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PAGE 10PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24. 1979 The Winter of '36. . . Old Timers Remember This was the snowstorm of February, 1936. It was hand-to-hand combat north of McHenry^) on Rt. 31. * Postmaster Ray McGee stands outside the post office, then located on Riverside drive, following the storm. Equipment to fight the devastative downfall was brought in from downs tate. 4MM "is." lHrTr This operation was called "banjoing it" (loafing). Patsy Boley is identified on the right near an Illinois state squad car that was up-to-date in 1936. The lone sentinel atop one of the many huge drifts that surrounded McHenry is Lester Bacon of IMcHenry. as a state police officer in'36. m * 0 Old timers will tell you it seems like only yesterday, but in fact, it was forty-three years ago. Most of then* have spent at least a few moments this month making comparisons between the storm of '36 and '79. In many ways they were similar; in others they were very different. Travel to Woodstock on Rt. 120 was one-way (westbound) for several days and it was necessary to make the return trip by way of Crystal Lake. Schools were closed but no announcement over radio and TV told the message. Instead an MCHS enrollment of 200-plus was informed by eager volunteer students who related the happy news to their friends. ' The amount of snowfall in February, 1936, can be compared to that of January, 1979, by this picture showing a state police car beside a huge pile of snow along one of the local highways. YOU AND YOUR PET By Robert L. Stear, D.V M. Manager of Veterinary Services Norden Laboratories Insurance Tips Crash! - What Covers What? THOUGHT FOR By GOULD CROOK Treating An Earful Of Trouble All animals rely heavily upon their acute sense of hearing for survival. The sounds caught by the outer ear and funneled into the ear canal help them identify food, friends and enemies. When this sensitive system is irritated by disease or parasites, your pet is un­ comfortable and unhappy. Pets with ear problems constantly scratch their ears and shake their heads, trying to remove the source of the irritation. The condition is seen most often in long-haired and floppy-eared dogs. The dog's warm, moist ear canal en­ courages bacterial growth, especially when light and air are blocked by a heavy ear flap. This condition, called ear canker, produces a noticeably foul odor. Bacterial growth may also accompany an attack by ear mites, tiny eight-legged creatures that feed on tender ear tissues. The mites deposit a black crusty debris that en­ courages bacterial develop­ ment. Both mites and bacteria are controlled by washing out the debris with an insecticide to kill the parasites. Usually the medication is reapplied after several days to kill mites emerging from newly hatched ms Most ear trouble should be diagnosed by your v e t e r i n a r i a n . M a n y overanxious pet owners probe too far into the pet's ears, and permanently damage ear structures. Ear troubles are not easily treated by home remedies. Insecticides used in the house and garden may be too concentrated for pet use and have harmful, rather than helpful effects. Infections that are unsuccessfully treated at home may cause deafness by the time the pet reaches the veterinarian's office. If your • , ' f ; pet scratches its ears con­ tinually, holds its head at a strange angle, or shows signs of excessive wax and matted hair in the ear, seek professional assistance.. Regular ear care prevents secondary problems that result from excessive scratching and head shaking. Small blood vessels in the ear flap will rupture after repeated irritation, to form small blood- filled «swellings called hematomas. These swellings must then be drained by your veterinarian. Although ear problems are less common in pets with short erect ears that permit light and air into the ear canal, cats and short-eared dogs are not im­ mune to mites and other ear problems. They need the same care your long-haired, long- eared dogs receive. (Dr. Stear regrests that he is unable to personally answer letters from pet owners. He suggests that readers consult their own veterinarians when their pets have problems). WHAT S NEW Collision insurance. Property damage liability insurance. If you're confused over the dif­ ference between them, you're just one of many, says the Insurance Information in­ stitute. • Collision insurance covers your car when it is damaged by colliding with something, or if it overturns. Property damage liability insurance applies when you damage the cars or property of others. It does not cover damage to your car. Your in­ surance will provide legal defense if you are sued. It also will pay the damages if you are held legally responsible. Property damage liability covers you and members of your immediate family, as well as others who drive your car with your permission. If you borrow someone else' car, you're covered by his policy as well as your own. Property damage liability is available in limits ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 or more. This coverage 3 an essential protection, as is bodily injury liability (which covers injuries to others). BY JOSEPH ( OOI.S staff psychologist . news from the Family Service and Mental Health Clinic of McHenry County. KnOwS* ~ VfelEfigr ' CATIONAL' J I J ! College Honors, i i O Turn of the crank pitching machine hurls a plastic safety baseball to the plate at up to 70 mph, manufacturer says. Powered by steel spnngs and speed can be adjusted for different hitters. Reportedly 90 per cent accurate in strike zone at recommended batting distance. (Editor's note: This is another in a series of especially written articles for McHenry County readers. Joseph Cools is a psychologist on the Family Service and Community Mental Health Center staff. This ar­ ticle is "Coping Workaholics.") Work provides many things for most people: Money, a sense of accomplishment, a chance to be with other people. Most people do not question why they work; it is an ac­ cepted fact. Whether we like to work or not is not a con­ sideration. Work is expected of us and is a necessity for sur­ vival. Sociologists have labeled the expectation to work, the "work ethic " The fact that one is working has value in itself. They are doing something "worthwhile", productive. The Judaic-'Christian tradition of work is that the harder one works, the "better" it is. To be entirely worthwhile, the work must not be totally pleasurable, there must be a certain amount of pain and self discipline in­ volved Most people, whether they realize this or not, have inherited this either from their parents, and their parents' parents, etc It is obvious that to the family and to the society as a whole, this doctrine has a great deal of value, since the end product of hard work produces very tangible goods for consumption, and makes for an orderly society. f However, when the work ethic is incorporated totally, so that work is a driving force that controls the persons entire existence, it becomes a destructive force. Everyone knows a person who works six to seven days a week, ten to twelve hours a day, even though this is not necessary. Such a person is driven, against his or her conscious will to work, even though it may destroy relationships and physical and emotional health. Truly, ther/is an "addiction" to work iiymuch the same sense as arnradiction to a drug or alcohol. * However, as no amount of will power can break this p a r t i c u l a r a d d i c t i o n , professional counseling and direction is necessary to ex­ plore the beginnings of the development of this driving force, and re-structure the core of the ethic. Next: Passive Anger Why does the first hard freeze often prove more dam­ aging to plants and shrubbery, and some trees, than later, more severe freezes? The first hard freeze, espe­ cially if it comes early, often catches plants and trees un­ prepared. so to speak. In some trees the growth cycle is pro- ceding and the sudden freeze sometimes kills these trees. After the first few cold waves plants and trees are dormant and can often with­ stand a severe freeze better than"earlier in the season. In areas where tropical plants and trees are precariously sur­ viving. covering with cloth or otherwise protecting the plant or shrub, especially against the earliest freezes, will some­ times bring the prize plant or tree through the winter safely. M0N-FRI 5 to 7 P.M. At The LITTLE CHEF Restaurant 1332 Riverside Dr. You will be given Senior Citizen's Privileges such V As FREE COFFEE J THE Furniture Xospital CRYSTAL LAKE UPHOLSTERY SHOP IHT REPAIRING ft REGlUING Lorry & Jim Seymour 815/459 0653 Thomas Zimmerman Winter Graduate From Marquette Some 360 students were graduated frohi Marquette university in December, 1978. A Mass and recognition ceremony for the students were held. Recipients of degrees in­ cluded Thomas Zimmerman, 719 N. Lillian street, McHenry, Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. , ON DEAN'S LIST Morehead State university's fall semester Dean's list in­ cludes one person from McHenry, Jeanne L. Wagner About Cheese We should call cheese the original health food. Ounce for ounce it has the same protein value as meat, fish or poultry. 3 ounces of Cheddar has about the same protein as 3 large eggs, 3 ounces of cooked chicken or beef pot roast. Also, it is readily digestable. As with all dairy products, cheese is perishabl&and should be kept well wrapped and refrigerated. Unsliced cheese keeps better than sliced because air doesn't get to it as easily. A few things to remember when cooking with cheese. Use low heat, high heat makes cheese tough and stringy. Avoid long cooking periods, it's better to simply have it melt. Add cheese at the end of baking time when used a topping for casseroles. The best oven tem­ perature between 325 to 375 degrees. Another answer to prevent cheese from toughen­ ing or hardening while the casserole bakes is to cover the cheese with a generous layer of bread or cracker crumbs. One day I was making scalloped potatoes and in the middl^of it discovered I had no American or cheddar cheese but that I did have some swiss. The potatoes were delicious, so I've used swiss again and again. WHO KNOWS? 1. When did the Bolshe­ vik Revolution occur? 2. Define cockamamie. 3. What days are com­ bined on Nov. 11th. 4. Who is the creator of "Charlie Brown"? 5. What is a Pharoah? 6. When did the first ses­ sion of Congress meet in Washington? 7. Identify an erg* 8. Which President was Grover Cleveland? 9. What is the state bird of Montana? 10. Who is the Secretary of Defense? Answers To Who Knows 1. November 7, 8, 1917. 2. A ridiculous or unbelievable excuse. 3. Armistice Day and Veterans Day. 4. Charlie Schulz. 5. Title of ancient Egyp- tain kings. 6. November 17, 1800. 7. A unit of electrical energy. 8. The 22nd and 24th. 9. Western Meadowlark. 10.Harold Brown. Weathering An Australian and a Scotsman were discussing the weather in their countrics^to"When does summer come in your land?" the Scotsman asked. "January, February and March," the Australian said. "What about Scotland? " "Last year i t was on a Tues­ day," was the terse reply. Today's Youth BY PATRICK DUDGEON Keep Track Parents can keep track of what their college children are really up to via a monthly newsletter, "National On-Campus Report," published by William H. Haight. Haight, a journalist, operates from his office at 621 N. Shermapo Ave., Madison Wisconsin. Haight's timely findings prove informative for both parents and students alike. Among some of the more interesting things he's detailed for subscribers (latest rates were $28 a year) are: --Student newspapers have been stolen in bulk to prevent publication of controversial con­ tents. This technique has been used three times at Florida State University and on other occa­ sions at the University of Utah and at the University of Florida. --Marijuana is favored 3-1 over tobacco at the University of Colorado. A journalism class sur­ vey there found that 56 per cent smoke marijuana while only 20 per cent smoke cigarettes. --According to some research, 11 out of 20 college students nationwide have tried marijuana and t*(p out of 20 use it every day. Fifteen per cent of auto acci­ dents are linked with marijuana intoxication. --At the University of Wash­ ington, skateboards are banned from streets and parking lots but allowed on sidewalks -- though not during exchange of classes. Meat Thoughts Hamburger and other ground meat should be cooked thor­ oughly because it is handled of­ ten during preparation and germs can get involved in the process. Check the label when you're buying ham.nSome need cooking, others don't. When in doubt, cook it! The proper method of thawing frozen meat is in the refrigerator. If you insist on thawing outside, place the meat in a sealed plastic bag un­ der cold running water. 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