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* V PLAN LEGION ^BIRTHDAY -- Members of Barracks 1315, Veterans of World War-I, meet at the Legion home and discuss plans for the Legion's fiftieth year anniversary. mm: LEGION DISPLAY -- Above is a display of the American Legion charters, documents, Preamble and sketch of the new post building which stands in the lobby of the McHenry bank during the Legion's fiftieth anniversary week. ing the past week included Raymond DeWerdt, John Dyck, Alfred Gignac, Wonder Lake; Bess Kunzer, Harry Paulin, Ellen Perschke, Margaret Graff, Mary Hobbs and Cheryl Olson of McHenry. OSPJTAL Sloth FALSE "HYBRID" SOYBEANS Illinois grain farmers are warned to beware of the purchase of "hybrid" soybean") seed. John W. Lewis, director of the Department of Agriculture, said nO, legal commercial product of this type is available. Lewis said his office and the state seed laboratory have received numerous inquiries concerning some recent offerings of soybean seed. "It is in violation of the Illinois Seed Law," Lewis explained, "to offer soybean seed that is represented or suggested as being hybrid." Soybean seeds represented as hybrids supposedly do not produce usable seed the second year. Hiis is not the case, Director Lewis said. Seeds claimed to be hybrid produce as good a crop the second year as the first, the director said. FILES FOR BOARD Clinton Claypool of 4212 W. Ponca, McHenry, has filed for a seat on the board in High School District 156. He is the third to file for two positions to be filled. MCHS PRINCIPALS ATTEND ANNUAL NASSP CONVENTION Richard Swantz, West campus principal, and Gerald Fain, East campus principal, were among 10,000 high school administrators and wives who attended the annual convention in San Francisco March 1-5, of the 30,000-member National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), a department of the million-member National Education association (NEA). Featured speakers at the con-„ vention were United States Senator Edvard W. Brooke (R-Mass.); San Francisco State College Action President S.I. Hayakawa;former Under Secretary of State Eugene V. Bostow; Price Cobbs, co-author of the current best-seller, "Bltfck Rage"; and Sidney Sulkin, senior editor of "Changing Times" magazine. The themo of the fifty-third annual convention was "Secondary Education in an Environment of Change." According to NASSP President Delmas F. Miller, director of the West -< Virginia university high school, Morgantown, "the desirability and the necessity for change are the most important elements in a good program of secondary education." "Both students and teachers McHENRY HOSPITAL Included in the admissions to McHenry hospital during the past week were Fasha F. Erickson, Cary: Barbara N. Hornbeck, Carpentersville; Florence M. Reich, Lake Villa; Douglas D. Austin, Elaine B. Tychen, PatrickTychewicz, Alice Wojtynek, Cynthia Kinsey, Marie A. Kutemeyer, Emery Toth, Beatrice Liedtke, Elizabeth M. Marshall, Steven Kinsey, Michele Snodden, Crystal Lake; And Scott Hassel, Ringwood; Harry C. Nelson, Walter J. Steffen, Doine E. Siegel, Richmond; Margo A. Mayr, La- Grange; Ramona Chambers, Shawn Anglo, Donald R. Hickey, Round Lake; Harold Jensen, Florence Fleming, James D. Comstock, Mary Kwidd, Wonder Lake; Sharyn McFarland, Ramona Warner, Franklyn P. Rogers, Mary P. Westphal, Spring Grove; And, Christopher L. Burns, Harm Schneiderman, Jose S. Gomez, Jeffrey V. Bergstrand, Woodstock; George Krause, Round Lake Park; Charles C. Gevedon, Genevieve A. Knigge, Frank J. Seiwert, Geraldine Delisle, Wauconda; Robert L. Tipler, Sr., James J. Boesch, James G. Magoon, AdolphEliasek, Rita M. Kane, William J. O'Brien, Lori L. Schwager, Marcia L. Thompson, Ingleside; Raymond Muncy, Lake Zurich; Betty de la Torre, Barrington; ^Timothy S. McNally, Anna M ^Moulis, Robert F. Hayes, Fox ^Lake; Catherine Backholm, vWaukegan; Norman L. Butz, ^Gilberts; Cathy A. Steffen, Libber tyvi lie; > Also, Linda M. Gribben, William J. Weirich, Sherry D. Wadt- dell, Kurt Smith, Mary J. Bos- elens, Renee Jende, Mildred ' Arden, Julie CLeary, Jean M. Malek, Helmer Anderson, Ray- 'mond A. Bellon, Thomas D. ||Hauck, Thaddus Slipiec, Mil- *dred Senkerik, Kristine Kahl, Robert E. Baker, Wanda L. Burruss, George J. Freund, Du- Wayne K. Fair, Ruben Pedraza, Angela Schilling, Sherry A. Pet- ; erson, Jean L. Gagnon, Catherine A. Hawkins, Jacqueline |j. Schuette, £ And, Michele T. Toussaint, ^Gertrude Brown, Clemens T. jwessel, Anna H. Klein, Walter T. Slicker, Elmer M. Huebner, ;Ruth J. Martinec, Steven R. JKuna, Gerda E. Dominick.Rus- ^sell S. Emerson, Dawn A. Haley, Nellie A. Czaplak, Kenne L. ^Ludwig, Christina May, Carol iA. Br da, Marie W.Gibbs, Peter |Andresen, Samuel Taylor, Wil- Jliam A. Bocltman, Jr., Earl ?W. Betts, Fred Rogers, all of ^McHenry. * HARVARD HOSPITAL ! Mrs. Maynard DeVos was a patient in Harvard hospital i;during the past week. All truck freight hauled by all trucks in U.S. averages 240 tons per family per year. here and there in BUSINESS 111 '••Skate*1 ^ *4 S»0ll NEW STORE -- Construction has started on the Montgomery Ward retail store complex in Crystal Lake. The structure will be a one-story building with 73,000 square feet. Also included with the retail store will be an automotive service center. The site is on Route 14, across from the Crystal Lake Shopping Plaza. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Patients admitted to Memorial hospital, Woodstock, dur- KICK-OFF FOR GENERAL "Y" FINANCE DRIVE eighty workers who attended the Lake Region YMCA's 1969 General Solicitations finance campaign kick-off dinner last week officially launched the campaign, which will continue until April 1. The remaining seventy workers attended a worker's training session on March 6 at the YMCA Program center, 65 N. Williams street, Crystal Lake. The purpose of the dinner and the training session was to acquaint the workers with the campaign materials prepared especially for the job of canvassing and to give them instructions on methods for presenting the YMCA story. Workers were encouraged to promote the maximum contribution from every prospect and to promote the idea of the YMCA as an excellent return on a good investment. At the conclusion of the meeting, all workers selected pledge cards of the prospects they wish to visit. Over 1,400 cards were selected. Additional cards are still waiting to be claimed. The dinner meeting also presented workers with the opportunity to learn of the progress of the Special Gifts division of the campaign. Special Gifts reported pledges of $6,550, which is 39 percent of their goal of $17,000. The job of canvassing will continue with the combined forces of Special Gifts and General Solicitations workers until the goal of $31,000 has been reached. YOUTH FOR CHRIST Dr.ve Boyer, well known recording artist, former night club owner and big-time entertainer, will sing and shares his testimony with hundreds of young people Saturday night, March 15, at the Youth for Christ meeting in Rockford. Busses will leave from the First Baptist church at 6 o'clock sharp. All teen-agers are invited to attend. Tickets will be available at the door. / are pressing for change through insistence on a rightful share in decision-making processes. Our task as administrators is to help chart courses of responsible action," Miller said. Full programs of tnorning and afternoon addresses, filmed and other presentations, and small group panel discussions were planned for the convention delegates. In addition, tours were arranged to some of the outstanding high schools in the San Francisco Bay Area. Formed in 1916, NASSP boasts membership in all fifty states and in fifty-nine other countries. It works to provide leadership and information for administrators and supervisors, and otherwise to assist them in improving the quality of educational opportunities in secondary schools. In 1921, NASSP formed the National Honor society which provides recognition to outstanding students in some 12,600 high schools. In 1942, NASSP became sponsor of the National Association of Student Councils. In all, some sixtyseven state and regional associations are affiliated with NASSP. The current NASSP executive secretary is Owen B. Kiernan, formerly Massachusetts Commissioner of Education, who assumed his new post in January, 1969. Tax Tips "How To Deduct Casualty Losses And Bad Debts" Did the rains last spring cause your cellar to flood and ruin the new playroom? Was your wife's handbag and its contents, including $142 in cash, stolen while she was Christmas-shopping last December? Damages to personal property by storms, floods, fires and other natural acts are known as casualty losses, as are losses due to theft. Damage to your auto is also considered a casualty loss unless the accident was caused by your own willful negligence. On income tax returns due on or before April 15, you can deduct personal casualty losses and losses due to theft in excess of $100 which are not covered by insurance, according to the Illinois Society of Certified Public Accountants. Only the owner of the damaged or stolen property can claim the deduction. In the case of the stolen purse, you cannot claim the deduction in the event your wife files a separate return. In addition, you should also be able to prove that you actually suffered the loss (reported it to the police, for example) and be able to establish the amount of the loss (fair market value, cost of repairs, etc.). Casualty and theft losses to business property which are not covered by insurance are deductible without regard to the $100 limitation. Perhaps your tax question is a little different and you need individual advice. Remember, you may take advantage of a free service of the Illinois Society of CPAs, called Dial-a- Tax-Question, a program now in its third year. One hundred fifty CPAs experienced in preparing tax returns will be standing by to answer your personal income tax questions by telephone. No charge. The number to call and the times are: Chicago, 641-1090, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, March 3 through March 14. A bad debt must be claimed in the tax year it becomes worthless. Gifts cannot be claimed as bad debts. Neither can loans to children, as the Internal Revenue Service says they must be considered gifts. Non-business bad debts are deductible as short-term capital gains. These in turn are subject to the limitations on deductions for capital losses. In the event a non-business bad debt is the only item reported in Schedule D, it can be deducted from reported income to a limit of $1,000. If it is more than $1,000, the excess can be carried over as a short-term loss on next year's return and the year following, if necessary, until it has been deducted in full. You can deduct most state and local taxes when you itemize your deductions. This includes payments withheld from Most families consist of one daddy, one mommy, several assorted children, one dog/ two or more cats, 1 tv, 1 jalopy, and a pile of assorted toys. The ONLY GUARANTEED AFRICAN VIOLET BLOSSOMER NU-BUD $1.00 Available at BEN FRANKLIN RUCK'S HARDWARE LOCKER'S FLOWERS BUSSE'S wages for state or local income taxes, as well as payments matte on estimated state and local income taxes, during 1968. . State and local gasoline taxes can be deducted, atfwell as personal property and general sales taxes. Real estate taxes can be deducted only by the owner of the property. Other items y,u :an dedjct include: dues to a J.VDH or process'onal society, the cost of too's and equipment needed in your job when furnished at your own'excuse, and fees paid to employment agencies for help in finding a new job. You can also deduct the cost of professional courses and instruction neodod to maintain or imp-ove professional skills. You must have been employed or self-employed at the time the courses were taken and been aWe to me-3t the minimum standards of S!D(11 and proficiency required by your job or profession. Salesmen who use their own cars for business and are not reimbursed by their employers for travel expenses can deduct ten cents a mile for the first 15,000 miles traveled and seven cents a mile after that. They should be prepared, however, to substantiate any deduction claimed with a detailed record of their actual business mileage during the year. MARGARET BURKE A funeral Mass will be sung Friday in St. Mary's church, Evanston, for Mrs. Margaret Burke, wife of a former local resident, James Burke. Burial will be in St. Patrick's cemetery, McHenry. HIGHWAY CONTRACTS Contracts totaling $8,093,763 were awarded last week for construction and related work on the state's 1969 highway program. Public Works Director William F. Cellini said monies expended on the road program are from user tax funds and are required by law to be used only for the construction and maintenance of roads. Awards included a $1,981,884 contract for 10.02 miles of earth grading preparatory to paving Interstate Route 57 between Rantoul and Paxton in Champaign and Ford counties. ITEM: If you are going to make a major home appliance purchase, it pays to shop around. Look for the best deal in credit, as well as the most satisfying purchase. Before undertaking a time-purchase payment plan, be sure you will not deprive your family of other needs. FAT OVERWEIGHT Available to you without a doctor's prescription, our product called Odrinex. You must lose ugly f£t or your money back. Odrinex is a tiny tablet and easily swallowed. Get rid of excess fat and live longer. Odrinex costs $3.00 and a new, large economy size for $5.00. Both are sold with this guarantee: If not satisfied for any reason, just return the package to your druggist and get your full money back. No questions asked. Odrinex is sold wit hthis guarantee by: Bolger Drug Store, 1259 N. Green Street. - Mail orders filled. 1-2-9-16-69 How Can I? Q. How can I make a furniture polish that is especially good on genuine old mahogany? A. One excellent polish is made of boiled linseed oil (cold, to which a little vinegar has been added). Rub this well into the wood with one cloth, wipe off the excess oil with another, and polish with still another cloth. Q. How can I "antique" an old gilt wood frame? A. Procure a small tube of burnt umber <pil paint from an artists' supply store, daub a small amount of this on a clean cloth and rub into the gilt frame until you achieve the mellow shade you're seeking. Q. How can I, when frying hot bacon, prevent the hot grease from popping out of the pan at me? A. By dipping your bacon strips in" milk and rolling in flour. This also seems to make the bacon go farther, because it dofesn't shrink as much. Q. How can I remedy wide doors and cabinet doors that have warped? A. You can often straighten these out by applying heat with an ordinary heat lamp on the convex side. Be careful not to hold the lamp so close as to scorch the surface finish, and remove the heat source as soon as the warp disappears. Then immediately coat both sides andt edges of the door with sealer to prevent any re-entry of moisture. Q. How can I revive wilted lettuce? A. By washing carefully in a basin of water, to which a couple of tablespoons of vinegar or lemon juice have been added. Allow the lettuce to stand in this water for about an hour, then wash in cold water. Q. Is there anything I can do about a drinking glass that has acquired a nicked edge? A. Wrap a piece of "OO" emery paper around the handle of a spoon, then rub this back and forth across the nick until you've smoothed it down. Q. What can I do when loose brush bristles threaten to ruin the appearance of a varnish job on furniture? A. Tape a piece of screen wire against the container with a few inches of the screening extending upward. Wipe your brush across the end of the screen to remove loose bristles -- thus insuring a smooth varnish job. „Q. What is an effective method of removing lint from dark cottons before ironing them? A. Rub quickly over the fabric with the "stickurn" side of masking tape. Many other such easy-to-do hints are contained in my household manual. Q. How can I remedy small dents in furniture? A. These often rise and disappear when treated with hot water applied with moist paper, holding a hot iron over the paper. Q. How can I accomplish a fast, neat, and painless legshave with a bladed razor? A. By moistening your legs first with hand cream, and then shaving. No lathering or rinsing is needed, and the skin remains softer, with fewer nicks. Q. How can I do a thorough job of cleaning a greasy frying pan? A. You can do this easily just by putting a small amount of sOap powder in the pan, adding warm water, and letting it simmer slowly for a few minutes. FRI. MARCH i4. 1969 - PLAINDEALER - PG. 3 Q. How can I put a high polish on my furniture? A. Saturate a cloth with equal parts of lemon oil and turpentine, go over the entire surface with this, wipe off the excess oil with a damp cloth, and then polish with a woolen cloth. Finally step back and admire that mirror-like surface you have produced. Q. How can I remove ink spots from wood? A. Try using a mixture of equal parts linseed oil and vinegar, applying lightly to the affected surfaces. Many other such tips on the. care and cleaning of woodwork are contained in my household book. Q. My needle seems always to stick when I sew on plastic materials. How can I remedy this? A. By rubbing some talcum powder on your needle. Q. How can I avoid wrinkles in'my pillow cases when ironing them? A. By ironing them lengthwise. Many, other such tips on ironing and laundering are included in my household book. Q. How can I remedy tarnished brass? A. A good rubbinig with a lemon rind dipped in salt will remove most corrosion spots from brass. HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY - MARCH 17 Shop In McHenry Dill Potato Soup With Pretzels Having friends over? Liven up an old tavorite with a new and delightfully different taste experience. Dice and cook 3 large potatoes in 5 cups boiling water about 20 minutes. In heavy skillet, pan broil 4 slices bacon. Crumble bacon and put aside. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon bacon fat. Into the remaining fat, stir 1 level tablespoon flour and cook for a few minutes. Then add slowly 1 cup milk; stir and cook till smooth. Add 1 teaspoon frozen dried shallots and stir all • into potato pan. Add salt and pepper to taste. Simmer gently for 10 minuteS. DO NOT BOIL. If served icy cold, add minced fresh dill and settle the bowls into crushed ice garnished with dill sprigs. If served hot, garnish with crumbled bacon and bits of dill. Serve with crisp, crunchy pretzels in all shapes and sizes for contrast in texture and flavor. on i ix E.kLi II ••• kss 8xo V iif & &St ?•#!< 0B 5* IZ 4 ft :v:*t ; sr>: f ***** : jy. r A THRU THE WANT ADS 385-0170 The front wheels do all the work. They steer, grip the road, they pull you around corners and through thick and thin. We design cars the way we make jet planes. For maximum performance, comfort and safety. 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