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•W: ' • PAGE a -PLAINDEALER - WEDNESPAY. OCTOBER 10.m» Johnsburg riua Jiuo ary L. G under son 385-3052 rt?*h? lad; H&SJ Booster Club 1% kkk Officers sburg high Booster club 4lhave its annual meeting aiiA Section of officers Wed­ nesday, Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at tftfehigh school. This meeting is to everyone with an in- »t. We would like to see a turnout, and therefore, lat you advise your neigh- and friends of this i9#eting. We hope that you will make it a point to attend this evening, (meet many of your friends, sll as discover all the fefits the Booster club has aqfffnplsihed for our athletic dfttprtment, and that have been enjoyed by your girls and boys! J.H.S. HOMECOMING Saturday, Oct. 20 is the date of ^hjs year's Johnsburg homecoming and Valley Lutliei'an is the team. It will be a bife $ty, so be sure to mark youij calendar now! Tell your frienc&.to be on hand! Johosburg high school Booster club will need volun­ teer^ for that day, to help with refreshments. Parents are asked to help serving coffee, cold drinks, hot dogs, and candy. Come and meet new friends and enjoy the games! Call the school, 385-9233, and leave your name and number. See you there. Our teams deserve congratulations for the good efforts. HOME AND HOSPITAL Even though we are not aware of the illness of our friends and neighbors, or those confined to nursing homes, keep them in your prayers. We hope" most of them are recuperating! SYMPATHY ...to the family of Dorothy M. Bierchen, member of St. John the Baptist parish. Remember her in your prayers. She died Sunday, Sept. 30. N.C.S.F. JUVENILE GIRLS National Catholic Society of Foresters, St. Agatha court 777, Juvenile girls, will hold a Halloween party at the John­ sburg community club, Mon­ day, Oct. 29, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dress in costumes. There will be games and refresh­ ments! Be sure to come and join in the fun. N.C.S.F. National Catholic Society of Foresters, St. Agatha Court 777, will hold a Pancake Break­ fast and Bake sale, after all Masses at St. John's, Sunday, Oct. 28 at the Johnsburg community club. It will benefit St. John's restoration fund. Plan now to be there with your family and friends. ST. JOHN 'S SCHOOL Activities: Saturday, Oct. 13, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. there will be a Flea Market on the convent grounds, across from the Johnsburg Community club. Proceeds go to St. John's school. Wednesday, Oct. 17, from 2 to 3 p.m.. at St. John's school, there will be a program of introduction for parents of students to become acquainted with Sister Vi, principal. Coffee and cookies will be served. Wednesday, Oct. 31 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., will be Halloween Fun night St. John's school. It is open to preschool and grade school children. Refreshments will be served! ST. JOHN'S BAZAAR Saturday, Nov, 10 there will be a bazaar at St! John's school, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Lun­ cheon is from 11:30 to 2 p.m. Coffee and desserts will be served until 8 p.m. Bake sale, home canned items, plants, handmade Christmas gifts, and many other interesting items for your pleasure will be available. Plan to come and spend the day with friends! CONGRATULATIONS ...to Kate and Andy Eichhorn of St. John's parish, whose daughter, Annette Orgler, sang at the Pope's Mass in Grant Park, Oct. 5. Annette is a member of the choir at St. Mary's Roman Catholic church, Riverside, 111. JUNIOR HIGH The booster club of the junior high will be selling "T" shirts to raise funds. You are invited to attend the Johnsburg Junior High Booster club meeting, at the Junior high, Room 37, Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Your attendance and support are needed! JOHNSBURG P.T.O. P.T.O.'s annual dance "Night Life", will be held Saturday, Oct. 20 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Johnsburg Community club. A light buffet will be served. Money raised from this benefit is used to help supply the schools with some of the extras that the budget cannot be stretched to accommodate. For ticket information call Mrs. Ronald (Nancy) Schaft, also for information regarding Swingers (65 of age and older)!! Don't miss this. P.T.O. OFFICERS At a meeting held Oct. 2, officers fdr the 1979-80 school year were elected: president, Dr. Steve Webel, Georgette Sobiesk, assistant to president; secretary, Sandi Freund; treasurers, Ken and Brit Lund. A THOUGHT As I prepare this column, for the next Wednesday issue, tonight, 1 hope you also enjoyed watching the Pope and his visit to Chicago. It was a thrill to follow his program during his stay in America, and the words of wisdom he spoke. It was also very pleasant to see the land­ marks he visited so close to the area of our former Chicago home on the northwest side. He surely should have all of our prayers for the tremendous task he has before him. Keep him in your daily prayers. DATES TO REMEMBER Oct. 10 - Johnsburg high Booster club annual meeting. Oct. 10 - Junior high Booster club meeting. Oct. 13 - 90th anniversary, C.O.F. 5:30 p.m. Mass, St. John's, program - Community club. Oct. 13 - Flea Market - con­ vent grounds. Oct. 17 - St. John's coffee with Sister Vi, 2 to 3 p.m. Oct. 20 - Homecoming foot­ ball game. Oct. 20 - P.T.O.'s annual Fall dance. Oct 28 - N.C.S.F. St. Agatha Court - Pancake Breakfast and Bake sale Oct. 29 - N.C.S.F. Juniors Halloween party. ^ Oct. 31 - St. John's Halloween Fun Night - 6:30-8:30 p.m. Nov. 10 - St. John's bazaar -10 a.m. to 8 p.m. It Is Middle age is when work is no longer play, and play is getting to be work. -Gosport, Fla. 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Some of the uses include: reclaiming areas disturbed in surface mining, controlling soil erosion, decreasing pollution caused by sedimentation, identifying the nation's prime and important farmlands, setting standards for urban growth, building sites and waste disposal, making equitable assessments of farmland for taxation and assessing the impact on the environment of changes in land use. In *1938, Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace wrote that all living things come from the earth-plants, animals, and men. Nature treats the earth kindly. Man treats it harshly. He overplows the cropland, overgrazes the pastureland and overcuts the timberland. Now, more than 40 years later, we are still lear­ ning how to recognize and deal with these problems. We are studying the soils in more detail and using the information to guide decisions for non-farm uS#s as well as farm uses. There are many different kinds of soils. These soils are mixtures, in greatly varying proportions, of fragmented and weathered rocks and minerals, organic matter, water and air. They have more or less distinct layers that have developed under the influence of climate and living organisms. The difference in the layers is caused and controlled by such factors as: climate, vegetations, animal life, the kind of rock material, the slope or shape of the land and the length of time. Often the differences are not obvious on the surface. Soils may be seasonally wet or subject to flooding, shallow to bedrock, very clayey or very sandy. These characteristics make many soils too unstable to be used as a foundation for buildings or roads. Charac­ teristics of some soils make them unsuited as absorption fields for septic systems and poorly suited to basements or underground installations. Through a knowledge of soils, one can avoid problem areas or plan ways to overcome them. One can plan resource management systems or select alternate routes or sites. Soil scientists of the USD A, Soil Conservation Service (SCS) in cooperation with State Agricultural Experiment stations and other agencies are working to describe, classify and map soils. They have been at this work since 1899. Soils are classified according to a national classification system. Soil boundaries and symbols showing the location and extent of the kinds of soils are plotted on high-quality aerial photos. This information and interpretative data can be used to make safe recom­ mendations for uses of the soil. History records that great civilisations have flourished and then died when they ravaged their soil. As Henry Wallace continued, "The social ' lesson of soil waste is that no man has the right to destroy soil even if he does own it in fee simple. The soil requires a duty of man, which we have been slow to recognize. As in­ dividuals and as a nation, we are beginning to do the necessary things." < Soil information can "Be ob­ tained at the Soil Conservation service, 1143 No. Seminary avenue, Woodstock, 111. 815-338- 0049. Sight Saving For The Needy Recycle old eyeglasses to bring sight to the poor? Why not - recycling may seem like a new conservationist idea, but a group of volunteers in Short Hills, N.J., has been doing it since 1932. As a non-profit organization called New Eyes For The Needy, Inc., this group of volunteers have helped more than a million persons to see. Last year, more than one million pairs of old glasses were sent to New Eyes For The Needy, Inc., Short Hills, N.J., 07078, where groups of volunteers sorted and classified them. Simple non-astigmatic lenses go to medical missions abroad since Federal law now prohibits their redistribution in this country. Simple sunglasses are prized in bright, hot countries, and even leper colonies where the burning rays of the sun are too much to tolerate. Metal frames go to a refiner to be melted down along with other scraps of precious metal, such as gold from dentures and tooth inlays, old watches, broken jewelry, spare cuf­ flinks, earrings and old silver. The money realized from refining goes to establish special eye funds for hospitals and welfare r agencies throughout 48 states and to purchase new prescription glasses for those who cannot afford them. New Eyes holds periodic sales of antique jewelry and silver along with resalable costume jewelry, which adds significantly to these funds. Since its inception 47 years ago, New Eyes has asked only for old eyeglasses and precious metal articles. Not only individuals, but many church groups and service organizations such as the Lions and Kiwanis have made New Eyes' collections their project. Collection boxes are placed in banks, shopping centers and libraries where local publicity through newspapers, TV and radio stations soon has them full to overflowing. Upon request, New Eyes will send a pamphlet of background in­ formation and helpful ideas to groups interested in starting community projects. The original recycler for New Eyes, Mrs. Arthur Terry of Short Hills, got her idea when working as a volunteer during the depression in a Red Cross food depot in New York City. There she processed the food tickets which many recipients could not see to sign. Beginning by collecting used glasses from friends, she soon broadened her recycling effort with the help of good publicity. Through the years, New Eyes was taken over by the Junior Service League of Short Hills, later by the community, outgrowing the cellars and playrooms of private homes, a local church and moving finally to its own building. i H YOU AND YOUR PET By Robert L. Stear, D.V.M. Manager of Veterinary Services Norden Laboratories Although cats and dogs are known as companion animals, they spend a great deal of time alone, waiting for children and adults to return from school or work. As a consequence of little or no exercise and too much food, they can gain excess weight. Just as we worry about our own weight problems, we should be equally concerned about the weight of our pets. If you see your pet bulging around the abdomen, or other signs of weight gain, it may be time to cut down on its food intake or increase its exercise. Since a dog can gain weight for a variety of reasons, ranging from pregnancy to thyroid gland malfunction. I jrecommend a visit to your veterinarian before starting your pet on a restricted diet. A complete physical examination and a review of your pet's food intake will permit the veterinarian to determine if the weight is strictly excess fat. Your veterinarian can then suggest an appropriate weight range based on the pet's breed, size and age. The easiest way to help your pet lose weight is to gradually reduce the amount of food it receives. You can replace portions of the dog's normal moist or semi-moist food with appropriate amounts of dry nugget-type products. The pet will eat more slowly and probably won't consume quite as much. There are also several low calorie dog foods on the market that are designed for pets with weight problems. The success of your efforts depends on your determination to cut the pet's caloric con­ sumption. Obviously, you can't feed your dog snacks or table SUBSCRIBE To The McHenry Plaindealer tidbits while it is on a reducing diet. You may be surprised to know that your veterinarian will not remove alb fatty foods from the pet's diet, since small amounts of fatty acids are essential for good nutrition and healthy skin. A dog with in­ sufficient fat in its food can develop dry, scaly skin and a coarse, unattractive coat. Your pet should not be ex­ pected to lose all its surplus weight quickly. Several months may pass as the dog slowly uses its excess fat as a source of energy. Once your pet reaches the proper weight range, your veterinarian can outline a maintenance feeding program. Thereafter, your dog should be weighed several times a month so you can gauge the ef­ fectiveness of the new diet. The healthiest dogs are those that are kept lean from pup- pyhood. These pets have more energy and are better com­ panions than heavy, overfed animals, even breeds with standards demanding large- boned, well-muscled frames can benefit from a weight control program. Vci CONSUMER V CHECKLIST And Save $7.30 Over Newstand Price i i I I i I I I NAME { ADDRESS 1 CITY _ I Fill OUT AND MAIL OR BRING TO: McHENRY PLAINDEALER 3012 W. Elm S».. 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