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'Kick the habit' at Ambutal's no s m oking clinic Those interested in "kicking the habit" are invited to attend the Crystal Lake Ambutal's Quit Smoking Clinic, Sept. 16,17,18,20, 23 and 30, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. The clinic is sponsored by the Ambutal in cooperation with the American Cancer Society, the Illinois Heart Association and the Lung Associa­ tion. The clinics objective is to pro­ vide the methods, motivation and support necessary to stop smoking for good. The clinic is conducted by Sherman Hospital personnel and by successful quitters who understand the difficulty and anx­ iety of kicking the habit. Advance registration and fee are necessary. For more informa­ tion or to register, call the Crystal Lake Ambutal, (815) 455-3650. Cancer program to begin Sept. 19 Crime of the Week A supportive program for in­ dividuals with cancer, as well as members of their families, will be conducted by Memorial Hospital staff members as part of an "I Can Cope" seminar. * Elaine Stanley, H.N., an enterostomal therapist, said the "I Can Cope" program will be held on Thursday evenings, from 7 to 9 p.m., for eight weeks, beginn­ ing Sept. 19. The programs will be held in the conference room and are free. "This is a support program for persons with cancer, but it is more ' than that," Stanley said. "This is also an educational program to help cancer patients and their family members understand the disease and how it affects their lives. Persons taking part also learn ways to cope with cancer." An oncologist--a physican specializing in the study of cancer--discusses physical changes that may occur as a result of the disease and the treat­ ment. The individual's respon­ sibility in his own care with special attention on nutrition is presented during a discussion by a dietitian on the hospital staff. A physical therapist discusses what a person can do for better physical fitness, within limita­ tions imposed by the presence of cancer. . A mental health technician con­ ducts two of the weekly sessions, Stanley said. "Strengthening com­ munications among family and friends" is the fifth weekly ses­ sion's topic. The following week "learning to like yourself, especially when you don't feel well or don't think you look - good" becomes the theme of the discus­ sion. Phyllis Koltz, R.N., helps con­ duct the weekly sessions. She said people such as ministers, social service specialists, and home nur­ sing agency representatives also participate in the eight-week course. "In addition, when we learn the interests of participants in the class of 12, we often bring in a specialist to provide more specific answers," she observed. "At our last 'I Can Cope' class we had three lung cancer patients and as a result, brought in a speaker able to focus on their concerns." Persons Wishing to learn more about "I Can Cope" or to register as a participant, are asked to con­ tact Stanley at 338-2500, extension 672. This week Crime Stoppers is seeking information on a residen­ tial burglary to a home in Fox River Grove's Bay view Subdivi­ sion. Sometime Friday, July 19, a burglar gained entry to a home in the 1200 block of Bayview Court, Fox River G rove. The burglar got in by breaking a window at the rear of the home, which faces the river. The suspect took numerous items: A Montgomery Ward Vk horsepower outboard motor, a Bell and Howell slide projector, and four auto tires and rims. Also taken were some rather unusual items, including antique spoon sets from India and an Oriental gong made of copper. Crime Stoppers pays cash rewards of up to $1,000 for in­ formation leading to the arrest and filing of criminal charges rime PERS 1-800-762-STOP against offenders. If you have any information on this burglary to a home in Fox River G rove, or in­ formation on any other crimes, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-762- STOP. PEOPLE TALK Ullmann marries Actress Liv Ullmann married American real estate executive Donald Sanders Sunday at the American Episcopal Church of St. Paul's-within- the-Walls in Rome. The Norwegian actress is in the Eternal City to make the movie "Speriamo Che Sia Femmina" ("We Hope It Will Be A Girl") with Italian director Mario Monicelli. A crowd of Norwegian tourists waved flags as the bride and groom arrived. The church wedding and reception at a hillside villa overlooking Rome followed a civil ceremony Friday at the city hall. Both Ullmann, 46, and Sanders, 50, have been married previously. The actress also has an 18-year-old son by Swedish director Ingmar Bergman. Saloon singer .at Carnegie Hall Standing ovations greeted Frank Sinatra at Carnegie Hall, where he is appearing until Sept. 14, but he also got a few hisses Saturday night. Sinatra, who likes to call himself a saloon singer, performed for an appreciative audience and drew applause when he called a "Doones- bury" series by cartoonist Garry Trudeau, which showed photos of the singer with mob figures, as a "cheap shot." But there were hisses when Sinatra attacked Trudeau's wife, "Today" show co-host Jane Pauley. "I want to take back something that I said ... I said that he did nothing for people," Sinatra said. "He made his wife legitimate. He got her a job on a television show." On the Boardwalk Married couples invited to'encounter'weekend The United Protestant Expres- munication between husband and sion of Marriage Encounter will wife. Each couple will have time hold a Marriage Encounter tb focus on their own relationship, weekend, Sept. 27 to 29, at the Best free from distractions of work and Western Motel in Aurora. f v home. Anyone who wants Information, may contact John and Laurie Riggs, 1 South Cypress, N. Aurora, 111. 60542; phone: (312) 892-8142. Marriage Encounter is for couples who have a good marriage and want a better marriage. The weekend is open to married couples of all faiths and all ages. A Marriage Encounter weekend is a short course in good com- Marriage Encounter Is not group discussion or marriage counseling. It is not recommended for couples who have serious pro­ blems that need professional help. The weekend is based on the Christian faith, but no religious doctrine is forced on anyone. The Aurora weekend of Sept. 27 to 29 has room for 25 couples. Ear­ ly reservations are advised Childbirth classes held weeknlghts Childbirth Preparation classes at Sherman Hospital begin Oct. 22 and 24. The six-week classes are held one night a week, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., at the hospital. - The class will educationally and physically prepare expectant couples for a positive childbirth experience through exercises, relaxation and breathing techni­ ques, birth films, fetal growth and the signs and stages of labor. Couples will also discuss the hus­ band's role and infant feeding, and will take a tour of the hospital birthing suites. Advance registration and fee are required. For more informa­ tion or to register, call Marge Williams, (312) 888-8771. For couples unable to attend Childbirth Preparation classes on weeknlghts, Sherman Hospital of­ fers the same course on Satur­ days. The next session will be held Sept. 28 and Oct. 5 and 12, from 8:30 a m. to 12:30 p.m Registra­ tion and fee are required Call (312; 888-8771. Oasiified CBtollB Comla IB DevAbby 28 upimon -- .* Regional ...,IB,»B,U8 ORTHWEST flEWSPAPBRS INDEX/SECTION B TRENDS Tuesday, September 10,1985 Section B Racing is for the birds Local hobbyists enjoy high-flying homing pigeons By Marie Smith Herald staff writer In this day and age, our communica­ tions needs are satisfied almost instant­ ly through telephone lines, radio, televi­ sion and the computer; and other once- popular ways of transmitting messages have fallen by the wayside. One such casualty of the onslaught of technology is the carrier, or homing pigeon. "Homers," as they are nicknamed, have a recorded history of carrying messages for man that dates back to the time of the ancient Egyptians and Per­ sians, some 3,000 years ago. Homers were also used in Greece to carry news of Olympic games victories to outlying cities. In modern times, homers were used as recently as the Korean War to shuttle messages and battle plans between the front and command centers, before be­ ing made obsolete by advances in elec­ tronics. Accounts of World War I are especially full of amazing stories of pi­ geons delivering messages during combat. One incredible pigeon is accredited with having carried a message about 24 miles in 25 minutes through a combat zone. The bird arrived with one leg shot off and its breast injured by a bullet. The Army sold the last of its birds in 1956. Today, with a few exceptions, the only place homing pigeons can be found is in the care of one of many hobbyists, who breed and raise homers for racing. On most summer weekends, two such local hobbyists can be found sitting in their backyard, waiting for their pigeons to come home. Charles and Dorothy Schultz, who live in Grafton Township, have been actively involved in racing homing pigeons since 1974. Schultz agrees that homing pigeons have all but lost their practical applica­ tions. He does, however, know of two hospitals in New York that still use them. "One of the hospitals can do tests that the other one can't," Schultz explained. "So each of the hospitals has pigeon coops on the roof and they send samples back and forth by pigeon. The pigeons can make the trip in 10 or 15 minutes, compared to sending them even by spe­ cial messenger, which takes an hour to an hour uid a half." Schultz believes that many of the old- time pigeon racers may have first been introduced to homing pigeons while they were serving in a war. He added that most of the active hobbyists tend to be older individuals. The Schultzes belong to the 20th Centu­ ry Racing Club, which has about 20 x members from the area, including Crys­ tal Lake, McHenry, Spring Grove and Fox River Grove. The 20th Century Club is in turn a member of the North Valley Combine (NVC), which also includes the Elgin, Gilberts, Lake County and North­ west Suburban racing pigeon clubs. According to Schultz, there are ap­ proximately 100 members in the five clubS that make up the combine, includ­ ing 20 junior members. Junior members are members under 17 years of age. "We have members from all walks of life," he said. "A coach, truck driver, postman, fireman, carpenter, principal...." Schultz said that, while there is money to be made in raising and selling racing pigeons, most people get involved strict­ ly as a hobby. "You'd have to be a top flyer all the time for people to want to buy your birds," he explained. "It would almost have to be a full-time business." "Some people make a business out of it," added Ed Muscat, who also belongs to the 20th Century Club. "But 99 per­ cent of the pigeon fanciers are involved simply because they enjoy racing pigeons." According to Schultz, pigeon racing is so popular ̂ n Europe that race results are reporteid there just like horse races are here, In this country, however, very few people know these races go on,tand even fewer people know what pigeon racing entails. Pigeon races are not exactly what you would call a spectator sport, but for the "flyers," people who race pigeons, it does involve a lot of sitting, waiting and watching. On most weekends from May to October, area flyers can be found patiently, and sometimes impatiently, scanning the skies for the first sign of an approaching bird. Depending on the race, the birds could be coming from as near as 100 miles, or as far as 600 miles. There are even some ,1,000 mile races held, but the NVC no longer holds races of that length. The Schultzes, personally, do not participate in races longer than 300 miles. "I've got other things I have to do," Schultz explained. "I can't spend that much time sitting out here waiting." PIGEONS-Page 12B Charles Schultz feeds a special mixture of air washed grains to his flock of homing pigeons. Schultz has approximately 150 pigeons that he races throughout the summer as a member of the 20th Cen on the weeken daily fo^SO mile to 50 Herald N< tury Racing Pigeon Club, ends, the pigeons must a niletoSO mile workouts U >w» Service photo by Amy K Brown Inadditto Herald News Service i on to the races also be taken out almost workouts to stay in top condition. This is the final week of Miss America competition in Atlantic City Four days of talent, evening gown and swimsuit competition begin Wednesday night, culminating in the crowning Saturday. In Bellevue, Wash., a retired Northern Illinois University professor armed with vital statistics and an IBM personal computer says Miss Mississippi has the best chance. George Miller has pegged Susan Akin as a 7-1 favorite. "This is my pre-pageant prediction, sort of long-range weather fore­ cast," Miller said in a phone interview. He said his pre-pageant choice has won only once in six years, but his final choice made after the competitions has been Fight three out of six times. That forecast comes Friday night or Saturday morning after the preliminaries. Jazz for funeral Drummer Jo Jones, who created the 44 rhythm that propelled jazz time for the Count Basie Band in the 1930s and '40s, joins the illustrious list of music greats -- including Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins, Thelonlous Monk, Bill Evans and Alberta Hunter -- who have had jazz funerals at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in New York City. The service for Jones, who died Tuesday at age 73 after a series of ailments, was set for Monday night. Drummers Max Road) and Roy Haynes, pianist Billy Taylor and saxophonist Joe Newman are among the musicians who were scheduled to celebrate Jones' music by playing at his funeral Glimpses A CBS News staffer has written a book about his ex-boss, former Sen. Howard Baker, R-Tenn., but don't expect any lurid revelations, Jimmy Miller, a speechwriter for Baker when he was Senate majority leader, admits he withheld the really good stuff from "Running in Place." "I know there are people who are nervous, but there are things I could have put in there that I didn't," he said ... Roger Miller, the "King of the Road" whose music for "Big River" Won a Tony, is finishing up a cast album for the play. It will be the first Broadway cast album to come out of Nashville ... ^ L'PI wire photo Norway's actress Liv Ullmann and her husband American-born real estate manager Donald Sanders leave the American Epis­ copal Church of St. Paul's-within-the-Walls in Rome after the celebration of their wedding. . -T . • - v Ui ". " . V -- -, ' . . . ' . . . " r v • . . , '