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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 10 Sep 1980, p. 10

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PAGE 10 • PLAINDEALER • WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER It, I960 * 3- i Your Police Department by Officer Jim Fitzgerald Do you know what type of door locking device is the best, and most secure? It is called a dead bolt lock. A dead bolt lock is named so because it cannot be moved once it has been set, without using either the proper key, or by using the latch on the inside of the door. We have all seen the large gold or silver rectangular lock with the pointed shaped bolt sticking out of the one end. Remember how you could push the bolt into the casing and it would spring back out when you let it go? That type of lock can be easily slipped open by even the most amateurish burglar. . A dead bolt lock-bar goes out, but cannot be pushed back in because it is held out by a metal cam and not by a spring. Next to removing the door, the only way that the lock can be opened is by the key or the latch from the inside. Put these types of locks on all of vour exterior doors and you will have taken another step towards a more secure home. Publ ic Relat ions Off icer McHenry City Pol ice Phone 385-2131 Now, how about the other places that a burglar can get into your house, such as windows or those sliding glass doors that are becoming so popular, or porch doors to areas that a burglar can hide in while he tries to break open another inside door. As I said in another ar­ ticle, sliding glass doors can be easily secured by putting a broom handle in the track of the one sliding door, cut to the proper length when the door is closed. A metal bar or rod will also work well. Also, there are locks that attach to both doors when they are closed that can be bought at the hardware store. The best way to secure a window is still the lock. It sounds so simple to lock the windows, but how many times have you gone to unlock a window to open it and found that it was already unlocked? Here again, you can cut off an old broom handle or buy a piece of one inch square wood and cut it to the length of the track of the closed * * * * * * * * * * » * * * window and wedge it into the track. Now the window can't be raised even if it is left unlocked. Porch or screen doors can be secured from the inside by cutting a piece of wood and fitting it tightly between the door handle and the door frame. Then if the lock doesn't work or you forget to lock it, the outside handle can't be pulled because the wood won't allow the handle to move. Garage door locks seldom work properly after many years of use, especially on the overhead door on the front of the garage. If the lock doesn't work, you can secure the door temporarily with a screwdriver. Simply put the screwdriver into one of the many holes in the track on the side of the door where the wheels go when the door opens. Find a hole near one of the wheels and put the screwdriver there. Then go to the other door and lock it, with a dead bolt lock. Now, your garage is secure. I hope this article has Weatherization Eligibility Determined By All Income The McHenry County Housing Authority is now taking applications from income eligible home owners who are in need of weatherization. The Weatherization program is made possible by a grant from the Depart­ ment of Energy and is designed to conserve energy and reduce heating bills. All services are free to qualified "homeowners. Services include in­ stallation of ceiling and flora- insulation, storm windows, storm doors, weather- stripping, caulking and repairing broken windows. In addition, minor furnace repairs can be provided. Eligibility is determined on a 12-month basis and includes all income in the household such as Social Security and interest paid from a bank over the last 12 months. The eligibility guidelines are as follows: 1 person, $4,738; 2 persons, 6,263 ; 3 persons, 7,788; 4 persons, 9,313; 5 persons, 10,838; 6 persons, 12,363. For further information, call Ellen Sonntag at the McHenry County Housing Authority office in Wood­ stock at 338-7838. To Your Health A Service of McHenry Hospital Adult MCC Registration Registration for adult education classes is now being offered at 17 locations throughout McHenry county by McHenry County college. The college encourages students to register by telephone to assure a place in popular classes. Schedules of the courses and locations being offered this Fall were recently mailed to all homes in the MCC district. Additional copies of the schedule are available at area libraries, high schools and chamber of c o m m e r c e o f f i c e s helped you. See you next week. throughout the county as well as at MCC. There are classes and seminars offered for children and adults included in this year's offerings. Topics vary from belly dancing to quilting and from welding to roller skating. There are classes in academic subjects like German and bookkeeping as well as in hobbies and skills. Registration at McHenry County college by phone or in person is held Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. On Friday the hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Phone registration ends 12 days before class begins. Most classes start the week of Sept. 29. To register by phone, call 455- 3700 and ask for "phone registration." Registration at high schools in Johnsburg, Marengo, McHenry and Woodstock and at Harvard Junior high school begins Monday, Sept. 29, and continues through the first two weeks of class for classes that are not filled. Registration hours for these locations are 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. For additional information consult the fall adult education schedule or telephone the college. te«« PUBLIC NOTICE! 15th AnniversaryTaTe" McHENRY HEARING AID CENTER 3937 Main Street 385-7661 SERVICE CENTER Wednesday 10-6 pm Batteries V2 Price Prices Effective Wed., Sept 10 thru Sun., Sept. 14 42.76 m ill Save 44% r i H Y d . 3.27 Heavy duty cloth with waterproof plastic coating. No. 421S. A. lave 14% Combination Storlii Door Reg. 49.87 2'8" x 6'8" or 3'0" x 6'8" x 1" left or right hand aluminum storm door with safety glass. No. 165. b Save 16% Whlto Aluminum Storm Door 5#«Qf Reg. 71.87 3'0" x 6'8" x VU" white colonial style cross- buck aluminum storm door. Prehung for easy Installation with safety glass. No. 264. •FREE HEARING TESTS •FREE HEARING AID CHECK AND CLEAN FIEI CUSTOM EAR MOLD Robert Stensland •Manager 25 Years Experience^ Robert Decker -M.A. Audiologist WE MAKE HOUSE CALLS By Marion Olsen Health Reporter Current prescription drug containers often arrive plastered with numerous extra labels. They warn that the drug you are about to take "may - cause drowsiness", "should not be taken with milk", or "should be taken with meals only". This occurs because a number of the potent drugs now available for treatment of many conditions have been found to behave properly only under con­ trolled situations. This is another instance where you become responsible for your own health care. The labels must be given the attention necessary to make the drug work properly. The time of day you take the drug may be crucial. If your doctor or the label recommends the drug be taken with meals, it is possible that taking the drug between meals may cause adverse digestive reactions. As an example, the drug Indocin (used often for ar­ thritic conditions) must be buffered by food in the stomach because it may adversely affect the stomach lining if taken on an empty stomach. On the other hand, the antibiotic, tetracycline, is not absorbed properly if taken with milk, cheese or yogurt. Therefore, it is recommended that it be taken between meals. Swallowing drugs with a glass of pop or orange juice is usually not recommended. These liquids produce ex­ cessive acidity which may cause the drug to act in the stomach when it would be absorbed into the blood­ stream more readily in the intestine. What you eat may affect drugs as well. People who take thyroid medications probably should avoid rutabagas, brussels sprouts, turnips, cabbage, kale and soybeans. These vegetables inhibit produc­ tion of the thyroid hormone. Natural licorice eaten regularly in large amounts has a tendency to raise blood pressure. Some high blood pressure medications may not work effectively if your diet includes licorice. The MAO inhibitor drugs (monoamine oxidase) sometimes prescribed for depression and high blood pressure can react dangerously with aged cheese, wine and chkjken livers. Other foods to be avoided with MAO drugs are pickled herring, salami, pepperoni sausage, canned figs, bananas, soy sauce, beer and avocados. Large amounts of aria, coffee, chocolate and raisins are also suspected of reacting poorly w^th these drugs. The MAO drugs include Nardil, Marplan, Parnate, Eutonyl and Eutron. While following directions is taught as early as the primary grades, we tend to treat - such learning somewhat lightly in liter life. However, complex health care technology demands your cooperation to protect your own well-being. If verbal instructions are easily forgotten, write them down in the physician's office. If there is a question about taking a dnig, call your pharmacist. , Following direction and u n d e r s t a n d i n g y o u r prescription drug promotes good health. Legal Notice IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT. McHENRI COUNTY, ILLINOIS PROBATE DIVISIOI ESTATE OF SEBASTIANO MALUSA Deceased, File No. 80-P-318 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of SEBASTIANO MALUSA, of Wonder Lake, IL. Letters of office were issued on August 28, 1980, to John Malusa, 1651 S. Harlem Ave., Berwyn, IL., 60102 whose attorney is Leroy J. Welter, 1303 N. Richmond Rd.. McHenry, IL.. 60050. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois. 60098, or with the representative, or both , within 6 months from the date of issuance of letters and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the represen­ tative and to the attoritey within 10 days after it has been filed. Vernon W.Kays, Jr. Clerk of the Court (Pub. Sept. 3,10ft 17, I960) ? !( .< > VW KV imi a OPTICAL DEPARTMENT Use Wards Cherg-All Sovo 54% Latii Caulking Rag. 1.46 Spoclal latex blond -- itayi flaxlblo and can bo palntod. tool No. 7MSI4. Save 57% Flfcoiflass Coiling Lamp Helder Reg. 1.69 73 Easy to Install lamp holdor that It hoot and ahattor rot lit ant. No. LHI. Savo 18% 30 Lb. Bag Insulation Reg.4.87 Slow In insulation you con do yourtolf. Roducot your hooting and cooling bill* dramatically. Got datalU on froo blowor loan at Horntby Storos. 3.96 fill Save 40% 8" Crascant With Hacksfl Reg. 8.76 Quality tools at a lo 5.27 m Witch mm mm Pump 47.76 mm mm wmm Upright tump pump that '* "flhtwolght and easy to install. '/. HP motor. 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