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V Twice Told Tales \ ' a Weeds After Rain 10PS chap'°r (By Brian Soger and Erin Hynbs) FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of June 18, 1931). Lowell Nye, 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Nye, met wjth a serious accident near Grayslake when the truck which he was driving was struck by a Soo line passenger train. The young man had a load of jewelry in the car, which he was transporting to Grayslake, where he and his father had opened a jewelry store. According to reports, a treasure hunt was started, hardly before the young man had been rescued, by the crowd which gathered, as the jewelry was scattered over the right-of-way. Cadet Floyd E. Covalt returned to his home after a most successful year at St. John's Military academy at Delafield, Wis. Miss Regina May of Spring Grove was united in marriage with Mr Stephen Schaefer of Johnsburg at St. John's church, Johnsburg, on June 17. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of June 19, 1941). A recent survey reveals that the 17 townships in McHenry county have ap­ proved 1941 tax levies amounting to $3,605 or $11,773 less than the total amount of $135,378 levied last year. All but two of the levies ah on file in the office of County Clerk Raymond Woods. The amount of $70,575 is for the care of the poor, which shows a decrease from $83,970 the previous year or a drop of $13,395 Extensive improvements are being made at the American Legion park, located in the center of McHenry, the committee looking forward to en­ tertaining perhaps the largest crowd ever it attend a carnival and celebration in this city, the big annual event over the Fourth of July weekend. TWENTY-FIVE YEARSAGO (Takefi from the files of June 217-1966). City sales tax collection during April netted 737 Illinois municipalities $3,757,541. McHenry was listed to receive $3,972.21. The year 1958 is an im­ portant one for Mr. and Mrs. Eugene A. Kane of McHenry, for it is then that he hopes to complete his 50- ft. bridge xdefk cruiser, Gallivant II, which has been under construction in his back yard since 1941.. Its completion wi 1 mark the realization o a dream covering the\ past half century to make a world tour in his own craft. Open house wilrbe held in eight subdivisions\in the McHenry area, the firitf time such an undertaking\has been arranged in this community. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of June 11, 1971), * Out of a lengthy agenda and a three and one-half hour meeting of McHenry's City Council emerges one action that is widespread in its effect. McHenry's entire residential area will enjoy improved street lighting. A landmark will be removed. The old water tower known as the stand- pipe, at the corner of Waukegan and Third streets, will be taken down. The old structure is no longer in use and there has been concern about it becoming dangerous as it deteriorates. Forty-three local young people were among the large 1971 graduating class at Marian Central high school. The commencement talk was given by Lt. Gov. Paul Simon following his in­ troduction by August Uttich, chairman of the Council of Administration. Courthouse Squares WHICH CAME FIRST -- THE ANT OR THE PICNIC? Heavy rains received in parts of McHenry county may have intensified area weed problems. Producers, of course, hope for -good weed control by herbicides applied before the rains, but need to be ready to apply back-up treatments * if necessary. The effectiveness of early applied herbicides depends upon which herbicide was used and how much rain was received. Wet conditions may have accentuated more rapid breakdown of some herbicides, while others may become more mobile, moving up and down in the soil. Some of the less soluble herbicides like Atrazine may hold up fairly well providing the rates of application were not too light. Other more soluble herbicides may have leached too deeply for best results, but are probably not completely gone. As soon as weeds begin to show, it is time to use the rotary hoe, which is par­ ticularly effective against very small weeds like foxtail. While some producers may be concerned about the effect of the rotary hoe on herbicides, this should not be a concern as the hoe will do much more good than harm. Timely row cultivation can also be helpful. Postemergence herbicides provide another alternative for back-up weed control. There are a number of choices in this category. For corn, Atrazine plus oil, Bladex, Basagran, 2,4-D and danvel may be used. Atrazine & oil controls small grass weeds, as well as broadleaves. Grasses should not be over one and one-half inches high, however. There is more flexibility on the height of some broadleaves. In any case, it is important not to delay as the larger the weeds, the less the control and the greater the risk of carryover. Bladex can be applied with similar guidelines, but an adjuvant other than crop oil should be used Both Atrazine and Banvel can be quite effective on smartweed. Although there is no concern about Banvel residue next year, caution should be taken to avoid injury to plants outside th target area such a soybeans The new Banvel II has half as much active ingredient as the older formulation and is for­ mulated as a sodium salt, which may * further reduce the risk of crop injury. Postemergence use of 2, 4- D plus Banvel can be helpful for controlling both smart- weed and velvetleaf, as well as broadening the spectrum of other weeds controlled. Adding 2,4-D to Atrazine and 011 is not recommended since risk of corn injury is greatly increased. Basagran is a more recent introduction and can control nutsedge, as well as many broadleaf weeds in corn. The cost for treating with Basagran can be reduced by banding over the .row. Another new product, Laddock, containing both Atrazine and Basagran, appears promising. Very little is available to control grass weeds over 1 inches high in corn. Lorox or Evik as directed sprays may be considered for emergency treatments if weeds are small enough and the crop large enough ' to make treatment practical PRUNE PINES PROMPTLY We've all seen landscapes that look like they came straight out of the Black Forest To keep' your yard from looking like a haven for lost storybook characters, prune pines in rrfid to late June i For white Austrian, red afvd Scotch pines, you want to produce ,a compact, uniform tree after planting. First, cut the central branch, called the leader candle Rternove 8-12 inches from the leaoer To keep the form balanced, cut the side candles^of the top cluster so that they are 2-4 inches shorter than the leader. Next, prune the side branches to maintain a pleasing shape Use thr same general scheme as to» the top. except cut the main candle to one-third to one- half its length rather than 8 12 inches. Cut the lateral candles slightly shorter. What do you do about those monster pines that are blocking your doors and windows9 Unfortunately, vour only choices are to remove them or learn to live without sunlight As an emergency measure you can cut into 2 year old wood, but the branch will die unless it contains several clusters of healthy needles TMSISAPRACTKM _ PEAK AlOt FOR THE REAL THING. LISTEN TO YOUR RAMb. ,$If today were a real Peak Alert, we'd be on the radio asking you to conserve as much electricity as you could between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m., when the use of air- conditioning is greatest. To keep your home at 78 degrees, no lower. (The colder you make it, th6 more electricity your air-conditioner has to use.) To postpone washing, drying or ironing clothes during the day. To cook outdoors if you possibly can. To vacuum early or not at all. To read a book instead of watching a lot of TV. To run your dishwasher after you go to bed. To take a shower instead of a bath. (A bath uses more hot water and makes your electric water heater work overtime.) Anything you can add to the list would be greatly appreciated. Now, the world isn't going to come to an end if you don't conserve. Your electric bill is just going to go up. For instance. Say we have three or four scorchers back to back and everybody turns the air-conditioning on full blast. When you add that to the normal daily demand for electricity, it's easy to run short. Unless we start every backup power plant that's available, regar die how small or how old. ^ Worse yet, some of them use awfully expensive fuels, like oil. Which means the cost of producing each extra kilowatthour of electricity goes up to more than 14 cents. That's 18 times more than our nuclear generators can do it for, and the extra fuel costs get passed along to you in the fuel adjustment charge on your electric bill. Besides, if everybody can just cut down a little on Peak Alert days, we won't have to build as many new plants in the years ahead. And they're a big reason for rate increases in general. So in peak demand periods, we'll go on the radio to warn everybody that we're having a Peak Alert and it's time to conserve every way they can. It pays. If we all conserve, we all save. In case you need practice, make a dry run today. Commonwealth Edison Dolt take tomorrow for granted. Mugho pines are usually grown as a globe. For a natural appearance, prune shoots which pop up oc­ casionally to maintain the shape. If you want a more compact globe, prune all outside candles to 3-6 inch stubs Overgrown plants can withstand severe pruning. Remove individual limbs to the crotch, the junction of two or more large branches The sun will stimulate growth to fill in the holes. After severe pruning, cut all outside candles to 3-6 inch stubs to produce the desired shape For further information regarding pruning, con^ct the Cooperative Extension service at 789 McHenry avenue, Woodstock, 111., 60098 Phones 815 338-3737 or 4747. Branch Court Cases heard recently in Branch Court of the 19th Judicial Circuit include: Judge Susan Hutchinson on Monday>in a preliminary hearing found probable cause on two charges of aggravated battery against Eileen R Erema of 503 Emerald drive. jMcHenry She was bound /over to a felony court hearing July 6 before Judge Roland Herrmann Fred A Eremo of- the same addwtSs in McHenry was also/ pound over to felony court after Judge Hutchinson found probable cause on two charges of aggravated battery. Michael F O'Brien of 3617 Elmshire la&e, McHenry, was fined $20$ and costs and placed on probation for one year by Judge Michael Suilivan on a charge of i~'vi ^ m i suspmded n. . iewasals«fin<.d$50 u"d costs for speeding ana $v- ar d :osts for fleeing from 1 c* SEC HON 2 PAGE 7 - PLAINDEALER FRIDAY, JUNE 26. IMI profit weight control meetsJThursday evenings at organization is said by members to be the first of ^polrc AAomKorcthe major weight control Ot?C?r\3 /Vltfm»er5clubs Five distinguishing features are medical orientation, group therapy, competition, recognition, and obesity research. 6 1 5 . F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , interested persons may call Pat Griffith, 385-5031, or Lavonne Sallaz, 385-4748. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is seeking members in the McHenry area. The non-commercial, non- The McHenry chapter • * * * Emotions are valu­ able, but civilization teaches self-coatrol. True The saddest words of tongue or pen: "We sold the baby buggy, then..." -U.S.S. 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