SECTION -i V VGE1-PI.A1NDEALER- FRIDAY, MARCH 9, l»7t Noted Orchestra Leader Honorary Seal Chairman Could You Survive? It is 4p.m. You are hunting in a remote mountainous area alone, and are approximately two hours from your camp. It is overcast antt starting to rain; the temperature is in the forties and apparently dropping. You do not have any protective rain (gear with you and are clad only in boots, jeans, and a pullover sweatshirt. ' Would You... A. Continue to hike out to your camp. B. Stop and make a tem porary camp and spend the night until daylight the next day. C. Stop and evaluate the conditions and continue on to your camp. D. Stop and wiat until the rain has stopped and then continue on to your camp. To Surviye (B) would be the best action according to survival experts. If caught in an area with ap proaching darkness and in clement weather, the outdoor enthusiast is wise to stop and spend the night rather than "ght the elements. Extended exposure in the conditions noted can cause irreversible symptoms of hypothermia to »n and lead to incapacitation within a few hours or le«. To continue to hike out, (A), might be acceptable if the distance to camp could be covered in a few minutes in stead of two hours with the weather conditions as in dicated. <C( provides little aid since the result is the same as (A). (D) would be the most ac ceptable of the remaining alternatives provided enough daylight remained to negotiate the distance to your camp., Meaty Things To Write For When planning dinners for special family gatherings or company buffets, what do smart meal planners choose? And what do they select for hipy-up casserole meals, sand wiches and main dish salads? Most often, the answer to these questions is ham. Ham is chosen for a varied of reasons--holiday tradition, convenience of preparation and, of course, for its popular fine smoked flavor. Another reason is they know it's cost per serving that really counts, and that a baked ham pro vides more flavor-packed serv ings per pound than poultry or many other meat cuts. Are you a confident ham cook? If not, you can learn the facts about selecting, stor ing and cooking ham conven iently and easily. For the Pork Industry Group of the Na tional Live Stock and Meat Board is offering a new 10- page folder that tells all. This informative publication with its colorful illustrations des cribes the various types of ham and includes cooking time ta bles, a nutrition chart, serving suggestions and carving tips. To obtain this valuable fold er simply send a stamped and self-addressed long envelope to "Facts about Ham", Dept. CTC, National Live Stock and Meat Board, 444 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611. • • • • Going to church is a habit one should cultivate; there is little danger in it. * • * • A live shopping center depends on two groups: wide-awake merchants and ready buyers. FRANK1E MASTERS Frankie Masters, noted orchestra leader, has been named honorary campaign chairman for the Easter Seal Society for McHenry County. Masters and his wife, Phyllis, have resided in Cary since 1954. Funds raised during the annual spring campaign are used to support the Easter Seal Therapy center in Woodstock which serves all of McHenry county. The center depends upon this fund drive, plus other special fund raising events such as the recent Easter Seal Dance-A-Thon in which '205. McHenry county young people raised $35,054 in pledges, to raise $65,000, or 38 percent of the center's operating costs. The Therapy center provides therapy for all forms of disabling conditions. The center's operating costs. The Therapy center provides therapy for all forms of disabling conditions. The center's caseload has increased dramatically in the past year, providing a monthly average of 438 speech therapy treatments compared to 131 the previous year and 415 physical therapy treatments compared to 1977's monthly average of 171. In commenting on his chairmanship, Masters said: "Life has been pretty good to me, and I want to do something to help those who haven't been so lucky." The Easter Seal Society for McHenry County is an affiliate of the National Easter Seal society, the nation's oldest and largest health agency providing direct services to persons with disabilities. ABOUT YOUR i Discolored porcelain sinks can be brightened by applying a mixture of cream of tartar and peroxide. The new seed catalogs are showing a variety of new seed and plants adapted for small gardening space. Bush-type plants now replace many vine growing plants. HOME By April Rhodes Slip a heavy sock on furni ture legs when moving it on hardwood floors to avoid scratches. 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Less than a year has passed since the inauguration of your McHenry Buses, and now service has been expanded. Route 809 now transports Crystal Lake and Wood stock residents to Wonder Lake every Saturday. Wonder Lake residents should also find this new service conve nient for getting to points in McHenry and Crystal Lake. The map below shows the new service available on the 809. As you can see, you can still use the 809 on Saturday to travel from McHenry to Crystal Lake and Woodstock. Other new changes include revisions on RTA's route 807, the Woodstock/McHenry bus and route 808, the Crystal Lake/Harvard bus. The cost of travel on all of these revised routes remains the usual low RTA fare. For a free schedule, write RTA, P O. Box 2938, Chicago, IL 60690. Or call RTA Travel Information toll- free 800/972-7000. For best service, call in the evenings. Inexpensive transfer good for most connecting routes. For a small additional charge, riders may purchase an RTA Universal Transfer, which is good for travel on most RTA bus routes throughout the six counties of Cook, Lake, DuPage, Kane, McHenry and Will. The New 809 Saturday Route -e vAcr"e Wondti Laka While Oaks Wondefmefe MaHanry Counly Court Houaa tunriw flidfl. Wontftr Lak. Post Oftkca McHanry Marfcat Ptaca Woodstock Woodstock H-«. \ S McHanry £ City Hall a McMonry Station Library - K*ne McHanry Hospital McHanry H.S (East) Authority I get around. McHanry Coonty CoHaga Crystal Laka - ' tonkx Walk-In Te"a Cotta (Bt 176) Crystal Laka City Hall n« • Crystal Point Mall