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PAGE 18-PI.AINDK\U K tV* i r %V. . \>W .M UU II2K. 1979 McCullom. Lake Mary Jo Farrell 344-1575 School Board And Village Elections Deserve Interest Two elections are coming up in the next few weeks, both of which should be important to residents. One is the school board election, which will be held on April 14, starting at noon, at the beach house. The other election is for village officials, with five village trustee positions needing to be filled. Present board members Tom Farrell, Gene Huff, and Karen Parks are on the ballot, along with Jim Box and Ron Krumsee. It is your right and your duty to vote, so let's get out and show these folks we care. BEACH GALS The Beach Gals will be meeting on Wednesday, April 4, and the meeting will be com­ mencing one half hour earlier,since a speaker will be coming at 8 p.m., and we would like to finish the business portion of the meeting by then. All residents of the village are urged to attend this program at which a person trained in CPR (cardiopulmonary resus- itation) will give a talk on the subject of CPR and emergency life-giving support. This subject is of vital im­ portance to everyone, and the Beach Gals are bringing this speaker for the village's benefit. That time again is 8 p.m. at the beach house on Wednesday, April 4. EASTER The Easter penny carnival, egg hunt, and Little Miss McCullom Lake contest will be held on Saturday, April 14 this year. Food will be for sale during the carnival, so that the kids won't need to stop playing games to go home and have lunch. Registration is now going on for the Little Miss McCullom Lake contest, and will end on April 9. All little girls in the village, who will be between four and eight on April 14, are eligible to enter! As in past years, rehearsals will be held on Monday, April 9, and on Wednesday, April 11, and the little girls will be expected to attend these rehearsals. Final judging will take place at the penny carnival, at 11 a.m. So rush over to Joan Bit- terman's house (next door to the grocery store) and sign your little girl up - she may be the next Little Miss McCullom Lake! GREETINGS Happy birthdays go this week to Harriet McNamara, who celebrates on March 29; to Bettie Morris, also on March 29; to Frank Lenz on March 30; and to Jay Morris, who has a birthday on April 1. Check Income Tax: The fine we pay for reckless thriv­ ing. -Louisville Journal. Definition Highbrow: A person who enjoys a thing until it becomes popular. -Oak Leaf. Fair Plan Head Warns Of Additional Flood Dangers The flooding being ex­ perienced in Illinois not only causes obvious misery, ac­ cording to Charles F. Cliggett, manager of Illinois FAIR Plan association, but carries ad­ ditional potential harm to life and property. Cliggett, who heads the non­ profit organization at 175 W. Jackson boulevard, Chicago, that provides insurance coverage for urban area residences and businesses, pointed out that in the midst of a crisis situation, people are apt to forget basic safety rules or not even realize where danger lies. "Anytime you have water involved with electricity there is imminent danger," Cliggett said. "For example, water leaking through roofs has found its way into electrical ceiling fixtures. If this happens, be sure to cut off the light switch, for a short circuit could cause fire. "If it is necessary, you may want to have the master switch closed. But here, too, you must be cautious, particularly if the switch is in your basement and there is water there." Cliggett said that a flooded basement can be dangerous even if there is only a small amount of water on the floor. "If you want your master switch cut off in a flooded basement, it is best to call your utility company and ask them to cut the power." "But," he pointed out, "when you're having trouble, probably many of your neighbors are in the same boat and the utility company is busy reassigning workloads. This means you may have to wait for assistance." Cliggett suggested to tenants in a building with a common meter that/they contact the janitor with instructions to have him' call the utility company rather than trying to cut the switch himself. Those tenants with individual meters can call the utility directly. "If you must go into a flooded basement, wear rubber boots," Cliggett warned. "Try not to touch any metallic appliance cabinet. Don't touch metal pull chains on light fixtures. Remember that walking through a puddle of water that has a chance of touching any power source is as dangerous as sticking your fingers in a light socket." Cliggett also observed that this is a particularly important time to remember that flam­ mable materials should not be stored in basements. "Be careful what you try to salvage from flooding," he said. "Saving flammable ob­ jects that are close to power sources can lead to fires in the home. Use your good judgment. Exercise caution." Age Secret Hardening of the heart ages people more quickly than hardening of the arteries. -Citizen, Prichard, Ala. V\< )\l< >/VW l\V 4-DAY SALE Sale Ends Sat.f March 31 Save 60.11 16.1-cu.ft. upright or 18-cu.ft. chest freezer. Your choice. 279s8 w Regulai Regularly 339.99 Deluxe-featured freezers both come with ac^j cold control and defrost drain for easier defrosting. Pull-out baskets for bulky items; lock and key helps promote safety. Black Save 40.11 11778 12" diagonal AC/DC portable b/w TV. Use it inside or in car or boat. DC adaptor cord incl. Plastic cabinet. 9988 Regularly 139.99 6132 Simulated walnut; center unassembled •100 off. Complete stereo entertainment center. Full-size auto changer, solid-state AM/FM-stereo, 8-tr recorder, 2 speakers. Regularly 299.99 199" Other 17' models Save 70.11 Wards 17.9-cu.ft. refrigerator. 399s8 Regularly 469.99 With all-frostless top freezer. 2 produce crispers; slide-out shelves. Adj rollers for easy moving, cleaning. 19-cu.ft. models Save 50.11 Frostless 20-cu.ft. refrigerator. 499M Regularly 549.99 With full-length side freezer. Twin produce crispers, dairy doors. On adjustable rollers; makes cleaning easier. 3186 Save 45.11 27-pt dehumidifier reduces dampness. | 139«8 Regularly 184.99 Shuts off when full, light shows when to empty. Constant cycle for air circulation. Other models from 119.99 Has 2-sided edge cleaner Save 80.11 Deluxe dual-motor powerhead vacuum. Beater-bar brush pounds out dirt, fluffs nap. Adj to any pile height. Tools. 149~ Regularly 229.99 17870. Simulated-honey pine console. 20% off. All outdoor TV antennas on sale. As low as Fringe, near-fringe, metro and suburban ranges are available. Nothing else to buy; installation kit incl. Save 140.11 25" diag touch-control color TV. Electronic all-ch tuning. Neg-matrix picture tube. Lighted channel readout. 699"* Regularly 839.99 680 Save 40.11 40-ch mobile CB has LCD readout. SWR meter, calibration. RF gain and ANL. Handy on-mike volume control. 711 Save *140 79s8 Regularly 119.99 40-ch base station with S/RF meter. Variable fine tune, tone and squelch controls. TX, receive indicators, more. Regularly 219.99 7988 Appliance reliance. That's STORE HOURS. Moo. thru Fri. 10 a.m.to9pjn. Saturday 9:90 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 11 ajn. to 5 p.m. Crystal Lake 105 Northwest Highway Route 14 Phone 815459-3120 FREE PARKING Could You Survive? You and a companion have gone hunting in a remote mountainous region. The roads are abandoned logging trails which are covered with drifting snow. The temperature is near zero, and it is snowing. Your four-wheel-drive land cruiser becomes stuck in a snowbank after traveling over these mountainous roads for some eight hours. All efforts have failed to free it. Darkness is settling, and the temperature has dropped below zero. The wind is now blowing at about 20 miles per hour. WOULD YOU... A. Abandon your vehicle and prepare to backpack out of the area. B. Stay with your vehicle, but begin preparing an emergency camp from available materials. C. Stay with your vehicle and turn it into temporary lodging until help arrives. D. Stay with the vehicle until morning, then hike out of the area for help. TO SURVIVE Alternative (B) offers the best assurance of a successful survival episode. Staying with your vehicle insures all your available supplies are with you and, ppbvided you stayed with your original travel route, will assist searchers in locating you. By establishing an emergency camp, i.e., shelter and a fire, you will have taken care of your most urgent needs in the face of current weather conditions. The shelter can be made from materials you have in the vehicle or it can be constructed from natural materials. A snow cave is an excellent cold weather shelter. Your vehicle is not a desirable shelter. It my expose you to carbon monoxide poisoning while the engine is running, and it becomes cold-soaked very quickly one out of fuel. (C) would be acceptable for a few hours until your emergency camp is established, but not as a permanent residence until help arrives. Depending upon when you are due back from the trip, you could be stranded for several days before anyone realizes you are in trouble. (D) would be acceptable provided you and your com­ panion possessed both the physical stamina and the necessary equipment to negotiate the hike out to civilization. Another con­ sideration has to be the distance to help and prevailing weather conditions. All things considered, most people are advised to stay with their vehicles. (A) is the least acceptable of the alternatives. By aban­ doning your vehicle at this point in your emergency, you could be at the mercy of the elements. You re better off staying with the vehicle as in alternative (B). (A service of your local Air Force recruiter.) Special Scholarships For Students In Japan In an effort to foster greater understanding between the U.S. and Japan, more than 40 Japanese and American cor­ porations and foundations have provided special scholarships for cultural exchange programs for American high school students. More than 100 partial scholarships are now available for American teenagers aged 14 through 18 who apply for summer homestay programs to Japan through Youth for un­ derstanding, an international, non-profit high school student exchange program, the largest in the world. Sponsors of the Japan Scholarship program include many well-known American and Japanese concerns. According to Youth for Understanding President John Richardson, Jr., former assistant secretary of state for Educational and Cultural Affairs, the sponsoring cor­ porations believe that greater Trucks-Tractors understanding between nations may be achieved by exposing young people to the experience of living with a family in a different culture. "Prior to departure, students participate in an intensive, three-day orientation at Stanford university which introduces them to the culture and traditions of Japan and the experience of living with a Japanese family," Richardson explains. "For three years following the summer exchange, students meet for an expense- paid fall workshop for further study of Japanese life." Applications must be sub­ mitted by April 1, 1979. In­ formation and applications are available from the Youth for Understanding office, 600 Enterprise Drive, Oak Brook, 111., 60521, (312) 325-9748, or students may contact Margaret McMillan in Washington, D.C., toll-free, at (800) 424-3691. License Reassignment Deadline On Saturday Secretary of State Alan J. Dixon has reminded owners of second division * vehicles licensed on a fiscal year basis that midnight Saturday, March 31, is the deadline for reassignment of current license plate numbers for the 1979-80 registration year. Dixon said the March 31 deadline for accepting reassignment applications went into effect last year. Second division pre-printed renewal applications have been mailed to all registered owners for their new 1979-80 plates. Current fiscal plates will be valid until midnight, June 30. It will be legal to display new plates June 1, the same date over-the-counter sales begin. 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