J DID YOU KNOW? ' >• PAGE 18 - PLAlNDEAl .FIR-FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1975 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON WHO STUDIED BIRDS AND MADE LIFE-LIKE PAINTINGS OF THEM, WAS BORN IN HAITI OF A CREOLE MOTHER. IN I0O7, HE OPENED A GENERAL STORE IN LOUISVILLE, BUT SPENT HIS TIME HUNTING BIRDS, SO THE STORE FAILED. IN I820,HE DECIDED TO PRINT A COLLECTION OF HIS PAINTINGS, BUT NO AMERICAN PUBLISHER WOULD DO IT sjS6 HE WENT TO ENGLAND AND WAS SUCCESSFUL. MUCH OF HIS ART AND MEMORA BILIA IS DISPLAYED TODAY IN AUDUBON STATE PARK,KX ASPIRIN WAS DISCOVERED IN 1853 BY CHARLES GERHARI7T/ A GERMAN SCIENTIST, BUT ITS MEDICINAL WORTH WAS NOT KNOWN UNTIL 1899, WHEN HEINRlCH DRESER TOLD ITS VALUE. ITS A BY-PRODUCT OF COAL TAR Soil Stewardship Week To Be Observed May 4-11 McHenry county citizens will join in a thoughful evaluation and possibly an expression of Thanksgiving when they have the opportunity to observe Soil Stewardship week May 4-11. This call to conserve and develop our natural resources and to become more aware of the environment around us is issued by the McHenry County Soil and Water Conservation district. Robert Fleck, McHenry, president of the district, has sent special appeals to ministers throughout McHenry county; Traditionally our churches - rural - oriented and often the focal point for many rural activities-contemplate the significance of Soil Stewardship week, Fleck said In addition, school teachers are increasingly active in this observance, aided through the establishment of a con servation coordinator in each school district. "Inflation is not a problem separate from soil steward ship," said Fleck today as he noted the timeliness of this annual observance. "The two are profoundly related. The rising spiral of costs and the ^!IIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIII)imilllllllllllUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII(^ FOR WOMEN i J AXE'S The Difference E STYLING FOR MEN By Appointment = = 3317 W. Elm St., McHenry 815-385-7771 E TiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniuHiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiin: diminishing value of money impose added pressures on the land. "We tend to use it harder and slacken our care of it. The costs of conservation and pollution control, both to the owner and the government, keep going up. A brake on inflation is a boost for better soil stewardship." During Soil Stewardship week, Fleck and members of the board of this District urge a re-evaluation of our values which, are intimately associated with our steward ship in many areas. "If we are to function as responsible citizens and stewards, we must be responsive to changed conditions as well as to proposals for change. "Each of us must make decisions acceptable in the eyes of the Lord that reflect our own mSOH ASPHAir PAVIN6 (L_ fl Blacktop M Sealing II CAU. ANYTIME Vj* Parking Lots Repair Work WOODSTOCK - 338-4739 ...SHAGS NATURALS ...LAYER CUTS You CAN Tell | LABELING LAWS With new federal labeling laws now in effect grocery shelves are becoming stocked with newly- labeled cans which list serving sizes, specific nutrients, calories, and other information. This new information can result in more nutrition per food dollar. Learning to use the added information on food labels can help you make nutritious and economical buys. experience of life and our own set of values," he concluded. Last month, district board members met with ministers of McHenry county to discuss the 1975 Soil Stewardship theme, "Test of Strength," and to encourage active par ticipation. School teachers were also participants at that meeting. ^WaJxj %z£.n Agency Drugs "YOUR PRESCRIPTION HEADQUARTERS" 1327 N. RIVERSIDE DR. 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Tickets will be available at the door. Judy Porter Stars In Church Drama Offering "He Done Her Wrong", or "Wedded But No Wife!" is the title of the melodrama to be presented by the . First Congregational Church Players Saturday and Sunday, April 19 and 20. The play centers around the pure but persecuted heroine, Hyacinth Haven, who falls into the Clutches of the heavily- moustached villain, Fleetwood Dashaway, and is rescued by the manly-bosomed hero, Fitzjohn Oliphante. The beautiful villainess, who has a will of her own, is played by Judith Porter of McHenry. She has appeared in "Amahl and the Night Visitor" and "Radiant Morning" and is very active in directing children's drama. Big Hollow School Sets Registration Registration for children eligible for kindergarten for the 1975-76 school year will be held at Big Hollow elementary school April 29 and 30, May 1 and 2 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Proof of date of birth must be presented at time of registration. A birth certificate is preferred but a hospital or baptismal certificate will be acceptable. The child must be 5 years of age by Dec. 1, 1975. Parents who are unable to come to the school for registration at this time, are asked to send the school a letter with information as to the child's name, address and telephone number, and ap proximate date they will be in to register their child. Physical and dental forms will be given at the time of registration. These must be completed before school starts in the fall. Two Local Girls Win Scholarships At Evanston School Beth Bazan, a senior at McHenry high school, has won a $500 award in the scholarship competition at the National College * of Education's Evanston campus. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Bazan of 4810 Osage road, Wonder Lake. Maria Metzger, a senior at Marian Central Catholic high school, has been awarded a partial scholarship to the same school. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Metzger of 4301 N. Riverview drive, McHenry. Forty-three students in the top quarter of their graduating classes competed for the four- year scholarship March 15. Applicants had two personal interviews, wrote an essay, and demonstrated ability in music, drama, art, English, science, math or social studies. FORMAL WEAR RENTAL for ALL OCCASIONS iSissyi ....(jit ibswtM,Ml 1214 N. Green St., McHenry RECYCLING In McHenry, the Woodstock McHenry League of Women Voters and Defenders will cooperate in the handling of all recyclable materials from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 19. The site is the Market Place Shopping center on Route 120. For additional information, contact the Defender representative at 385-8512. Citizens are urged not to leave their recyclables at the parking lots in McHenry after the volunteers have left. Jan Chinlund 459-5461 VA EXPENDITURES California received ap proximately 10 percent of the Veteran's Administration total ex penditures in fiscal year 1974. With 11 percent of the nation's 29 million veterans, California received $1.5 billion of the VA's (14.2 billion outlay in 1974 for facilities, operations and benefits for veterans and dependents. **tH*H1titititit* * ********* hit it A it* it it it it it it i j- McHenry Area Jaycees FLEA MARKET SUNDAY APRIL 27th *m-5pm free Admission McHenry County Fairgrounds Follow The Signs J Woodstock, III i • * w Rt. 47-Vi MILE NORTH OF RT. 14 } • RAFiLE * • REFRESHMENTS N