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W ' > Country Club Geri Neubouer 385-7194 Teens Plan To Sing Carols At Christmas Time Again this year, the teens of Country Club are organizing a caroling group. Those that went along last year know what a good time they had despite the free­ zing cold weather. The group is planning to go caroling Fri­ day, Dec. 19, and ask that anyone interested in joining contact Cookie Neubauer. The teens will also welcome along the younger set, age 12 and over if they are interested. They will be chaperoned and anyone needing a ride home will be delivered to their door. Let's hope they have better weather than last year. Sign up early so they know how many to ex­ pect, as song sheets will be furnished and cake and hot choc­ olate will be served after car­ oling. McHenry Man !s Awarded MS Degree Diplomas for 552 October graduates of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will be mailed to recipients about Dec. 1. The total includes 66 bachelor and 486 advanced degrees. Among the graduates is Robert J. Might, MS degree, 1121 Goodview, McHenry. No commencement ceremony is held in October and prepar­ ation of diplomas is begun only after all grades are reported and verified. AREA COUPLE RECEIVE CHURCH HONOR Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jessup of Country Club drive on being elected co- chairmen for a newly formed" fellowship group at Shepher^f the Hills Lutheran church;/ Also elected with the Jessups were Mr. and Mrs. William Pinkonsly, Sr. AREA'S STARS SHINE Special congratulations to Bonnie Becker and Eric Weiss who performed beautifully in the Junior class presentation of "Harvey". Bonnie portrayed Myrtle Mae Simmons and Eric portrayed Judge Omar Gaffney in the famous tale of the white rabbit. Congratulations on the fine production by the McHenry high school Junior Class, they provided a fine evening's en­ tertainment in addition to show­ ing their talents. FOUND I have been trying for two weeks to find out who left their bicycle on Virginia avenue, on or about Nov. 11. Owner please call and identify the deserted wheels and they can pick them up at my house. THANKSGIVING Around this time of year we all start talking about every­ thing we have to be thankful for. Let's do something special this year and spend Thanks­ giving in the hope for peace in Vietnam in addition to be­ ing grateful for all our personal 'blessings. My best wishes to you all for a happy and blessed holiday. Those of you who are travelling over the long week­ end, drive carefully, and we'll see you when you get back. BIRTHDAY CANDLES Happy birthday to Frankie Suthers on Nov. 22 and to my sister, Bernie Karlic on Dec. 2. That's all for now... MFT FUNDS Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie said the state adminstration would not borrow an additional $30 million from motor toel tax funds authorized in 1968."Pru­ dent management and tight con­ trols have enabled us to avoid this fiscal last resort," said Ogilvie. A preliminary review of results from the rigid aus- A thoughtful secretary is one who sends a sympathy card to the boss' wife when he is con­ fined to his home for a few days. Drug Abuse PG. 16 - PLAINDEALER- FRI. NOV. 21,1969 75V How Can I? by Anne Ashley Q. How can I clean imita­ tion-leather upholstery? A. This will usually clean nicely with mild soap and luke­ warm water. Then, to prevent cracking and peeling, follow the washing with a thin coat of petroleum jelly. Q. How can I polish copper? A. One effective method con­ sists of pouring a small a- mount of kitchen cleanser on the metal, then rubbing over this with a slice of lemon until a nice shine appears. Rinse thor­ oughly. Q. Is there anything I can do to restore color to faded cre­ tonne curtains? A. First launder the curtains and iron them. Then, while they're still warm from your iron, go over the design care­ fully with a wax crayon. Then put some plain paper over your artwork, and press again with a hot iron. Your curtains should then look much brighter and more colorful. Q. What is a good way to clean or wasn clear-plastic wa­ ter glasses? A. Wash them in hot water in which some cream of tar­ tar has been dissolved. Soak for a few minutes, then rinse and dry. Q. How can I make light, fluf­ fy fillings for pillows I am making? A. Cut a roll of cotton into small squares and heat these in the oven for a half-hour, being careful not to let them scorch. Each square will swell to twice its original size. Q. How can I , when driving a nail or screw near the end or edge of a board, prevent the wood from splitting? A. By boring small "pilot holes" first before driving your nails or screws. Q. How can I prevent window glass from streaking as I wash, it? A. By adding a little vin­ egar to your wash water ... this also adds sparkle to the glass. Q. What is a quick and easy way to thicken gravy, other than the usual flour-and-water mix­ ture? Facts And Fictions About Marihuana Nearly everyone has heard fables, fictions, or fallacies about marihuana, perhaps like these: "Smoke pot and you wind up hooked on heroin...Man, it's cleaner than alcohol...It's the first step right into the psycho ward...There's Just no reason to keep it illegal.. Why doesn't anyone tell the truth about mar­ ihuana?" None of these statements is based on scientific fact, but on half-fact or misinformation. The first statement, although wrong, stems from some stud* ies showing that sizeable per­ centages of heroin addicts pre­ viously smoked marihuana (pot). The reverse is not nec­ essarily true, although this adds no reasoning to the side of those who favor unrestricted marihuana. Alcohol and marihuana are not comparable, as far as No. 2 goes. Moreover, the long- term effects of marihuana smoking are simply not known as yet. As to No. 3, scientists have not proved that marihuana is a direct cause of mental ill­ ness. Nor have they proved that it prevents mental disor­ ders or helps mental health. There are some reasons on the legal side for restrictions on marihuana, as, for example, the indisputable fact that sci­ ence does not know very much about it. It does not appear, moreover, that mass, permis­ sive, total population usage of an unknown but powerful mind- affecting drug is rational. "Why doesn't anyone tell the truth about marihuana?" This despairing kind of cry is perhaps based on confusion brought about by those who favor taking all shackles off marihuana and who dissemin­ ate misinformation or slanted material rather than objective information. Here are some facts about this controversial substance, entirely founded on what sci­ ence now knows, not on gues­ ses, rumors, and wishful emo­ tionalizing. The smoking of marihuana is illegal in nearly every civ­ ilized country of the world. Nevertheless, with the possible exception of alcohol, it is today probably the most widely used intoxicant in the world. Despite its current perva­ siveness, scientists are quick to acknowledge significant gaps in their knowledge of marihua­ na's effects on man -- and an­ imals, too, for that matter. The little research that has been done in the U.S., and there has not been a great deal any­ where in the world, has prin­ cipally used marihuana seized by the Federal Bureau of Nar- Laud Scouts For Good Turn A. By the addition of some instant mashed potatoes. Q. How can I mend a plastic tablecloth that has a rip or tear in it? » A. Cut a piece of plastic from a plastic food bag just large enough to cover the rip or hole. Lay a cloth over this plastic patch and press with a warm iron. Be sure your iron isn't too hot, or it will melt the plastic and stick ... just warm enough to seal the patch to the tablecloth. Q. How can I store hats so that their crowns won't be crushed? A. Crumple up some news­ papers to fit into the crowns of the hats, then pack them in boxes. Many other such tips on the care of clothing in gen­ eral are contained in my house­ hold manual. Q. How can I apply enamel to brass so that it will ad­ here? A. The brass must be care­ fully pretreated. V^ash it thor­ oughly with any household cleanser that doesn't contain soap, then wipe down with de­ natured alcohol. This should in­ sure your enamel's adhering. THE FIRSI NATIONAL BANK OF McHENRY BAD WEATHER MEANS MORE ACCIDENTS Harvesting when the weather is bad increases both clogging and your chances of getting injured. It is far better to forget about trying to get an ex­ tra two or three loads of corn out of the field each day than to lose an arm or leg to the snapping rolls while trying to pull out wet corn stalks. Blend Price Of Milk Listed By PMA Division A blend price of at least $5.28 per hundredweight will be paid dairy farmers for Grade A milk delivered during Oc­ tober to plants within Zone 1 of the Chicago regional federal milk market Order. The $5,28 is 9 cents higher than the Sep­ tember blend price, and 16 cents over the blend price in Oc­ tober a year ago. This was ahnounced by the Pure Milk association division of Associated Milk Producers, Inc., Chicago market agent for Central Milk Producers coop­ erative, an organization of eighteen Wisconsin and Illinois dairy farmer cooperative which supplies most of the milk for Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison and northeastern Wisconsin. Zone 1, the area in which the $5.28 price applies, includes the Illinois and Wisconsin territory within 85 miles of Chicago, plus Milwaukee county, Wis., and Winnebago county, 111. The $5.28 applies to milk of 3.5 percent butterfat content and is a blend of the October order prices of $5.69 per hun­ dredweight for Class I (bot­ tling) milk and $4.58 per hun­ dredweight for Class II milk. The first known clock was built by Henry Vick, for Charles V of France, in 1370. Shakespeare used a vocab­ ulary of 15,000 words. The Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts of Kishwaukee district (McHenry county communities) recently completed the most successful Goodwill Good Turn Day event in the local history of scouting, according to A1 Sold wish, community relations director for Goodwill Indus­ tries. This project received coop­ eration from some 1,500 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts andScouters under the organization of a special team of Scouters in the various communities. Robert Hay, Marengo, district activ­ ity chairman and also chair­ man for this event, along with Goodwill officials were profuse with praises for the local chair­ men and the Scouts. ' This again shows what a great deal can be accomp­ lished when everyone does a little with good coordination," Soldwish reported. He pointed out that the Scouts collected e- nough material to provide three week's of full employment for 130 clients. The following community chairmen were active in this event: James Kirk, McHenry, who handled McHenry, Rich­ mond, Wonder Lake, Spring Grove, Pistakee Highlands and Holiday Hills; Art Gorham, Harvard and Hebron; Gilbert Nienow, Woodstock; Ken Medel- berg, Marengo, who served Marengo, Union and Huntley; John Mergenthaler, Crystal Lake; Homer Dahlen, Cary and Fox River Grove; and George Lazansky, Algonquin. Householders of the area al­ so deserve a vote of thanks for their interest and cooperation. SERVICE NEWS cotics and Dangerous Dni&k which was supplied to qualified researchers. jj* But all natural marihuana »•* of uncertain potency, and seiz^. ed materials are frequently un­ refined and impure. Reliable research, whether In test tubes and analytic machines, on an­ imals, or on man, can only be conducted If the drug Is stan­ dardized, the potency constant. The scientist, in a word, has . to have a uniform substance to. study if he is to produce re* suits and accurate findings of value. This long-standing problem seems at last to have been., largely solved. National Insti­ tute of Mental Health research grantees and others have su«r- ceeded In Isolating a number of compounds in cannabis, the- plant from which marihuana, cigarette material comes. > In addition, they have deter-* mined the exact structure oil tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the probable main, active prin­ ciple of marihuana. Thus, the production of uniform, synthet­ ic or man-made marihuana is now possible. •>' With this compound, THC,. sometimes called "liquid marl huana," scientists can at last run controlled, uniform exper­ iments. Very early work showed that the compound would be useful not only In laboratory studies but also In careful investiga­ tions in humans. Basic research using syn­ thetic marihuana compounds, along with a broad spectrum of clinical studies, is being sup­ ported and stimulated by tne National Institute of Mental Health. This is a part of an Invigorated attack on narcotic and drug abuse through research, training, services^ and education. Some other facts about mari­ huana which every citizen, old and young, needs to know have already been established. Here are some questions often asked and answers to them. What Is marihuana? Marihuana -- also spelled "marijuana" -- Is a drug found In a plant (cannabis satlvi) that grows in mild climate coun­ tries all around the world. Some „of Its nicknames are pot, grass, weed, and Mary Jane. How is it used? For use as a drug, the leaves and flowers are usually dried and crushed or chopped Into small pieces. This green-col­ ored product is rolled and smoked In cigarettes or pipes or can be sniffed or taken in food. Its sweetish odor is Eas­ ily recognized. The smoke is harsh; it smells like burnt rope or dried grasses. ; Is marihuana used for med­ ical purposes? No. It has no known use In modem medicine. There are medical research studies seek­ ing scientific information on it, but it Is not used to treat &c cure illness. Statements that marihuana is "medically safe" are not sup­ ported by scientific evidence. Do we know what marihuana does to the mind and body? We do not know the physi­ cal affects fully. Long-term ef­ fects are absolutely unknown. The kind of research needed to learn the results of contin­ ued use has not yet been done. It is getting under way now, however, as pointed out. Does marihuana affect judg­ ment? Yes, but not favorably. A per­ son using marihuana finds It harder to make decisions that require clear thinking. He Is open more easily to other peo­ ple's suggestions. Doing any­ thing that takes good reflexes and clear thinking is affected. It is, for example, dangerous to drive while under the In­ fluence of marihuana, just a9 It is with alcohol. What about the laws? There are federal and state laws -- and International laws -- dealing with marihuana. Pos­ session or sale of it In the U.S. is a felony under federal law. Many states deal with mari­ huana as severely as if it were a narcotic. Many feel that the laws should be changed; many others do not. In any case, young ^nd old a- like should know th^p and oth­ er facts. For a free leaflet on mari­ huana, write to Box 1080, NIMH, Washington, D.C. 20013. Seaman Apprentice Thomas F. Wright, USN, son of Mrs. Monica Wright of 2908 N. Oak- wood, McHenry, is serving aboard the amphibious trans­ port ship USS Raleigh at Guan- tanamo Bay, Cuba. The Raleigh recently com­ pleted an extensive yard over­ haul maintenance period and is presently conducting oper­ ational readines s training prior to returning to its homeport of Norfolk, Virginia, for the holidays. Harold J. Hunter, son of the James J. Hunters, Crystal Lake road, McHenry, was promoted to Army Specialist Five, on Nov. 5. He. is stationed at Ton Son Nuht A.F.B., Saigon, Viet­ nam, as a micro-wave radio repairman, with the 369th Sig­ nal battalion. He has been in Vietnam since last January. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie sign­ ed legislation that will extend to more than 30,000 previously ineligible high school dropouts a program under which they can receive certificates equivalent to high school diplomas. Ogil­ vie signed House Bill 530, which lowers from 2Kto 19 years the minimum age for seeking the certificates. AcWding to Ray Page, state superintendent «• of public Instruction* the legisla­ tion will open up opportunities for continuing education and career commitments to those previously denied access to the General Educational Develop­ ment (GED) program. CORN PICKER HAS THE ODDS Trying to unclog or adjust your corn picker without stop­ ping It first is like walking blindfolded across a busy four- lane highway. Your chances of doing it safely are the same.