty we should follow the examples set forth by our forefathers. I am sure that many do the same in this day and age. WE ARE THANKFUL For those who contribute so much to the Plaindealer sports section. For food and refreshment spots. Not so much for the intake, but for the fun of meeting friendly people. For medical science that keeps me wired together. For knobs on the TV that allow /one to change programs or turn the darn thing off. For loyal friends. <God bless them.) That the Jablonski boys are husky. (Our driveway holds a lot of snow.) That the McHenry area has many fine churches and highly respected clergymen. (Maybe we should mention short sermons as another thing to be thankful for.) For the Cubs and Sox. It would be a long summer without them. For a helpful and un­ derstanding wife who goes- along with my funny or unfunny way. (I'm not saying she doesn't struggle to hide exaspiration at times.) For self starters on cars. Not many remember when we had to use a crank to get the motor purring. With the Model "T" Ford, you had to put the spark lever up to avoid a kick. With the first sign the motor was starting, you ran around to the steering wheel and pulled down the spark lever to keep the motor running. For a couple of cups of old fashioned egg coffee in the morning. That's my self starter. For amiable co-workers of the present, and cherished memories of those in the past. For a feast at noon on Thanksgiving Day and cold turkey pickin' in the evening. For any hour without a pain or an ache. (Was told those things z6 with reaching the a&eof 40.) For sports events. For a chance to oc­ casionally hold a little baby. Heaven can wait. For grandchildren who tell me they love me. "Grandma and grandpa, loo". That my barber told me he found one new hair on my noggin'. That my Christmas shopping is all done. (How would I know if Alvina didn't tell me so?) For another birthday. For all of God's Blessings.. With all that out of my system, I am sincerely wishing all of you full stomachs, light hearts, and peace of mind on this Thanksgiving Day. Happiness always. Cheer U p If you can look happy when you aren't, you'll get along all right. -Observer, Vail, la. How-To" Enjoy FLORIDA Funj/,, South Seas Style ̂ -Jp ̂ In SARASOTA 7 \X AKO TIKI Shoretront on Gulf of Mexico Enjoy fun-filled days, magical nights on beautiful Lido Beach, one of the world's finest. Don't miss Sarasota's other attractions, Circus Hall of Fame, Ringling Museum, Jungle Garden--fishing, sailing, water-skiing. Relax in comfort... bask in the sun, swim in the pool and Gulf, sip cocktails at the musical beach bar, lunch on the patio. Polynesian/American cuisine. Golf, tennis nearby. All new rooms with Gulf views, effic., suites Color TV, air conditioning. Exciting South Seas decor sets a Polynesian scene of faraway vacation enchantment Toggle Bolts Drill a hole in the plaster large enough for the folded toggle to go through. Re­ move toggle. Put bolt through towel bar or what­ ever you are hanging. Re­ place toggle.. Push toggle through the wall and tighten with a screwdriver. A Red Cross advanced lifesaving course will begin on Monday, November 19 at the Lake Region YMCA, in Crystal Lake, according to Gary Carter, water safety chairman. The classes will be held on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 7;30 to 9:30 p.m. for ten weeks. Participants must be 15 years or older and have good swimming skills. Those interested may call the Red Cross office or the YMCA for registration. The Red Cross water safety instructor course will also be offered at the YMCA, beginning on Saturday, February '2. Thesie classes will meet from 12:30 to 4:00 p.m. for ten weeks. The prerequisite is a current Red Cross advanced lifesaving certificate for those 17 years old or older. Red Cross courses in standard first aid and CPR will also be a part of this training. The Red Cross is emphasizing knowledge of these skills so that water safety instructors will have them for any e m e r g e n c y . W S I registration may also be made at the Red Cross office or I he YMCA. MCHS Volleyball Team Loses To Woodstock In the first game of the IHSA District Volleyball tourney, the McHenry High girls team, coached by Pam Schaffer, went down in. defeat at the hands of Woodstock, 20 to 16, and 20 to 17. Although the girls lost, they played one of their better games of the season. Woodstock had won the Fox Valley with a 14 and 0 record, and has a record of 21 and 1, losing only to Marian Central early in the season. The Warriors gave the Streaks some anxious moments before going down in defeat last Wednesday night. WASHINGTON, D. C. -- The emotional and desire fac­ tor arc so much a part of football, that young players are (again this year) putting a reckless determination into winning. Pins, coaches and alumni traditionally put too much stress on it. On the same day recently, a Florida University player quit the game after suffering a serious brain concussion. A player at the University of South Carolina died in the dressing room and serious, permanent-body injuries have been suffered by other players every week this season. Youngsters can be built up to such an emotional pitch by their elders that they recklessly disregard serious injury. With newspapers, tele­ vision, 50,000 fans watching, coaches and an entire campus applying the pressure, what youngster is capable of view­ ing all this in perspective? What youngster can realize it's just a game-that school and learning are vastly more important? Enough Said Many people who are too polite to talk with full mouths think nothing of talking with empty heads. -Gosport, Pensacola. Tax Relief Available (Town £ Country Tips by Dave Plocher) Real Estate Tax Relief - Retired people on fixed income are perhaps hurt the most by real estate taxes. But the Circuit Breaker law offers some relief. Persons eligible for tax relief under the Circuit Breaker law must: be 65 years of age or older before Jan. 1 of the year in which they are seeking tax assistance or have a special disability; have been an Illinois resid&U during the year being considered; have had a total household in- come-not just taxable in- come~of less than $10,000; and live in Illinois in a residence subject to property tax during the year under consideration. The person filing the application must also be a resident of Illinois at' the time he or she files for Circuit Breaker benefits. Renters also can benefit from the Circuit Breaker if they meet the above qualifications. It's assumed that some of the rent payment goes to pay property taxes. ' For example, if someone paid $1,500 in rent or $450 in property taxes and had a household income of $4,000, the tax rebate would be $290. Timing is critical to obtain a rebate on 1977 taxes. For 1977 taxes paid in 1978, forms must be filed by Dec. 31, 1979. For 1978 taxes paid in 1979 the deadline for filing is Dec. 31, 1980. To get more information or an application form IL 1363 contact any Illinois Department of Revenue office or any local or area Agency on Aging office. You also may call toll free 800- 252-8972 any weekday from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Economic Outlook - While the economy in the third quarter has shown some evidence of a rebound, negative real growth is expected to resume in the fourth quarter of 1979. Record production of feed grains in the U.S. is now evident as the harvest is occurring. The world grain situation though is still showing signs of tightening. Grain production abroad is likely to decline 6 percent while demand increases 1 percent. Despite a 5 percent increase in the U.S. production world grain stocks in 1979-80 are ex­ pected to decline 17 percent. Increased export demand has helped pushed the national farm gross income to a record $142 billion. Production expenses though are expected to be $112 mill ton this year. Our winter price forecasting and sales management workshop can help keep you in the "far­ ming ballgame". See me about this workshop. Dangerous Gases Hydrogen sulfide, methane, carbon dioxide, and am­ monia are four gases nor­ mally given off by manure- storage areas. Hydrogen sulfide is the most dangerous of the four. It smells like rotten eggs, is colorless, somewhat heavier than air and is soluble in waier. Dangerods con- centrations can be released by vigorous agitation of stored manure. Methane is a non-toxic gas but high concentrations can cause asphyxiation. This colorless, odorless gas is much lighter than air, soluble in water, and highly flammable. Carbon dioxide is also odorless and colorless but it is heavier than air. Like methane it is not toxic but can cause asphyxiation. Ammonia is colorless but is an irritant to the eyes and respiratory tract. It is lighter than air and highly soluble in water. Thus liquid manure does not emit a great amount of ammonia. Since you cannot always avoid entering the* pits, be sure you have good ven­ tilation or a self contained air supply, and be sure to have someone else on the scene. Fertilize This Fall - I've said it before and I'll say it again - put that fertilizer on this fall. I have talked with local suppliers and U of I economists. They say the cost of all fertilizers will be up by next spring, up by 10 to 15 percent probably. Time may even be more limited than it is now. The cost of custom application this fall may even pay off. I hope you have up to date soil tests. If you do, be sure to add both your buildup and maintenance fertilizers at ihe same time this- fallv Give me a call for some simple , procedures on figuring fertilizer needs, (phone 815-338-3737 or 4747). Local Dairy Seminar -- "Harvesting Your Milk Potential" is the theme of the dairy producers seminar, Jan. 22 in Wood­ stock. The seminar will focus on the areas of feeding, breeding, and record keeping. Mark your new calendar when you get it - Jan. 22, dairy seminar. Grasshoppers Top List - University of Illinois ex­ tension entomologists are calling grasshoppers the "insect problem of the year" for 1979. According to Kevin L. Staffey, grasshoppers were " extremely abundant" in most of Illinois and about 708,000 acres of cropland and non-crop areas were treated for grasshopper control. However, for the most part, insect problems on field crops in 1979 were much reduced from last year - not surprising, since 1978 was a record year for many crop insect pests, Steffey said. An estimated 8.3 million acres of Illinois field crops were treated with in­ secticides this year, down about 2.5 million acres, or 24 percent, from last year. The decrease occurred for all crop pests except grasshoppers, army worms on wheat, and alfalfa" weevils. Value of Leaves - It seems there is a lot of question about the value of tree leaves. In some areas the leaves are being disposed of on farm land. In many cases they are hauled away by the garbage people. Sometimes they are even burnt. The fertility value of leaves once they have fallen is nearly nothing, but as organic matter, leaves are of tremendous value. Organic matter results in a more favorable microbial en­ vironment in the soil. It supplies the energy for these organisms. These microbs break up the soil, make the soil better for roots and increase the moisture holding capacity. • So leave those leaves, mulch them into your lawn. ONE MINUTE SPORTS QUIZ 1. Who will clash in base­ ball's World Series? 2. Who won the National 500 stock car race? • 3. Who won the LPGA Wheel­ ing Classic? 4. Who won the Texas Open golf tournament? 5. Joe Ferguson plays pro football for what team? Aisvers It Sports Qaiz 1. Baltimore Orioles and Pitts­ burgh Pirates. 2. Cale Yarborough. 3. Debbie Massey. 4. Lou Graham. 5. Buffalo Bills. SARASOTA, FLORIDA Writ* or coll now. Phono 4b I AKU TIKI INN/BEST WESTERN rnvtiw I * 18^4 Benj. Franklin Drive Dept 1890 108.1021 Lido Beach Sorasoto Florida 33577 (O'") JOO Ww Please send free brochures, rates AKU T|Kl | f*A M H Address. Sarasota, Florida MS77 ^ City, State, T r ^ • fl \ Michael J. Karasis, M.D.S.C. Would Like To Announce The Opening of His Practice in Urology COMMENCING ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9th at 526 WEST SOUTH STREET WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS HOURS BY APPt. 24 Hour Answering 338-3200 FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Nov. 21, 1929) "They pi Ay like professional artists!" such was the general consensus of opinion following the or­ chestra concert, which was given at the McHenry Community high school auditorium. Hie orchestra was bigger and better than ever this year, this being the first time that the orchestras of three schools, Dundee, Crystal Lake and McH^pry, have combined in their annual concerts. Formerly the concerts have been given by the latter two schools, who have put oh some very creditable programs in the past, but of course, this year the volume and size of the orchestra was much in­ creased by the addition of the third musical group from Dundee. A representative group of farmers from different parts of McHenry county met at Woodstock and organized the McHenry County Far- m e r ' s R e p u b l i c a n association. They elected the following temporary of­ ficers: Louis Peterson of Harvard, president, and Paul Stein of Alden as Secretary and Treasurer. The aim of this organization is to choose a man for representative from among their own ranks that will be acceptable to the voters, both men and women of this district. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of November 30, 1939) No small mystery surrounds the fact that two fires have originated in one week at the Crystal Ballroom owned by Mrs. Louis Cernocky of Fox River Grove. An estimated damage of $20,000 to McHenry county's most beautiful ballroom is reported as the result of the two fires which without a doubt were set off. The second fire broke out after two watchmen had been kidnapped. Joseph N. Miller of McHenry has invented a smoking pipe that produces a dry smoke that stays dry at all times in the bowl and stem. There is absolutely no juice and practically all of the nicotine is taken out. One pipe full of tobacco tastes the same regardless of how many timeis it is lighted. Mr. Miller has patents on a weedless fish hook and a fly swatter: Since the tax replaced the general property levy, the state sales tax receipts amounted to $377,455,611 for the last six fiscal years. This is an average of $7,853,658 a month, according to a summary made a week ago Most Ski Injuries Could Be Avoided by Samuel L. Nudelman, state director of finance. TWENTY-FIVE YEARSAGO (Taken from the flies of November 24, 1954) "Mama in her kerchief, papa in his cap" from the famous Clement Moore poem, "Twas, the Night Before Christmas," will come to life for a night when the McHenry Choral club presents a Fred Waring arrangement of it on Sunday night, as a feature of their annual Christmas program. Dasher and Dancer will lead Santa to the roof and the Good Saint will make his way down the chimney and to the task of providing toys as the chorus sings the popular selection. Announcement was made that the Salvation Army service unit committee, of which Harold Steffen is chairman and James Larkin is treasurer, will conduct its annual campaign for funds for local and regional welfare needs. Special letters will be mailed to local citizens requesting con­ tributions to be mailed to Mr. Larkin. With "Oh Ring Bells For Mary" as their theme song, the senior and junior choirs of St. Mary's parish will open the Marian * year musicale Dec. 8. Mrs. Lester Smith will sing the lovely number entitled "Ave Maria" with the words, taken from "The Lady of the Lake" by Scott. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of November 25, 1959) An unprecedented number of persons made their way into the meeting of the McHenry County college board, making it necessary to call a five-minute recess to move to a room large enough to accommodate the estimated 50 interested spectators. The more than three hours that followed were highlighted debates which found tempers flaring, on occasions, questions posed and answered, con­ cluding with no action on the Anderson site contracts and another delay while -a new location is studied. In his most recent letter to tax district treasurers, McHenry County Treasurer Cal Skinner, Jr., revealed that a maximum of 6.7 percent of the total assessment base will be lost as a result of the bill exempting one car and household goods from assessment for the personal property tax. Working from the assessment abstract for McHenry county in 1968, the treasurer determined that of the $509 million in total assessments $34.2 million is the most that can be lost. Skiing is one of America's most popular winter sports. Once largely a sport of those in the northern and mountain states, skiing has spread over much of the nation in recent years. There are ski clubs in East Texas. The members annu ally make a pilgrimage or two to the ski runs of the Rocky Mountains by char­ tered plane. The American Medical Association points out that with the widespread increase in skiing, there has come an increase in ski injuries. Most skiers get along fine and have fun, but something like three of each one thousand on the slopes each day will get hurt. On days when ski­ ing conditions are poor the ratio sometimes mounts to as high as 13 injuries for each 1,000 participants. Doctors who have studied ski injuries report that most accidents involve inexperi­ enced skiers who attempt ski runs too difficult for their ability. Loss of control, which means going too fast to be able to stop in an emergency, is the single leading cause of accidents. Loss of control stems from poor physical condition, in­ experience, faulty tech­ nique, fatigue and excessive speed. Many accidents occur near the end of a long morn­ ing or afternoon on the slopes. The better run ski resorts keep up a constant campaign for safe skiing. The instruc­ tors and the ski patrol remind participants of the elements of ski safety and urge avoidance of fatigue. Trails must be well marked and slopes closed when condi­ tions become too icy or otherwise dangerous. Good physical condition­ ing, good equipment and learning how to ski under control can prevent most ac­ cidents. Pre-season exer­ cises to strengthen legs, par­ ticularly knees and ankles, are important. Equipment should include release bind­ ings and safety straps on skis.*Learn to ski under the guidance of an instructor. Always ask about conditions of the slope before taking the lift up for the first run. <•» Evary Day Low Prict ALL CARTON CIGARETTES One Low Price Popular Brands Plus 18: Solas tax $4 87 BEN FRANKLIN 1250N. Green St.: McHenry