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, HWAHEB CLUB ;« tO START "BATTLE « • BATTALION" LOCALLY » ~ X ' if: ft •:%i The McHenry Township Kiwanis club has taken its initial steps in , conformity « with a nation-wide % program sponsored by Kiwanis * international by forming a "BALJLOT BATTALION" dedicated to .'overcoming indifference to voting. The local "Ballot Battalion" will ? be comprised of representatives of ft'lall non-partisan, patriotic com-. ^ inunity organisations that wijl join in the campaign to urge fej **i *»very eligible citizen to register ; f*> and vote in forthcoming elections. ; The initial meeting will be held C-.^j-Lrrfn the near future. • .. In discussing the Ballot Battal- - #f^?tortplan, Atty. Joseph X. Wayntte, |v* Chairman of the committee, said: •'The Ballot Battalion is much. Much hiore than any -one individual or one organisation. To be successful, it must be comprised of every patriotic, civic-minded group within the entire community." At the kick-off meeting. Ballot Battalion members will consider ways and means of successfully sponsoring a three-point program. The three major objectives, which will be continuous in their application are: To conduct countywide campaigns to register every eligible voter; to assist the general public in obtaining the views* .of all candidates, and the princl-1 fples for which they stand; and finally, to sponsor non-partisan get-out-the-vote campaigns on a countv-wide basis, utilizing all available media and community leadership in promoting such campaigns. Concluding Ms remarks about Ballot Battalion, Air. Wayhne stated: "During the general elections in 1940, only 53.4 percent of the eligible voters in America went to the polls. In 1950, only 44 percent voted. Americans are kidding themselves if they think they are living under a representative government, when less than half the people exercise their rigfet of franchise. Bad officials are elected by good citizens who d4 not vote, and the breakdown offtiorals in government is largely due to our own neglect. We can and will 4o something about it." The following members complete the McHenry Township Kiwanis "Battle Battalion" committee: Frank "Weideman, Louis Plottner, Fred Mark, James Althoff, Ed. Alderson and Marius Hansen. Farmer's Question Corner/cr tv M»ricM rtmfetiN f»r JtaiMl HhM VNknl Sallecs ftw 19 wire, quarter-inch state* ^ less steel cable used as -mast stays 5^--t in some small sailboats is the same jfwi-fciod that is used to operate aireran controls and will withstand • pull up to 8.200 pounds. WHAT ABOUT SWINE PARAS!' Q: How much da swine cost farmers? A: The annual cost runs into many millions of dollars--needless loss that farmers could well avoid. Q: How do parasites eaane so much damage? A: Not only by death losses, but they cause pigs to waste enormous amounts of feed. A herd of parasite- infected pigs may take as much as seven weeks extra to reach market weight... ; ^ 9: Which swine p a r a s i t e s c a u s e the most trouble?. A: R o u n d worms, kidney. n o d u l a r , a n d thornhead worms. Tests show that from 36 to 74 percent of all swine are infected with roundworms alone. * Q: How can an awner tell when Ms pigs have parasites? A: Typical danger signs are slow-growing, pot-bellied, underfedlooking pigs which do not do well. Q: What can twin* raisers do about the problem? A: Litters should be farrowed in clean pens, then moved to clean, fresh pasture, as early as possible. Pigs should be kept on clean pasture until ready to be moved into dry lot for fattening. This practice sometimes reduces pig losses up to 50 percent. Q: What about / asternal para- ' ' ^ rites? A: They cost hog raisers heavy m o n e y , t o o . Mange holds back gains an average of $2.00 per animal, while packers may dock mangy hogs an additional $1.50 or more at market. Hog lice also cut into profits, spread disease. Both can be controlled by oiling, dipping or dusting with insecticides. NOTE--Due to space limitations, general questions cannot be handled by this column. Dlalratto Qaa Lhft Lw|i Aitivi and Ntrmal Urn The control of diabetes so that a person suffering from the dlsease may lead a long, normal and active life has become a reality. In a study of 700 diabetic pa- | tients suffering from the disease 25 years or more, Dr. Elliott P. ' Joslin. of Boston, found approximately 80 per cent active and a few in perfect health. "The patients in perfect condition are those whose treatment was initiated (with hardly an except »6n> with strenuous control of diabetes in their early years." Dr. Joslin stated, "this control being maintained for 10 years, more or less, to more than the usual extent and even then continued. "In this series the evidence is overwhelming that strict treatment of diabetes pays and, moreover, that control of the disease is possible." Of the total group studied, S3 patients had had diabetes for more than 25 years and yet had a sound body with urine free from albumin, eyes without diabetic complications such as hemorrhages and cataracts, and had arteries free from calcification. Of these 23 patients, all of whom lived in unusually favoi able homes and under comfortable social circumstances according to the survey, 13 inherited the disease, the age of onset ranging from t 4/5 to 32 years. All take insulin. Seventeen married, resulting in 28 living children, all of whom are healthy. "Corroborative testimony that diabetics are living long and--most of them--useful lives is afforded by 40 of our patients with diabetes of 30 to 35 years' duration whose onset was in chJldhood," Dr. Joslin stated. -- Relieve Neek Strata Neck strain is a common occurrence in time of tension. A simple way to relieve body tension is the following: Sit up. Allow the head to roll inertly in its shoulder socket, making one complete rotation to twelve slow counts. Reverse the direction. Repeat five times, keeping the eyes shut. Another effective way of relieving normal neck . strain is to have a good, buoyant 4 pillow for sleeping. A poor, sagging pillow will not give adequate support to the neck muscles Flrat Director * Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby was the first director of the Women's Army Corps, known at the time of its creation in May, 1942, as the Woman's Army Auxiliary Corps. Her rank was that of coloneL Tsrraaorala SaM Bfaatfra Afalait Havana lafaatlwi Infection caused by the pto worth, the most common and widely distributed of all human parasites, can now be successfully treated with terramycin, according to a team of < American doctors coo> ducting clinical trials in Haiti. Treating 61 cases of pinworm infection, the physicians found terrantfein effective in all but two patients. Clinical trials with the wide* 'Hinge antibiotic drug were' undertaken because, said the doctors, "the usual treatment with gentian violet often does not eradicate the infection, and not infrequently the drug must bo discontinued dpe to toxic reactions." Several of the patients who had taken gentian violet previously said they found terramycin "considerably , mora tolerable." ... . . ;• Ptoworttf " inflection Is found throughout the world and In all ages. Public health experts estimate it affects 35 per cent or more of the general population. In southern states 50 to 00 per cent of all children have had it. Caused by a small white worm, its most disturbing symptom is itching. Often scratching brings about a secondary infection. Pinworm may interfere with eating and result In loss of weight and anemia. The disease usually infects the entire family. In their clinical report, appearing in the current issue of the medical journal, "Antibiotics and Chemotherapy," the doctors point out that, successful, therapy depends upon simultaneous treatment of the -wbolerlamtiyv in this respect one x of" *g#ntf^n "violet's disadvantages. they say. is that young children often Caruiot swallow the enteric-coated tablets. v Whenever possible, the medical team in-Haiti examined whole families and treated them simultaneously with terramycin. Full cooperation was not always obtainable, but "despite inadequate dosage in a large number of cases." says the report, "in only 2 instances did treatment definitely fall by," the fourth week after therapy was begun." . » Safety . Coal' mining In America' li Iffice as safe today as It was ten years •go. The average family car tlafels 10,000 miles a year. A half Century ago, the average finally would trtfvel a total of no 'more than 1,000 miles a year. > f America has approximately 44,- 000,000 registered motor vehiclej --or more than on«r vehicle for every four persons. In 1895 there were only four vehicles registered. *lg Irea As moltim metal, the p!f Iron produced in the United States in 1950 would require 20 minutes to plunge over Niagara Falls at the mean rate of water flow above the cataract. Prodactioa lacrea** America's bituminous mines will produce an estimated 560 million tons of coal in 1951, a 9 per cent increase over 1950. HOWARD and HILLER 1 V CANDIDATES FOB. .. ~ 1-1 X- , XSMBER OF BOARD OF B»rPATIOIf--^ MrHORY COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL Are Interested In Your Childre ARE YOU? ELECTION: SATURDAY. APRIL 12th fVwVIVj 1IV§wi IlfffWWflllff Invistnwrtt laetoat Ortap The family budget is one effective way to control family spending. Dr. Ruth R. Honey, associate professor of family economics and housing at the Pennsylvania State College, says that while many families are enjoying a prosperity they didn't have ten years ago, >others are having a difficult time because their income increase has lagged behind price increases. People depending on investment incomes, those living on rather fixed salaries, and landlords particularly are in this latter group. A chart on an average family budget might show, for example, that food takes about 45 cents of the dollar; clothing, 12 cents; rent. 12 cents; fuel, light, and refrigeration, 7 cents; house furnishing. 5 cents; and miscellaneous,' 19 cents. These amounts will vary with, different families, Dr. Honey agrees, but points out that they give an idea as to where cuts can be made. Producing and preserving as much food as possib e and buying foods in season jss well as cutting on entertaining can help to reduce the large amount spent for food Dr. Honey says. Careful use of present equipment and furnishings, emphasizing quality on items purchased, the elimina tion of certain luxuries, and homrf repair jobs were cited as other means to cut expenses. "While savjpg on the little items is important, it is the areas that cut deepest into the budget that offer the greatest opportunities for budget-balancing." Dr. Honey says longer Lasting Army Medical Corps phyddans say that whole blood can be preserved for only 21 days. However, blood plasn^a can be preserved for as long as five yeari. A day at §ea is divided into six periods of four hours each. IF IT'S WORTH DOING It's Weslh Doing Ri ght -- © extern There is No Substitute Ftrr Good Plastering. Phone McHenry 411-R Tra<k», taftkt, ftaM* Klip My, as 'Fhit with Motfttf Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest's historic formula for winning battles--"Git thar fustest with the mostest"--is just as true in modern ar as it was during the War Between the States. To "Git thar fustest," the Army has worked constantly to achieve more speed and mobility. To have the "mostest," the Army has stepped up its fire pov - tremendously down through the years. As a result, the Army today is the fastest- moving and, man for man, the most lethal the world ever has seen. Forrest had little need for immediate concern about an enemy force 100 miles away. Such a force might be a potential threat, but not an immediate one. Today an Army infantry division 100 miles away Is a distinct immediate threat to an enemy, for during the course of a single night this force may be moved into his battle zone and committed to action. The normal rate of march for an infantry division now is six times as fast as it was 20 years ago. In 1930; the normal rate of march for foot soldiers was two and a half miles an hour. By 1940, it h&d increased to ten miles an hour as result of motorization. Todaythanks to modern vehicles--it is IS miles an hour. Under emergency conditions the rate of movement can be speeded up considerably. . --r Basy Society Since its founding 135 years ago. the American Bible Society has turned oi*t mora than 300 million Bibles. . ,r . . ' Life Expoctaaoy s According to data ii&ed by the U. S. Public Health Service based on final 1949 vital statistics, a baby born in the U.S. in 1991 will live for an average of 67.6 years. White women have the longest expectation with 71. S ylars, while the average expected for white men at birth is 65.9 years. For non-white women the average is 62.9 and for men 58.6 years. The expectation of life at birth is now more than 20 years greater than it was in 1900, due largely to the control of infectious disease which has prolonged the lives of many who would have died young. There has been no insignificant change in the average lifetime remaining to those who reach 65 or 70 <W*ters and Dowiiapo4rt0 At this time of year, it is wfre to examine the condition of gutters and downspouts. If gutters are not well cleaned and painted, most types will soon begin to decay. When they leak, they help destroy the woodwork of a structure, making expensive repairs necessary. Paint the inside of gutters with asphalt roof coating--the outside, with house paint. *' ; faHas'rglea An idea which is savlhg the Army 180,000 a year recently won a $611 award for the civilian Japan Central Exchange employee who suf» , gested it, Carl R. Ericsson, whose home is in Miami, Fla. The idea-- to ship watches in special watery proof, cardboard containers instead of the conventional wooden cases. In addition to the savings in cost, no breakage has been experienced in the first 500 watches received - by the exchange's traffic division Yokohoma Japan From .Other Planet* From Venus the Earth, when 'orightest, would appear about six times as brilliant as Venus ever^ does to us. The Moon would be 'visible alongside the Earth, and about as bright as Jupiter. As seen *rom Mars the Earth,, at its bright- >st, would appear about as brills nt as Jupiter does to us./From fupiter, or the more distant planets, he Earth would never get far •nough from the direction* of the iiua to be visible with eyes auch a* •urs.' . Complete lino of Lee's pot remedies at Wattles Drag Store, McHenry. KINGSI2E C( U A. I_ I T NAPSHOT? m •I"!"?1 .}• .{• •f W •> •!' WE RENT PICTURES CMIAR6ED AT NO EXTRA CHARGE! % floor Sanders ^ Cabinet Sanders • Flaring Tools * Sewer Rods + Floor Polishera lAIthoff's Hdwer 501 Main Street PHONE 284 PERRQJLL8na * Knt* Snt CoKTMtr imt t N tx. FILM 094 mauHB Wattles Drug Store HOME STORIT Main Street • • PHONE 358 " McHenry, IH I i -IT'S SPRING, AGAIN It's Smart . . . to be sure! That's why it's good to know that ^pfip car has been thoroughly checked and conditioned. * ' I \ 'V 1 -5. *• It's Smart v . . to go to a dependable dealer for dependable service. We have the floor spaced the equipment and factory .•'.V C- ; » trained men to give you the best service available an<f %t the most reasonable prices. Here Are A Few Spring Specials Front Wheels Packed with Grease FREE! with Each Grease and Oil Change. We recommend Porcelainize or Blue Coral to preserve the finish of your car. We have facilities to do these operations i power buffers. Spring Motor Tune-Up Clean and adjust spark plugs Inspect and adjust points Set ignition timing! ^ Adjust Carburator ^ Adjust choke Check and adjust voltage y regulator Free up heat valve Tighten manifold and all hoses • = $4.75 plus parts Brake Lining Inspected Free of Charge. Complete Brake Service U. S. Tire Headquarters with equipment to balance wheels ends. front fa • jAS" 4^' a ; • R, L OVERTON MOTOR SALES OVERTON CJUXLUC-PONTUC CO. BUICK and OLDSMOBILE Front St. Phone 6 McHenry, IU. 400 Front St. Phone 17 McHenry, 111. s BLACK HEELS, BLACK SEAMS. PLAIN SEAMS MADE OMLT IM McHENHT McHenry Hosiery CRYSTAL LAKE BLACKTOP ROAD McHENRY. ILLINOIS