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Pag* 2 NORTHWEST HERALD Section B frlday, September 20,19S5 Advice Greenpeace survives on barebones budget ByCarla Bennett Herald News Service "I believe I have as much right to give this (harp seal) pup life as you do to kill It. I claim this pup In the name of (1 reenpeace and ask that you please let one live." Patrick Moore, while covering pup with bis body so seal hunter could not kill It. this week I had the pleasure of visiting the Chicago office of Greenpeace, that dedicated, very active and highly effec tive environmental organiza tion. Greenpeace has just kicked off a public education campaign in Chicago and its suburbs. Their main thrust will be on the toxic pollution in our waters and to highlight this, Greenpeace's 73-year-old schooner, Fri ("Free") will be touring the Great Lakes this summer. will benefit us ail tremendous­ ly G r e e n p e a c e , y o u ' l l remember, painted the baby harp seals green to protect Ihem from being clubbed to death by the fur hunters. ' S W E E T A N D D E A D L Y . That's antifreeze. It has an at­ tractive small and sweet taste to animals, but is extremely poisonous to them. Make sure spills are cleaned up. THE KINDNESS CONNEC- % Earthlings If you make a donation to Greenpeace, be assured it is not going for luxury office suites! Entering the dingy old brick building on Chicago's north side, I clutched my purse a bit closer and looked for the elevator. There was none. I climbed three flights of stairs. The first two flights had some old carpeting on them; after that the stairs were just plain metal (iron, 1 guess) heralding my approach. I came to two young actors from a studio on the second floor rehearsing on the stairs and a s k e d t h e m w h e r e t h e Greenpeace offices were. Following their directions, 1 went through the door marked "3" and to the end of the hall, wondering if the place was abandoned. At the hallway's end a paper sign on an open door said, "Greenpeace." 1 walked through the doorway Into another world. Activity was everywhere. A smHing young man welcomed me and shook my hand. Leaflets and papers on the environment and wildlife were everywhere On the bulletin board among a myriad of papers was a page7 Of quotes from G handi. 1 asked Merrilee Nelson, the busy friendly executive director, for a copy of it, but, Incredibly, she lias no copy machine! Fur­ thermore, the office presently h a s o n l y o n e o p e r a b l e typewriter. In talking with Merrilee I found out that the Chicago Greenpeace group needs not only a copy machine and typewriter, but also a car. So if you're looking for a wor­ thwhile tax writeoff, here's a great chance to give where it TION. This week's bear hug goes to Randy Letterman of Barrington, 111., who, when he found a dinner-plate-sized snapping turtle on Route 14 last week, carried the turtle across the road by his tail, set­ ting him down about 60 feet in­ to the field on the other side of the road. We don't advocate carrying most turtles by their tails, but in this case it was prudent of Randy. Also, handily, snapp­ ing turtles have big thick tails, whereas ̂ ther turtles who are more friendly than snappers, have little thin tails. The latter can be carried by their shells. Joe Dillard would hug you, too, Randy. Joe is Extension f i s h e r i e s a n d w i l d l i f e specialist at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and he urges us all to avoid hitting turtles on the road and to help them cross when we can. "Turtles," he says, "are friends of nature who help keep insects in check." Joe says a box turtle could life 50 years and a typical turtle roams only 12 acres of ground in tts whole life. But as it sear­ ches fora mate or tor inserts, earthworms or land snails, It often crosses roads and'risks d e a t h , b e i n g e s p e c i a l l y vulnerable because of its slowness. We hope that as cement mix­ ers and spaceships herald our "progress" in material things, people like Randy and Joe will flourish to heighten our awareness of our fellow creatures and encourage us to take the time to lend them a hand Strange how satisfying little things like helping a tur­ tle across the road can be. Bliss among the beasts JACKSON, N.J. (UP1) - Amuse ment park warden David Kothgeb and his bride, gatekeeper Evelyn Nestor, are to be wed on the African Plains, where certain guests need no invitation -- any curious beast may lumber on in. Nestor and Rothgeb, who met last March on their first day of work at the Great Adventure Drive-Thru Sa­ fari, will be married Saturday among the giraffes, zebras and oth­ er wild animals in the amusement park's African Plains section "We wanted an outdoor wedding, and since we both love animals, the Safari seemed like a perfect place," said Rothgeb. Rothgeb, 23, is a warden at the park, responsible for care and feed­ ing of the animals, and his bride-to- be, 20, is a gatekeeper at the park. They said they had considered asking for permission to be married at Great Adventure, but didn't think the park would go for the idea and didn't pursue it until their supervi­ sor suggested it himself about two weeks ago. The 60 invited human guests will be bussed into the park for the 10- minute ceremony, to be performed by Mayor Charles Horner of New Egypt, N J., Rothgeb'shometown. IS YOUR CAR READY I FOR WINTER? • Let us prepare your heater and radiator system for the cold weather ahead. Ziebart will: IDrwn your entire heatHiq and radator system 2Chemically power Hush and back flush youi healer core, radiator and engine bit* k 3Visually inspect all components o! your heating and radiator system inducing Thermostat Seals and gaskets Hoses Belts 4Refill the heater and radiator system with quality antifreeze Now only *34« (5 Ziebart s RADIATOR SERVICE MOST PASSENGER CARS Crystal Lake 3939 Northwest Hwy. (312)639-5333 Mon.Fri. 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sat. 8:00a m l2:00noon DEARABBY © IMS by Universal Prtts Syndicate By Abigail Van Buren More than faith Is needed to bridge gap DEAR ABBY: I am a devout Catholic girl in love with a strictly Orthodox Jewish guy, so I'm sure you know what we're up against. My parents met Daniel just once, briefly. I had told them that he was Catholic because I didn't want them to be prejudiced against him before they got to know him. When they know him, I'm sure they will love him ^s I do, then I'll tell them the truth. :, However, Daniel told his parents he was dating a gentile girl and they haven't asked to meet me yet, so it looks like I'm going to have a hard time getting them to accept me. How can Danny and I improve our chances for acceptance by both sets of parents. We're talking about marriage in June of 1986, and would like to have both a rabbi and a priest. Halloween comes early Two of my uncles are priests (one is a monsignor). Dj Please help us* monsignor). Daniel's grandfather is a rabbi. RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES DEAR DIFFERENCES: First, you must tell your parents that Daniel is Jewish. Since you are seriously considering marriage, you must share your plans with both sets of parents--then talk to a priest and a rabbi and seek their counsel. The more you learn about the other's religion, the better your chances for happiness together--if that is to be. It's up to you. Your chances jfpr a successful marriage will depend on you--not your parents. DEAR ABBY: Please help me with thi$ problem. I'm 52 and look young for my age. Mjr problem is my nose. 1 think it's too large for my face. I had plastic surgery on it about 25 year$ ago, and it didn't turn out the way I had hoped it would. In the meantime I got married and had three children, who are all grown now. "-j Do you think I'm silly to want to have cosmetic surgery at my age? My nose is on mind morning, noon and night. DREAMING DEAR DREAMING: Silly? No way. If your nose is on your mind morning, noon and night, it's time to quit dreaming and make an appointment with a board-certified plastic surgeon. j VALRICO, Fla. (UPI) - Two church members preparing to trans­ form the church into a haunted house for a Halloween fund-raiser were themselves spooked when they opened an old wooden coffin that had been donated by a funeral home. Inside among a 1974 newspaper and a sheet, they found the remains of a man who apparently died 11 years ago. William "Pete" Green, 22, and Te­ resa Taylor, 28, had loaded the cof­ fin onto a pickup truck at Plant City Monday and drove it 15 miles to his parent's moblie home where it was placed on a picnic table in the back­ yard so he could open it and get it ready for the fund-raiser at Sydney Assembly of God Church. Green said he pried open the lid with a hammer, pushed aside some newspapers and found a blue plastic bag. "When I tried to pull it out it came apart," he said. "I saw a skeleton lookout at me." "I was scared," Taylor said. "I said, 'Let's call the police."' Two identification bracelets were on the skeleton and Hillsborough County deputies said the names on them matched a 1974 death certifi­ cate for an elderly man. Jessie Marion, owner of Marion's Funeral Home in Plant City, said the coffin had been sitting on a rack for several years serving as a shelf in the embalming room, and said he was a puzzled as anyone about the incident. He said he purchased the funeral home In 1981 and never bothered to open the plain wooden casket, which he estimated to be worth about $100. He said the previous owner died in 1960. Funeral home director Robert Perry said he opened the casket before offering it to the church group and saw the newspapers and some straw -- but not the plastic bag and remains. He said it is common to line the bottom of coffins with newspaper and straw to prop up a body, so he didn't think twice before reclosing the lid. . .'A | Final Close Out Sale Taml's Juvenile Furniture 4605 West Route 120 - McHenry, III. 30% off lv«rythlif In Store Cribs Play P>ens. Cradles. Dressing Tables. Car Seats, Strollers. Swings. "Toilet Seats, Hi Chairs. Rockers. Bouncers. Walkers. Toy Bones. 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