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m Sheriff's Report PAGE 13-PLAINDEALER-FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1971 VALLEY HI GIFT - Christmas Seals might help some patients breathe easier at Valley Hi Nursing home this year. John Kooistra, left, Woodstock, and George Lowe, Marengo township supervisor, both members of the DuPage-McHenry TB association board of directors, are presenting a Wilson breathing machine to Valley Hi officials. Accepting the machine are Dr. Robert jp. Foresman, center, Woodstock, VaIley»Hi medical consultant; Leo G. Benecke, Riley township supervisor and chairman of the board of supervisors' Valley Hi committee; and William Morefield,extreme right Valley Hi administrator. To help provide respiratory care for patients with breathing problems at McHenry County's Valley Hi pursing home, the DuPage- McHenry TB association donated a breathing machine to Valley Hi staff members last week. Christmas Seal con­ tributions made the gift possible. Known as a Wilson "in­ termittent positive pressure" breathing unit, the machine utilizes room air and often is effective with persons suffering from such chronic lung disorders as emphysema, chronic bronchitis and sometimes pneumonia, ac­ cording to Dr. Robert P. Foresman, Woodstock, medical consultant at Valley Hi. Such care in the past was available only in general hospitals, he explained. The TB association donated a similar machine last July to the McHenry County Health department, to enable public health nurses to assist the family physician in deter­ mining if such a machine used in the home would be of benefit to emphysema patients. In addition, scholarships for the study of pulmonary func­ tion at Case-Western Reserve university in Cleveland early in November ttave been awarded to three physicians in DuPage and McHenry counties. The TB association has announced that those attending will be Dr. Robert C. Minsek, Wheaton, medical consultant of the DuPage County Convalescent home; Dr. Donald Gustafson, Glen Ellyn; and Dr. Foresman. M. Kendall Bird, Crystal Lake, first vice-president of the DuPage-McHenry group, said that the TB association's mobile x-ray unit detects many cases of abnormal lung con­ ditions as well as tuberculosis. "For this reason," Bird said, "our TB association is actively interested in the availability of respiratory care for local residents." Compost Leaves Will Improve Soil Condition The leaves of one large shade tree can be worth as much as $15 in te»-ms of plant food and humus. Pound for pound, the leaves of most trees contain twice as many minerals as manure. By quoting such facts as these from the Environment Action Bulletin, the McHenry County Defenders hope to help the public to understand that autumn leaves are a valuable resource. Composting leaves is like recycling soil. The nutrients in the leaves fertilize the soil, and the fibrous materials improve the soil's texture and water- holding capability. When leaves are burned or dumped into a landfill, their value is largely wasted. Lou Marchi of McHenry, a member of Defenders who has been interested in composting and organic gardening for many years, pointed out that anyone can compost leaves and make a valuable contribution to their soil's productivity. The first requirement is an enclosure of some sort. This can be as simple as a chicken wire enclosure supported by fence posts. More elaborate bins can be constructed with lumber, concrete block, snowfencing, or stones. The enclosure should be between 5 and 10 feet wide at the bottom and between 3 and 5 feet high. The soil at the bottom should be spaded over, according to Marchi. Then leaves may be added. If leaves are shredded or ground up first, it helps to speed up the process. This can be accomplished with a mechanical shredder or a power lawn mower. P o w d e r e d l i m e s t o n e (calcium carbonate from a farm service store) should be sprinkled on top of each layer of leaves. This is especially im­ portant for oak leaves. Also a layer of rich soil should be placed on each layer of leaves. This acts as a source of natural bacteria necessary for the decomposition of the leaves. The pile must have air cir­ culating through it and moisture for the fermenting process to take place. Marchi cautions against keeping the pile too soggy, however. Turning the pile occasionally will speed up the process. By next summer the humus produced by this method will make a fine soil conditioner to use on lawns, in gardens and around shrubs and trees. Many home-made composts have relatively little plant food content - that is nitrogen, phosphorous and potash. Yet they accomplish a conditioning effect in the soil which is beyond the power of the most expensive high analysis fer­ tilizer. Besides increasing the soil's water-holding capacity, improving its tilth and aeration, compost also makes plant nutrients already in the soil more available to plants. However, there are many , ways that the compost can be made more valuable as a fertilizer. The important nitrogen content can be in­ creased by mixing in such materials as manure, cot­ tonseed meal, grass clippings, weeds and vegetable kitchen wastes. Phosphorous and potassium can be added by mixing in wood ashes or rock phosphate and potash rock, available commercially. For more specific in­ formation, call Marchi at 459- 2312 or 385-6047 after 6 p.m. Also a special illustrated issue of the Environment Action Bulletin on composting is available free (for a single copy) from Environment Action Bulletin, 33 E. Minor St., Emmaus, Pa. 18049. Folks with a lot of brass are seldom polished. REFORM MACHINERY Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie has revealed details of "a broad program for reform of the state's election machinery" to conform with the new state constitution which places control of all election processes under a State Board of Elec­ tions. Ogilvie proposed that the election board consist of the governor, secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer and state chairmen of the two major parties. If one party has a majority of the board membership, the governor would appoint members from nominees by the minority party's state chairman to balance party representation, as required by the constitution. The governor would also ap­ point Nan additional member who hadjiotrvoted in a party primary election the six preceding years to prevent a stalemate and represent in­ dependent voters. OFFENSES AS REPORTED: 1971 1970 Abandoned vehicles 13 7 Anonymous calls 3 5 Arson 2 0 Assault 11 10 Burglary 52 30 Disorderly conduct 3 13 Domestic trouble 34 23 Driving while intoxicated 3 0 Emergency assistance 8 8 Fatalities (Other than traffic) 1 2 Found Articles 14 1 Fraud or deception ' 0 1 Liquor violations 7 3 Lost articles 19 1 Mental 14 0 Miscellaneous Investigations 82 108 Missing Persons and Runaways 25 18 Narcotics 5 2 Outside assistance 9 0 Overdose 1 0 Robbery 2 1 Sex Offenses 3 12 Suicide attempts 2 0 Suspicion 17 0 Theft 68 62 Theft-Auto 5 2 Traffic 29 9 Vandalism 57 26 Weapons 10 7 Total Offenses reported 499 250 ARRESTS FOR THE MONTH: Burglary 0 2 Bodily Harm 6 10 Criminal damage 1 2 Deception „ 3 2 Disorderly conduct ' 7 7 Driving while intoxicated 6 6 Forgery 2 0 Liquor violations 19 9 Narcotics 9 3 Non support 3 10 Sex crimes 0 1 Theft 5 5 Traffic 258 250 All others 33 21 Total adult persons arrested 352 328 OFFENSES CLEARED BY ARREST: Felonies 26 15 Misdemeanors 355 322 JUVENILE CASES HANDLED: Bodily Harm 1 1 Criminal damage 2 0 Liquor violations 2 3 Narcotics 1 0 Runaways 14 13 Sex crimes 0 3 Theft 3 1 All others 5 2 Total juvenile cases handled 28 23 PRISONER COUNT FOR THE MONTH: Adult males received 90 117 Adult females received 8 8 Juvenile males received 12 5 Juvenile females received 6 2 Total prisoners received 116 132 Total prisoners discharged 127 125 Average prisoner count per day 19 33 ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS HANDLED: Total number of accidents 140 143 Personal property 84 102 Bodily injury 56 41 Fatalities 3 8 Warning tickets issued 85 141 Prisoner records prepared 116 132 Warrants served 110 80 Court Drocesses received 408 502 Court processes served 405 345 Bailiffs in court 106 87 Persons taken to court 84 89 Meals served for the month 1,303 1,686 Persons conveyed to other institutions 11 8 Mileage conveying persons 1,250 1,020 Mileage serving court processes 7,514 5,525 Mileage patrolling and investigating 84,513 74,597 Require Impact Resistant Lenses Beginrfing Jan. 1 Sun glasses and prescription eye glasses, sold after December 31, must have im­ pact resistant lenses under a rule adopted by the Food and Drug administration (FDA). The final rule, published in the Federal Register, says impact resistant lenses are safer than ordinary lenses but still not shatterproof or break- proof. The FDA said every wearer should know that the new lenses "will afford him greater protection than is currently being provided but will not provide an unbreakable shield against eye injury." The new regulation requires that all glasses sold in the U.S., prescription and non­ prescription, be made pi laminated glass, heat- tempered glass or plastic lenses. Currently, -about 75 percent of the Americans who wear glasses are wearing or­ dinary crown-glass lenses, accountable for innumerable tragedies where lenses have shattered into blinding slivers upon impact. The only exception to the ruling will be in those cases, according to FDA com­ missioner Charles C. Edwards, "where the physician or op­ tometrist finds that such lenses will not fulfill the visual requirements of the particular patient." The new regulation specifies standards of performance under which lenses will be acceptable, based on present American National Standards Institute specifications. Essentially, the performance standard requires-that a given lens be capable of withstanding an impact test in which a fi»ve- eighths-inch steel ball weighing approximately' .56 ounces is dropped from a height of 50 inches. Such standards will change in accordance with future Institute specification revisions. According to the Illinois Society' for the Prevention of Blindness, the new regulation does not retire present s t r i n g e n t i n d u s t r i a l requirements for employee safety eyewear meeting material qualifications as well as performance standards. Similarly, it does not meet the requirements for protective eyewear demanded by law in 30 states for students and teachers in school lab and shop classes. The Happy People In Town Head the McHENR Y PLAIN DP". AI. 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