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PAGE 10-PLAINDEALW-WEDNESDAY. MAY 26, 1971 EDITORIALS Marijuana Effects The evidence continues to mount, in convincing proportion, that marijuana is often damaging to the mental health of users. Of course, users and defenders of users and those who see themselves championing a liberal right, deny the evidence and argue the conclusions. But the evidence continues to mount against them. The latest blow to users is the finding of two respected psychiatrists, Drs. Kolansky and William Moore of Philadelphia. They found, in a major study of adolescent users, that many other wise "normal" youngsters suffer serious psychological dis­ turbances following regular smoking of marijuana--without the use of any other drug. None of the youngsters--the doctors detailed thirty-eight cases of adverse mental effects--had exhibited any signs of mental illness4jefore using marijuana. None used other drugs. Although millions have known what Drs. Kolansky and Moore have now proven from the beginning, this experiment, involving the largest group so analyzed to date, offers proof to those millions of Americans who have not known what to believe, and, who to believe, about the effects of the use of marijuana. ?< . * Welcome Serviceman Whatever one's views on the war the United States has been waging in Asia, the soldiers who have fought for their country and who now are returning home in growing numbers, deserve a warm welcome from their countrymen. In many instances little attention is paid them, scant -- notice i^ given of their return and young men who have risked their lives in the field and who have suffered much hardship often find themselves without a welcome. They deserve better, especially those who have been wounded or disabled. They have done what patriotic men have done for thousands of years, carried out the orders of their government and the militaiy service in which they served and fought for their country. 'l"he individual soldier is not to be held accountable for the government's Asian policy, if one disagrees with it As young men return to this community and others, the average citizen and community leaders should make it clear to veterans that they are welcome back, that those fortunate enough not to have to go appreciate their sacrifice. Moving The Oceans The newest theory to gain general acceptance among the world's scientists is that the earth's seven continents were onoe united in a single land mass, a mass that split apart, the continents and oceans continuing to move to this day. . Figuringthe earth's age as 4.6 billion years the splitting of its land mass 200,000,000 years ago was a relatively re­ cent event This revolutionary concept, called "global plate tec­ tonics" by geologists, was confirmed only in the sixties and continues to be confirmed by sea bed drilling and ex­ ploration--most of which is being done by a ship named the "GlomarChallenger," financed by five American institutes. Scientists now believe all the world's oceans and land rests on rock slabs from forty to sixty miles thick, the rock slabs themselves floating on the hot molten core of the earth. This lava is constantly pushing up through various volcanoes above and below the oceans' surfaces; the lava builds up the edges of the rock slabs as they move--from less than one inch to six inches a year. Thus it will take a long time for the Atlantic to widen further, for the Mediterranean to disappear (as Africa col­ lides with southern Europe) and for the Pacific to grow noticeably smaller. Memorial Day Memorial Day, May 30th, has gradually come to mean memorial day for the dead of all our wars in most states, though some still observe other memorial days for the na­ tion's costliest war, the Civil War. Women in the South (in Columbus, Mississippi,and Winchester, Virginia,and in other cities) laid flowers on the graves of dead soldiers during the Civil War. It dates from 1868, however, as a na­ tional observance, when General John Logan of the Grand Army established it in a general order. • There is no reason for any American to equate Memorial Day with anti-military feeling or anti-war sentiment. Memo­ rial Day is simply intended to honor the memory of Ameri­ cans who gave their lives for their country, and brave men have done their duty as they saw it and paid the supreme price, since the nation was founded. ; It's unfortunately true that wars kill the cream of the crop; the brave, the idealistic, the unselfish are always included in the first wave of men who defend their country. And the folly of war today cannot hide the fact that often in the past nations have been forced to fight to defend themselves against attack. Without the sacrifice of those tyho have answered the call of duty, this nation would not l>e free today. Meet County Board Chairman j G. Watson Lowe, the newly elected chairman of the board if supervisors of McHenry fcounty is a veteran of McHenry gounty politics. He was born in Cary and has lived there all his fife. ( Mr. Lowe's father was an Official of Cary prior to the turn pf the century. Watson'Lowe j&lso has been a village trustee find president. His son was Recently elected to the town )»oard, which thereby renders {public service by these three Lowe generations, starting in m WE USE AND RECOMMEND R K PRODUCTS You CAN Tell The Difference. JAME'S styling For Men By Appointment 385-7771 r it i | r I K > { 1 i p a i If 5 1 --J. L ' ? Let's fight pollution here too! • C ,'r .41. City Building Permits The following building permits were issued by the city of McHenry during the past thirty days: Edwin Pranke, 1000 Oakwood drive, Whispering Oaks, 5-room single family dwelling. Eugene Woods, 1111 N. Oakwood drive, Whispering Oaks, 5- room single family dwelling. Harold's Grill, 1206 N. Green street, McHenry advertising sign. Ladd Enterprise, 819 Front Royal, Whispering Oaks, one 4-unit condominium. Norman Schmaling*s Music Market, 1218 N. Green street, McHenry, advertising sign. Walter B. Bjorkman, 1405 N. Millstream drive, McHenry, water connection permit. James Patzke Contractor, Freund avenue, McHenry, 7-room single family dwelling. Tony Weyland, 3603 Clover avenue, McHenry, one-room ad­ dition. Tom Sutton, 3313 Broad street, McHenry, alteration on single family dwelling. Georgetown Furniture, 3622 W. Elm street, McHenry, adver­ tising sign. Marathon Oil company, Crystal Lake and Front Royal drive, Whispering Oaks, two new advertising signs. Donald Corby, 4505 W. Front Royal drive, Whispering Oaks, 6-room single family dwelling. A1 Phannenstill, 908 N. Allen avenue, McHenry, 4-room single family dwelling on James street. Harry C. Knack, 1238 N. Green street, McHenry, one-room addition. Robert C. Weymouth, 4611 Prairie, Lakeland Park, new gar­ age. Kenneth C. Volz, 4609 W. Shore drive, Lakeland Park, one- room addition. David Sunen, James street, McHenry, one 4-unit building. Hornsby's Inc.,*"Route 120 and Industrial drive, McHenry, retail store and restaurant. Harold E. Brunow, 4904 W. Route 120, Lakeland Shores, one-room addition. Ladd Enterprises, 4702 W. Oakwood drive, Whispering Oaks, one 4-unit condominium. Ladd Enterprises, 4708 W. Oakwood drive, Whispering Oaks, one 4-unit condominium. H. Miller, 904 N. Melrose court, Whispering Oaks, 5-room single family dwelling. May Dates In his ten years as super­ visor, Lowe has served on most of the nineteen county board committees. He has con­ sistently been appointed the parliamentarian because of his knowledge of Roberts rules of order which enables him to hold his new position with dignity. He is elected to this responsible position for a period of one year. Farmers, Too With rising prices, farmers ari also forced to pay more for goods and services. According to U.S.D.A., since the 1957-59 period costs have increased 33 per cent for motor vehicles, 77 per cent for hired help and 106 per cent for taxes. The second half of May contains several American anni­ versaries worth remembering. On the 21st, in 1927, Charles Lindbergh landed in Paris, the first pilot to complete a non-stop flight from New York to Paris On the 22nd, in 1819, the "Savannah" sailed from Savan­ nah, Georgia, for England--and arrived there in June, the first steam-powered ship to cross the Atlantic. She had been ordered by the Georgia legislature in 1818 and built in New York, but was so much in advance of the times she proved a financial bust. (She sailed from Savannah empty in spite of ads soliciting passengers. When she reached Europe she was repeatedly thought to be on fire and chased by cutters, whose captains couldn't understand how a ship without sails outpaced them.) May 25th is the anniversary of the birth of Ralph Waldo Emerson, in Boston in 1803, son of a Unitarian minister and one of the nation's great thinkers. He himself became a Unitarian minister but resigned in 1832 because he no longer could accept the view that certain rites were nec­ essary or logical; his appeal to fellow Americans was to do their own thinking. On the 29th, in 1917, John F. Kennedy was born at Brookline, Mass., destined to be assassinated while serving as the 35th President of the United States. H A S Hitiiiiiiiiiinniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!":3iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiniiuuauiuiiHiiiii|k I K0ENEMANN | Country Made Sausages, I Hams and Bacon | GERMAN IMPORTS AND CHEESES | A Full Line Of I Delicatessen I 815-385-6260 Just J ^IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUHIIIIII^ 120 oil the the In most machines, the tiniest gear is as important as the largest. MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS Through the courtesy of Family Health Service and Mental Health Clinic Hidden "dock*" Scientific evidence from bio­ medical research shows that man is constructed not only of matter, but that he is also a creature of time--dependent upon unseen biological clocks, organized down to his cells ac­ cording to temporal, mecha­ nisms, and bound to subtle, PUBLIC PULSE (Hie Plaindealer invites the public to use this col­ umn as an expression of their views on subjects of general interest in our community. Our only re­ quest is that writers lim­ it themselves to 300 words or less - signature, full address and phone num­ ber. We ask too, that one individual not write on the same subject more than once each month. We re­ serve the right to delete any material which we consider libelous or inob- jectional taste.) POLLUTION "Editor: "I read with interest, and some bewilderment, an article published several weeks ago in the Citizen's Newspaper, on ecology and more especially water pollution in the Fox river. TTie interest came from my concurrence with the need for solving the problem, the bewilderment from the part about an individual helping to pollute the Fox river by dumping into a creek which empties into the Fox, some twenty-five miles away from the river itself. To my way of thinking, ecology, like politics, in order to be of sound structure, should start at the local level and work its way up. "A case in point. About a month ago my wife and I, while taking a boat ride on the Fox river, decided to go up Boone creek. From its entrance into the Fox to as far as it was navigable, approximately 100 yards north of the Rt. bridge, we observed an sludge on the water to degree that it clung to shoreline and covered anything floating in the water. "Thinking that it was caused by the marina located on Boone creek, we later chided its owner and operator on the condition of the water only to learn that he was as infuriated by the oil's existence as we were. 1 "Further investigation disclosed that this oil was dumped into Boone creek directly from a city of McHenry sewer and as far back as 1969 had been traced to a car dealer as far away as Rt. 31. It was also learned that aside from the pollution concept, this condition constituted a potential fire hazard should those fluids ever ignite. "I wonder how we, in all honesty, can single out a polluter twenty-five miles away from us when we have a similar condition right in our own back yard. "James N. Heard "1911 W.Sunnyside Beach Drive" SOCIAL SECURITY by Elwin Kris IIELD REPRESENTATIVE Today's guestions are ones frequently being ask­ ed of our representatives by the people of McHenry county. The Social Secur­ ity office at 2500 Grand avenue, Waukegan, re­ minds McHenry county residents that it has repre­ sentatives meeting people at two locations in McHen­ ry county on a regular ba­ sis. The representatives are at the Woodstock Pub­ lic Library, 414 W. Judd, Woodstock every Wednes­ day from 9 a.m. to noon and at the Harvard city hall from 9:30 a.m. to noon on the first and third Tues­ day every month. If you have a question you would like answered on Social Se­ curity in this column, then please forward it to Social Security Administration Question and Answer Col­ umn, 2500 Grand avenue, Waukegan, Illinois, 60085. Give your full name, ad­ dress, and Social Security number. If you do not want your name to appear, please indicate this and we will use only intitials. Question: I will be 65 on June 6, 1971. 1 have not retired. I want to sign up for Medicare. Also, my wife will be 65 in November; she wants Medicare too. What action should we take? Answer: Telephone the Waukegan Social Security office soon. You can sign up for Medicare and for monthly benefits by telephone. The representative you speak with will complete the ap­ plication for you and will mail it to you for you to sign and return. You want to have the signed application in the social security office by May 31 to obtain complete Medicare coverage. Your wife should telephone the social security office any time within three months before the month she reaches age 65. Question: There is an error in my birth certificate, con­ cerning my first name. Will I have to have my birth cer­ tificate corrected? Answer: No. Do not have your birth certificate correc­ ted. When you apply for benefits, just explain the error. O u r r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s e n ­ counter this problem oc­ casionally, and they know how to handle it. Question: I am a widow 51 years old. My husband drew Social Security because he could not work. Don't you think that I should be able to draw at least part of what he was getting when he passed away? Answer: A widow can receive monthly benefits if she is 60 or older, or if she is 50 or older and disabled (the disability must have started within definite time periods), or if she has children under age 18 or disabled in her care who are receiving benefits on her deceased husband's Social Security number. ITEM: There's a difference be­ tween water repellent finishes and waterproof ones. Water re- pellency means the fabric has been treated to make it resistant to wetting. But the fabric still allows air and body heat to pass through. Waterproofed fabrics are completely sealed so that neither heat nor air can pass through. This makes them more uncomfortable to wear, but they are truly waterproof. For Your Information Dear friends, Memorial Day will be less sad and more joyful if we but realize that God in his mag­ nificent Creation has established earth life as an apprenticeship for a more radiant life be­ yond. Those loved ones who have pas sedthrough their apprenticeship will ultimately welcome us into their more radiant existence. Sincerely, <-Eu PETER M.JUSTEN & SON FUNERAL HOME McHsnry, Illinois 385-0063 --J-- fluctuating rhythms in health and in disease. This' is the theme that emerges from a major new research report, "Biological Rhythms in Psychiatry and Medicine," issued by the Na­ tional Institute of Mental Health. The Institute has pioneered a wide spectrum of biological rhythms' research, in its own laboratories and through grant support. These range from the testing of new drugs and pro­ cedures to clinical and public health programs. This research is exploring previously un­ touched as well as old areas of the once neglected but now burgeoning field of biological rhythms and their relevance to man's health. From the moment of con­ ception until death, rhythm is as much a part_of our structure as our bones and Hesh. Most of us are dimly aware that we fluctuate in energy, mood, well being, and perform­ ance each day, and that there are longer, more subtle behav­ ioral alterations each week, each month, season, and year. Through studies of biological rhythms, many aspects of hu­ man variability--in symptoms of illness, in response to medi­ cal treatment, in learning and job performance -- are being illuminated. As a result, timing promises to become an important factor in preventive health programs and medicine. For example, since the effects of drugs depend in part upon the time of admin­ istration, timing may be used as a critical aspect of treatment X-ray treatments, surgery, and even psychotherapy may be influenced in their outcome by timing. "Biological Rhythms in Psy­ chiatry and Medicine" is avail­ able from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. It is Public Health Service Publication No. 2088 and costs $1.75. ^ Why does a weather change so often affect the sinuses or the ears? When the weather changes, the pressure also changes as a usual thing. When a clear spell comes to an end and rainy, low-pressure weather begins, those who experience ear or sinus trouble often experience discomfort. This is because there are pockets of air in our head, or sinuses, which become blocked off. The pressure inside be­ comes greater than outside when the barometer falls (and a low-pressure system arrives overhead) and expands the pockets. A doctor will open them up, or equalize the pressure. The eustachian tube in the ear is a natural safety valve to allow air in and out of the ear. If it's closed by a swelling or a bad cold, then you risk puncturing your ear drum if you fly at a high altitude. oNA1- jrESSl fO*Y jgEc OPTOMETRIST Dr. John F.Kelly At 1224 N. Green Street McHenry' (Closed Wednesday) Eyes examined .. Glasses fitted Contact Lenses Hrs: Daily 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday Evenings - 8:30 p.m. Evenings by appointment PHONE 385-0452 Dr. Leonard Bottari Eyes Examined - Contact Lens Glasses Fitted 1303 N. Richmond Road Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs.and Fri. 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tues., Thurs., & Fri Eve. 7:00 to 9:00 p.m, Sat.: 9:30 to 3:00 p.m. No Hours on Wednesday PHONE 385-4151 If No Answer...Phone 385-2262 OFFICE EQUIPMENT /McHenry County Office Machines Sales-Service & Rentals Typewriters - Adders Calculators Mon.-Sat.'9:00-5:30 Friday 'til 9 p.m. PHONE 459-1226 93 Grant St., Cyrstal Lake, 111. LETTER SERVICE Mimeographing - Typing Addressing - Mailing Lists McHenry Letter Service 3509 W. Pearl St. McHenry PHONE 385-5064 Monday through Saturday. INSURANCE Ear/ R. Walsh Fire, Auto, Farm & Life Representing RELIABLE COMPANIES When You Need Insurance ot Any Kind PHONE 385-3300 or 385-0953 3429 W. Elm St., McHenry,-111. George L. Thompson General Insurance "LIFE •AUTO •HEALTH •FIRE •CASUALTY •BOAT Phone 815-385-1066 3812 W. Elm St„ McHenry In McHenry Plaindealer Bldg. Dennis Conway AUTO, LIFE, FIRE STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY 3315 W. Elm St. McHenry, Illinois Phone 385-5285 or 385-7111 METAL WORK Craft - Weld Ornamental Iron Work • RAILINGS • COLUMNS • GATES HI-POINT RD. & S.^T. 41 McHENRY, ILLV PHONfc 385-8340 If NaAn&wer, 385-7048 _ wiflniM