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PAGE 10-PLAINDEALER-WEDENDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1972 From The Farm Burning leaves is a waste - both environmentally and economically. And current Pollution Control board regulations make it illegal in many parts of Illinois. The regulations prohibit burning leaves, grass, shrubbery ̂ nd other landscape wasta within any Illinois community. They also apply to all areas within one mile of the boundaries of municipalities of 1,000 or more population. Compost is an economical way to dispose of autumn leaves. It can also provide you with a source of organic nutrition for your garden. These tips are helpbul in building your own compost pit: - Select a shady corner- of your yard or a spot behind some shrubs. - If drainage is not a problem, dig a pit rather than building a holding structure above ground. In either case, build a frame of rough lumber with a center divider to separate new and used materials. The pit should be about six feet square and eighteen inches deep. - Place a one-foot layer of leaves, grass or garden waste in the pit and cover it with two or three inches of soil. You may want to add a mixture of equal parts of 10-10- 10 fertilizer and finely ground limestone to the soil to speed decay of the compost. Add one pound of the mixture for each 10 square feet of the pit area. -- Watering the material occasionally will also speed decay - especially in dry weather. --Mixing the compost from time to time will also aid decay and insure more even texture of the material. When the compost is thoroughly decayed - usually after about six months - it's ready for use. Spread compost on the soil surface and plow or spade it under for soil fertilization and conditioning. You may want to use it as a mulch for border areas or work it around shrubs and perennials. Compost is also useful to mix with soil for starting plants in flats, pots or hot beds. PROTECT ROSES The Illinois winter may damage your favorite rose bushes unless you take precautions to protect the. plants. Roses need fall mulching to protect their crowns from cold tem­ peratures. Wait until after the first heavy frost to mulch your roses. Any material that will protect the crowns is satisfactory, but garden soil is most frequently used. Mound the soil 8 to 10 inches over each plant crown, leaving the branches sticking out. Then, cut the branches back to about 15 or 18 inches in length. Trimming branches keeps wind from whipping the plant and loosening its root system. Soil for mulching can be taken from an area other than your flower garden. Scraping the soil from the surface of the flower bed can cause root damage or leave roots without enough protection from the cold. ' Remove the soil in early spring. This can be done anytime after the danger of severe frost has passed. EVERGREENCARE Take time to use a little "tender loving care" when preparing shrubs and evergreens for winter., Watering, mulching, and a good clean-up before the ground freezes are the places to begin. Lack of moisture is one cause of winter burn. It is best to continue watering shrubs thoroughly until the ground freezes. Evergreens hold their foliage during winter and continue to require moisture. Shrubs growing in windy or sunny locations need even more water than those in protected areas. Water plants deeply. Freezing ties up water so How Can I? By Anne Ashley Q. How can I add a nice gloss when washing woodwork? A. By adding three tablespoons of turpentine to your bucket of wash water, then wiping the wood with a clean, dry cloth when you are finished. Q. What can I do about alcohol stains on furniture - such as cocktails, perfumes, lotions, and medicines? A. Wipe them up im­ mediately when they are spilled, and rub the spot with the palm of your hand or with a cloth moistened with an oil polish. Alcohol is a powerful solvent that dissolves some finishes. Light stains from alcoholic mixtures even when old, can sometimes be removed with rot tens tone and linseed oil. Q. How can I make a good hardwood floor wax? A. Half a cake of melted paraffin and a cupful of tur­ pentine makes a very good floor wax. Q. How can I clean a zinc tub? \ A. Rub it carefully with kerosene and polish with newspapers. The combination of kerosene and printer's ink usually does an excellent job of removing stains. Q. How can I prevent milk from scorching the pan in which it is to be heated? A. By rinsing your utensil with cold water before pouring the milk into it. shrubs can't replenish their losses from frozen top soil. If there's a winter thaw, water shrubs again. Mulching helps the plants retain moisture and cuts down on plant damage caused by freezing and thawing. Four to six inches of cracked corn cobs, or two or three in­ ches of sphagnum peat moss are good mulches. Use screens or loose burlap to cover less hardy or previously damaged plants. i Fabulous by Karastan: only *8 .95 sq. yd. You will hardly believe the price of this truly "Fabulous" carpet. Only $8.95 a sq. yd. for a carefree nylon shag in the most brilliant color combinations you have ever seen. Sparkling reds . . . pinks . . . golds . . . greens ... and even whites... plus some remark­ able mixes such as black-white-brown, ^ blue-henna, copper-gold. Fabulous \ 11 UK also comes in magnificent area rugs with ^ matching fringe. SQ. YD. And, Tidy of fers expert carpet installation. TWO GREA T L OCA TIONS TO SER VE - WOODSTOCK AND ELGIN TIDYCARPETS & RUGS STORE HOURS: Mon.,Thurs.,Fri, 8 - 9 Tues.,Wed.,Sat. 9-5; Sun. 12-5 200 Washington (Junction Rts. 120 & Bus. 14) Woodstock (815) 338-1000 Q. How can I prevent chromium from rusting? A. Chromium, itself, is rustproof. But the chromium we use today is just a thin plating of metal ova: another metal that will rust and when this begins to happen, there isn't much that can be done about it. You can prevent this to a good extent, however, by painting the chromium with clear lacquer. Q. How can I prevent screws from working loose in a plastered wall? A. Make a tiny opening in the plaster where you wish to drive your screw, and then fill this with plastic wood. Drive your screw in while the wood is still soft. Q. What can I do about a scorched area on a white shirt? A. If the scorched area is not burned too deeply, try bleaching it out under a sunlamp. Moisten the affected area with water and hold it under the lamp until the fabric regains its whiteness. You may have to moisten it several times. Q. How can I make some good furniture and floor dusting cloths? A. Soak old pieces of flannel in paraffin oil overnight, wring out tightly, and wash in lukewarm water, thai let dry. These cloths will gather all dust, and will also impart a nice polish to your furniture and floors. Q. How can I clean bronze ornaments? A. Use a cloth moistened with paraffin oil, after dusting carefully, Polish with a chamois. SPACE "and** AERONAUTICS ̂ SATELLITE SETS LONGEVITY RECORD WASHINGTON--On Sept. 29, 1962, the United States launched the Canadian satel­ lite Alouette. More than ten years later--longer than any other orbiting satellite--it is still sending back data. Alouette's mission was to take the first measurements of the ionosphere from above the Earth. With Alouette's data, scientists have gained a better understanding of fundamental Earth-Sun re­ lationships. They have also been able to predict more accurately the behavior of the ionosphere, which plays an important role in long distance radio communica­ tions. Named after a Canadian songbird of the lark family, Alouette is still singing its way into space history. As of Sept. 29, it had orbited the Earth nearly 50,000 times since its launch from NASA's Western Test Range near Lompoc, Calif. It was the first satellite of its type launched from the site, then called Point Arguello. Alouette is an example of the successful cooperative in­ ternational programs which NASA has carried out with some 80 countries over the past 14 years. As in all of NASA's in­ ternational cooperative proj­ ects, each participant pays his own way--that is, each assumes financial responsi­ bility for his own contribu­ tion to the project. In addition to its longevity record, the 145-kilogram (320-pound) satellite holds the record for the greatest number of scientific papers based upon data from a single satellite. More than 300 scientific papers have been written on the informa­ tion gathered by the satellite. APOLLO 17 SPECTACULAR CAPE KENNEDY, Fla.-- When Apollo 17 burns its way into the night sky at 9:53 p.m. EST on Dec. 6, it will leave a brilliant trail that may be visible over an area three times the size of Texas. Given ideal viewing con­ ditions and lack of inter­ ference from clouds or haze, the circle of visibility could extend far into the Carolinas, Alabama and Georgia and cover much of Cuba, the Bahamas and the surround­ ing Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Apollo 17 will be the first Saturn V night launch. All of the 11 Saturns flown previously have been launched in the daytime. The light level at the base of the launcher at liftoff will be an estimated 7,500 foot candles. This is equivalent to the brilliance of sunlight. The space vehicle will be lost from view when the booster engines shut down, because the five liquid hy­ drogen fueled engines of the second stage produce an al­ most invisible pale, blue flame, not the brilliant red- orange of the kerosene-type fuel burned in the first-stage engines. As the space vehicle grad­ ually gains altitude, the exhaust plume from its en­ gines is expected to extend 670 meters (2,200 feet) from the base of the booster to the* tail of the plume. The plume diameter will be some 160 meters (500 feet). The range of visibility will be extended for people who live in the mountains or high buildings. COLLEGE ART EXHIBIT - Hie Photography department of McHenry County college Is sponsoring an exhibit of stydent wprk through Nov. 3. The photos, done to fill assignments In the photography class, center around the themes of Reflections and Shadows, and Line, Texture and Shape. The exhibit is located *n the foyer of the college building at S2SS Northwest highway, Crystal Lake. The building to open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. For further information, contact George Chandler, instructor of photography at MCC. It'sa wonderful world. Unless you ' re o ld Ant a lone. And no one rea l ly d >n a sti ino Th- y ia t : - t | t AAA The Crusade of Mercy People Helping People Crewmen from the Ft Carson, Colo., 78th Medical Detachment are aided by Victor, Colo, residents in load- his a patient onto a MAST air ambulance. The woman was evacu­ ated to a Denver hospital for treatment of multiple sclerosis. Military Assistance to Safety and Traffic is a program in which service personnel and helicopters assist local civilian authorities daring emergencies. ni team FOR THE NATION . . . RICHARD M. NIXON FOR PRESIDENT SPIRO T. AGNEW FOR VICE-PRESIDENT CHARLES H. PERCY FOR U.S. SENATOR ROBERT McCLORY FOR CONGRESSMAN 13th DISTRICT JOHN B. ANDERSON FOR CONGRESSMAN 16 DISTRICT FOR THE STATE . . . RICHARD B. OGILVIE FOR GOVERNOR JAMES D NOWLAN FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR WILLIAM J. SCOTT FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL EDMUND J. KUCHARSKI FOR SECRETARY OF STATE GEORGE W. LINDBERG FOR STATE COMPTROLLER JACK SCHAFFER FOR STATE SENATOR CAL SKINNER, JR. FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE R. BRUCE WADDELL FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE COUNTY . . . MARGARET O'NEIL FOR CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT W. H. "BILL" RUSSEL FOR RECORDER OF DEEDS WILLIAM J COWLIN FOR STATE'S ATTORNEY THERON J EHORN FOR COUNTY CORONER ALBERT M JOURDAN FOR COUNTY AUDITOR HI- m TOffl OS 1 Md get mre froa the GOOD YEARS ^ FfMKla Mag.at For many, in this busy world Whatever the reasons, retire- of ours, retirement is little more ment from one career can mean than a change of direction. The the beginning of something equal- professional athlete may turn to ly productive and important. This coaching or to broadcasting. A is true for the athlete who retires traveling salesman may become at 40 or 45 years of age, equally owner of a country store. A news- true for the salesman or worker paper editor might purchase a who retire sat 65. camera or gift shop. Today we live longer, stay Retirement, thus, means the healthier. Many of us become end of an active career in some most productive as we approach particular field. In these modern to socalled age of retirement, times, the second career is more Some years ago, researchers often the rule rather than the ex- looked into the accomplishments ception. It is also true that many of 400 famous men. The statistics undertake a second career not be- were revealing: Some 35 per cent cause of an absolute need for liv- made their greatest achievements ing income, but because they between the ages of 60 and 70; 23 want and need something to do. per cent between 70 and 80; and Others try something else because eight per cent when they were they want to live a little better more than 80 years old. than is possible with available Retirement "means "through"? retirement income. Don't you believe it in Our lime THE ARMY'S MOST COLORFUL ANP H/S70R/C UN/T/S THE /ST BATTAUON, 3SP /NFANTRY . *OLP GOARP* REG/MENT SmTfONEP /N 7H£ HATCH'S CAP/TAL... /T PATES SACK TO /764 WH2/V ORPEREP BY THE COM MENTAL CONGRESS TO GUARP THE GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL ANP BU/LP/NGS. /T ST/LL PCES... Cope 18/? by Qnrrrra Krarrav» (//ERE ARE 28 "OLP GUARP" HORSES C/SEP TO PULL A CA/SSON̂ S/X HORSES ARE USEP ATONE T/*1E„% GRAY FOR H/STOR/CAL CEREHtON/ES ANP BLACK FOR FUNERAL PROCESS/ONS. 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