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I A Community Celebrates CROSSWORD PUZZLE In McHenry Shores this beautiful tree is known as the "Friendship" tree, it was offered by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bartel of 3216 Vista Terrace for the children to decorate. Later, free hot chocolate and cookies were served in the village annex. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Know{J -L'"" Why is it that, in most areas of the country, winter brings with it so many long, rainy spells? Winter produces more rainy spells of several days' duration than summer for several reasons. One of the main reasons is that winter's colder earth and ever-present cold air creates more of the cloud-forming or cooling ac­ tion that makes for cloud and rain. Warm air moving into cold winter air (a warm front) can set up a rainy area for hun­ dreds of miles. Since a warm front moves forward more slowly than a cold front, this mass of cloud and rain takes several days to pass overhead. Occasionally a warm front or an occluded front will be­ come stationary over an area, and in winter this* usually means several days of bad, rainy weather. These frontal systems are of long duration but rarely produce lightning and thunder. I V.A. NEWsj |ry ywy VMtfV VMCV VMV MB WvWIiV Q -May a veteran of WWII with a service connected disability apply for vocational rehabilitation" A Yes VA will provide vocational rehabilitation for a WWII veteran with service- connected disability provided that VA determines that the veteran's disability indicates a need for a vocational rehabilitation y--Mv son draws a VA pension based on his father's death If he works during the summer when not attending college, will his earnings affect his pension0 A-No Under current pension law, earned income is not countable in determining pension entitlement for dependents Q-May a veteran pay off a Cil loan before the date final payment is due" A Yes A VA guaranteed loan may be partially or fully paid at any time without penalty However, part payments may not be less than one monthly payment-or $ KM), whichever is less fatter (f&fK Daddy's bed Kay Jordan, who lives in Batavia, Ill inois, told me a beautiful story about the final i l lness of her father. He was Dewey Lee Trotter, a country preacher in Alabama. "Daddy died in 1963 in the Memorial Hospital in Anniston, Alabama," Kay said. "He was hospitalized about four weeks before he died, and I remember one of the maids, a black woman. She insisted on coming back to work on her day off, long enough to clean Daddy's r o o m . ' ' When Kay suggested that it wasn't necessary for her to do this, the maid ex­ plained, "Wei! you see, it. 's this way; somebody else might get in a hurry and bump Rev. Trotter's bed, and I don't want that to happen." By now, Kay's curiosity was really aroused, so she asked why this woman was so concerned about a patient she barely knew. "Mrs. Jordan," the maid explained, "there was a tim e w h e n I w a n t e d t o g o o v e r s e a s a s a m i s s i o n a r y . B u t I've only got a third-grade education, and I've been so disappointed that all I could do was work as a maid. Then one day your Daddy showed me that this hospital could be my mission field. "You see Mrs. Jordan, your Daddy gave me a pur­ pose for living, so that's why I want to clean his room every day that he's stil l l iving. And 1 don't want anyone to bump his bed." K. J. Hastings is editor of The Illinois Baptist in Springfield ACROSS I Miracle site 5 On horse­ back II Russian lake 12 Charm 13 Speak wildly 14 Butterfly" 15 Seraglio room 16 Average 17 Vamoose! 18 Actor Karl 20 Prong 21 Color of a biretta 22 Whack: si. 23 Cessation 25 Manitoba Indian 26 Swiss city 27 Actor Hingle 28 Buffalo's lake 29 Exaggerate 33 Cambodia's Angkor -- 34 Bakery product 35 Judah Ben -- 36 Tarzan, e.g. 38 Roger Moore role 39 Withstand 40 All at - (suddenly) 41 Monticello, e.g. 42 Equal DOWN 1 Pool shot 2 Plowed land 3 Maritime 4 Beverage 5 Send back 6 Old Irish robe 7 Family member 8 Suppose 9 Candidate 10 Kitchen gadget 16 Furtive . look 19 Airplane engine sound 20 Rich cake T O D A Y ' S A N S W E R PJKMW EffiE IclOPl HEG2 r*x«iP]feH® soep met* wzmm BBBK PJWRH SECTION 2 - fAUL 6 - n.,\i.\ - r mun *. --> »«,u for proper tension depress the belt half way between the pulleys. It should de­ flect no more than 3/4". Y o u C a n C h e c k You r Own Be l t s ,Hose v s 23 Mexican shawls 24 Most hackneyed 25 Grotto 26 Watch it! 27 Ballet position 30 European river 31 School ninny 32 Religious body 34 Former times 37 Ms. Farrow 38 Jazz by Gillespie 8 ? V Remember the "good old days" when service stations checked under the hood every time you stopped in for a fill-up? The advent of mini-serve or self serve sta­ tions has pretty much changed all that. Now, it's usually the owner who has to do the probing under the hoofi. Sometimes things just don't get checked at all and the result often is break­ down for the negligent owner. High on the list of ne­ glected items are drive belts and hoses In two surveys automotive repairmen placed these in the top 20% on the "most overlooked", list. Belts and hoses are easy to check, says Automotive Cooling System Institute. In their new booklet, entitled " A Q U I C K C O U R S E I N CAR CARE" the Institute urges car owners to include a thorough check of these components as part of their spring cooling system tune- up. To check hoses, wait until the engine is cool. A weak hose could burst when put to the test, covering its victim with scalding anti­ freeze. Squeeze the hose firmly, to feel for soft or mushy parts which indicate deterioration. Look for signs of cracking .or bulging, either of which can tell *you it is time to replace hoses. A pressure test by your service dealer can disclose weaknesses that might not otherwise Typically, says the Insti­ tute, belts and hoses last about three years. For a copy of A.C.S.I.'s new booklet, send a stamped, self addressed let­ ter size envelope to A.C.S.L, 222 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, N. J. 07666. show up Most mechanics recom­ mend replacing upper and lower radiator hoses at the same time as deterioration of one indicates the time is approaching for others to go The same holds true for drive belts. If one belt needs replacement, think seriously about replacing the others. Most cars have two or three, and often the labor charge to replace three is no more than for one. When checking a drive belt for wear, take the trouble to give it a twist so the edge of the "V" is visible. Look for signs of cracking of the rubber or frayed fabric. When a belt is cracked, it probably is ready for replacement, as it will begin slipping and is likely to become noisy. To check HAPPY HOLIDAY. Bianca and Bernard, stars of the Walt Disney Productions " T h e R e s c u e r s . " s t o p t o e x ­ change Christmas greetings w i t h M a g i c K i n g d o m visitors during the Walt Dis­ ney World Very Merry Christmas Parade. The special Yuletide production takes place twice daily from December 16-January 1. KEEPING HEALTHY BODY WEIGHT PEPENDS MAINLY ON TWO FACTORS~ THE NUMBER OF CALORIES IN THE FORM OF FOOD EATEN DAILV AND THE NUMBER OF CALORIES IN THE FORM OF {, ENERG/ EXPENPEP J ONLY H25 OCCOl" THE KEY TO WEIGHT CONTROL 16 10 BALANCE THESE TWO FACTORS. WHEN CALORIES CONSUMED EXCEED THOSE REQUIRED TO MEET THE BODY'S NEEDS- THE EXCESS IS FAT- UNLESS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS INCREASED PROPORTIONATELY. Best (pishes for The Holidays I hi* in a lime fill«-«) »»ill) merriment for e\er»one. We ho|»e > <>ur» i« e\re|>iiontilW lu,p|>\ • inee tiiu mtiHe u» hti|>|n l>> Ixinu „ riixtuiner iiml 1m-< liming a friend. Baber F O X L A K E I L L Quick LOCATION: VFW -- 240 N. 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