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J . & Food Price Prospect , Wfjat are"the prospects for food prices in the months ahead? Lastj^ar about this time grocers continued to mark up prices on foodstuffs despite the fact that farmers were harvesting record crops « and getting less for their product than in 1967. A bumper wheat crop was due to be harvested and prices per bushel were running about twenty-five cents lower than in 1967. A big corn crop had been produced and prices^feging paid the farmer were almost twenty percent lower than the preVidus year! Record harvests of truck in many sections <jlrove prices down. In some sections of the southwest, for example, peaches could hardly be given away. Soybeans and grain sorghums were down in price, which meant that feed for poultry and cattle were also down and meat pricps^SfioQld have been lower. But the government index of feee price/shchyed producers, processors and grocers continued to increase prteesLln fact, higher food prices were one of the main causes of inflation in 1968. The consumer has obviously been "taken" by excessive profiteering when prices should have fallen. Because the good health of families and children is involved, the process should riot £e permitted to be repeated. . Sound Advertising Advertising genius Albert Lasker once said, "Nobody will read a thousand words about a box of matches, but an automobile could require more than a thousand words. .. Mr. Lasker's statement offers a guide to the retailer who wonders how big his advertisement should be and how much should be said in advertising copy. Generally speaking, the more expensive a product is, more the space and words needed to sell or pre-sell the product. Also, the less a prospective consumer knows about the product or a store, more difficult the selling effort. For this reason, '.he local newspaper is the only medium which offers the advertiser the opportunity of explaining in full the advantages of making certain types of purchases. When the consumer comtemplates an important investment he will read and stu-iy a ay amount of information. The large newspaper page is the only local medium which can supply a complete reference source to every potential consumer in the community. For instance, consider a new housing development. The prospective buyer is considering one of the most important purchases of his life. From his standpoint there is no such thing as too much information. He probably needs a map to follow. He wants to know details of housing construction in the area. He looks for a great deal of comparative information. His memory is not capable of handling so many facts. The local newspaper becomes his guide and is retained until he reaches the point of sales. Record Response To McClory Questionnaire m Social A record 24,847 responses have been received to the biennial Questionnaire circulated by Congressman Robert McClory throughout his 12th Illinois district comprising Lake QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS OF 1969 of CONGRESSMAN ROBERT McCkORY Total number of questionnaires mailed: 137,892 Questionnaires returned/24,847 1. In Vietnam, do you "favor a) Withdrawal of UJS. forces b) Holding operation by Joint U.S. South Vietnam Porces c) Increased military pressure on North Vietnam No Response: 2. Do you favor a modified defensive Favored by: ABM System as recommended by Opposed by: President Nixon? No response: 3. Concerning the Draft Law, which is your preference a) The present system which permits •* student deferments b) A lottery system with no student deferments * c) A volunteer Army at an estimated payroll increase of $10 billion peryear No re 4. If the Electoral College is changed, do you favor a) Substitution of Election of President by direct popular vote b) Apportion States' Electoral votes on the basis of candidates' popular vote c) Award electoral votes by Congressional Districts Noresponse: 5. Should the voting age be lowered to Favored by: eighteen? Opposed by: No response: 6. Do you favor cancellation of Federal scholarships to college stu- ®voj[®7 dents participating in campus dis- ^P08®" 36.7 percent 14.9 percent 44,3 percent 4.2 percent 64.6 percent 30.3 psreent 5.1 percent jspoi nse: orders? No response: 7. Should the federal government Favored by develop laws to help prevent . Opposed by strikes by Public Employees No response: 8. Should the federal government Favored by: guarantee ah annual income to Opposed by: heads of families, whether or NO response not they are working? 9. Do you favor returning a per- Favored by: centage of federal income taxes Opposed by: to the States and local govern- No response: merits for use as they see fit? 10. Do you favor transfer of duties Favored by: of the Office of Economic Op- Opposed by: portunity to other departments? No response 11. Do you favor President Nixon's Favored by: decision to remove postmasters Opposed by: and rural mail carriers from No response political control? 26.1 percent 42.9 percent 27.9 percent 3.2 percent 75.2 percent 14.5 percent 5.6 percent 4.7 percent 39.5 percent 58.8 percent 1.8 percent 88.2 percent 10.1 percent 1.7 percent perce! 35.5 percent 3.7 percent 11.9 percent 84.9 percent : 3.3 percent 64.2 percent 31.9 percent 3.8 percent 56.5 percent 28.8 percent : 14 J percent 91.4 percent 6.2 percent : 2.4 percent PUBLIC PULSE (The%Plaindealer invites the public to use this cbluijin as wi expression of their m-ws'^nisubiects of general interesTsin our community Our only request is that writers limit themselves to 300 words or less signature, full address and phone number. We ask. too, that one individual not write on the same subject more than once each month. We reserve the right to delete any material which we consider libelous or in obicctionable taste.) "Cal Skinner, Jr.: "In one of the April issues ^ and McHenry counties and Hanover and Barrington townships in Cook county. This response from almost 20 percent of the households polled far exceeds the 15 percent participation of two years ago. Congressman McClory*s constituents expressed an overwhelming 91.4 percent in favor of President Nixon's decision to remove postmasters and rural mail,carriers from political control. The questionnaire results also appeared to reflect general publi<e sentiment by giving an 88.2 percent vote in flavor of cancellation of Federal scholarships to college students participating in campus disorders. Congressman McClory finds himself out of step with his 12th district constituents on the lowering of the voting age to 18. A decisive 58.8 percent voted against any such change, in contrast to 39.5 percent who voted "yes". Public and market survey experts in Washington have indicated that the high percentage of response establishes some kind of a voting record among congressional district polls. The computer card questionnaires returned during the past two months were tabulated in less than an hour in a modern automatic data processing center in Washington. Complete results are to be inserted in the Congressional Record and will be mailed soon to every household throughout the 12th District. After reviewing the questionnaire results Congressman McClory declared: "I am somewhat overwhelmed by the record response to this year's questionnaire. I can only conclude that citizens are more interested than ever in the grave issues facing the Congress and the nation. I am impressed by the results as well as by the Jmore than 5,000 individual communications which this year's questionnaire generated. I expect to give due weight, and respect to the responses to this poll which appear to reflect, the views of a substantial cross-section of 12th district citizens." (Plaindeaier) I read that the majority of McHenry residents' property tax went up 11.3 per cent. Yet the tax went up over $70,, on our home, which is over 20 per cent over last year. *-• "It also stated in this' Tax Facts column that you sure not responsible for the tax increase but that the 'local government of McHenry county* is responsible. Now just who are these people and where can they be located? "Thanking you, "Mr. and Mrs. R.Elicky "1216 W. Newport "Chicago, nr. 60657" , "Dear Editor: "In your issue of 13 June I read a column in your newspaper entitled In Our Time. This column was quite interesting and informative. I hope it becomes a regular feature. "I agree with the author on a few of his points concerning our generation and our home town. McHenry is a socially sterile community, but who made it that way? We, the Mc- Henryites, thaf s who. Sure our generation is badly mistreated, but some things, although minor, are important. Such as why the curfew in McHenry is 2300 and yet the park is closed at 2100. The teenager, still my generation, says he is misunderstood, that the adult does not try to understand him. But does he try to understand his parent dr the adults? I don't want to get started on this but on something else. "As a career member of the United States Navy and sworn to uphold our Constitution and obey the orders of the President of the United States, I cannot help but believe that my own generation is made of traitors and cowards. What ever happened to men like Stephen Decatur who said, 'My country, in her intercourse with other nations may she always be right, but right or wrong, my country.' "I would like to know what is immoral about fighting in Vietnam? What is immoral about fighting Communist aggression-- in any form? What is immoral about supporting a. small country with weapons and men in a fight for freedom-- Security WED. JUNE 25, 1969 - PLAINDEAIER - PG, 3 ing the immoral, me or the long hair? w "Another of the terms the author uses is '...false nationalistic pride...'. What does he m^an by his terminology? I have had a number of acquaintances and a couple of friends who had a false nationalistic pride. Men like Joe Williams, an Afro-American killed while launching aircraft in defense of the USS Maddox and C. Turner Joy in August of 4964; Jerry Taylor, killed over North Vietnam later that same year; John Mape, who left a widow and seven children, and John McCormack who were killed over South Vietnam in 1966 and Chuck Dixon, killed while loading ordnance for strikes in 'Nam the same year. And don't forget the draftee, the man who not only loses his freedom for two years but sometimes his own life, like Jim Ambrose last January. Men like myself and other members of the United States Seventh fleet and Fleet Marine forces who are ready, if necessary, to give their lives for their country. Sure we have our pot-smokers, glue sniffers and acid-heads, our hippies and Viet-Niks, our radicals and far out types; but then we're a cross section of the American people. "False nationalistic pride is something I may have, but Fm proud to have it. I may not be a 'collegian' or an intellectual, but then I don't parade around campus with the Viet Cong flag or send care packages to Hanoi; nor even tear down the American flag like it happened not too long ago in Lake Geneva. "If this is the way the author feels about situations concerning our national policy and American patriotism then I feel sorry for him. An American who has not patriotism and no love of country does not deserve his citizenship, he not only cannot be called an American, but he cannot be called a man. "I would like to close with a standard cliche of our time and say that I don't agree with everything a lot of my countrymen are saying, but Pll defend their right to say it. "Sincerely, "James W. Doran ~ "A02 USN" QUESTION BOX BY JIM JANZ FIE I. P R-F.PR ESENTATIVE Today's questions are ones frequently being asked of our representatives by the people of Mi-Henry county. The Social Security office at 2500 Graqd avenue, W'aukegan, reminds McHenry county residents that it has representatives meeting people at two locations in McHenry county on a regulabasis. The representatives ar>> at the Woodstock Public library, 414 W. Judd, Woodstocs every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon and at the Harvarl city hall from 9:30 a.m.tonooi d third Tuesda/ every month. If you have a question you would like answered oi Social Security in this column, please forward it to Social Security Administration Question and Answer Column, 2500 Grand avenue, W'aukegan, Illinois, 60085. Give your full name, address, and Social Security number. If you^ do not want your name to appear, please indicate this and we will use only initials. Question: What is the difference between my social security number and my Medicare claim number? Answer: The Medicare claim number card bears the number and code letter under which your medical insurance is established. It may be different than your social secur- , ity number as you may be covered by Medicare through your husband's social security rather than your own. Always use the Medicare claim number exactly as it appears on your Medicare card,. Question: What is the significance of the letter following the social security number on my Medicare card? Answer: The letters are very important and should always be included when recording your Medicare enrollment number. "A" means your enrollment is based on your own earnings; "B" means you are enrolled as a wife; "D" indicates you are a widow; "F', that you are the dependent parent of a deceased worker, and "J-l" means you were eligible for the special age 72 benefit at the time you enrolled for Medicare. Question: I lost my Medicare card, how do I get a new one? Answer: Contact your local Social Security Administration District Office promptly to get a new one. Question: What significance do claim numbers have for people getting social who are hot on a Answer: Hie records of be neficiaries in the payment center offices are set up by social security account numbers. If you write to a payment center concerning your benefits and do not show the correct claim number they would be unable to locate your file and would-fiavew write back to you. Question: If a widow whose married name was Mary Jones is receiving social security benefits and marries a man named Smith, how do you locate her file if she writes in under the name Mary Smith? Answer: If she writes to the payment center and gives her correct claim number they MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS * Stanley F. Yolles, M.D., Director National Institute of Mental Health HARD FACTS ABOUT "HARD" -NARCOTICS You hear much these days about drug abuse and addiction: and these columns have dealt with "such subjects as marihuana. LSD. amphetamines ("pep" pills), and barbiturates ("sleeping" pills). These are all mind-affecting drugs, and are widely misused g>abused despite their hazards. nly the last two. the amphetamines bsrbitursiss any real medical treatment uses. Although all these--and other --drugs that affect the mind are narcotics in a sense, the core of the problem is what some authorities call the "hard" narcotics. The term generally refers (to opium and pain-killing drugs made from opium, such as heroin, morphine, mcthadon. paregoric, and codeine. Several man-made or synthetic drugs, such as demerol and dolophine, are also classed as narcotics. They are very much with us, as headlines frequently proclaim. Some authorities feel that narcotic addiction is increasing; others think that it remains at about the same level. Whatever may be the case, the hard fact is that the narcotics problem is unduly large, has many ramifications, and is a despairingly difficult matter to solve. Of the narcotics, heroin appears <to be the drug used by most addicts today. More than 60,000 known addicts are listed by the "Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. Most of these live in the cities UTiu ' figures" show that more than half of the addicts are under 30 years of age. What is the life of an addict like? ' Getting a continued supply of the drug ofter\ becomes the main object of his life. Tfiis frequently prevents him frr»m continuing his education or his job. His health is often' bad. His life span may be shortened by 15 to 20 years. Narcotic addicts are sick people. They need treatment for their physical addiction, then for the difficult withdrawal period, and then they desperately need help to keep from go^ng back on drug use. We are just beginning to look upon narcotic addition as a disease, to pif^vide facilities "to provide treatment, and to develop adequate research to find a-nswers to the many unknown, factors about both narcotics and their users. One encouraging development is the Federal Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act, which is now being put to work to benefit both the public and the addict. Next week's article will deal with this Act. Write to NIMH, Box 1080, Washington, D.C. 20013 for a free leaflet on narcotics. r«oFVv OPTOMETRIST ial security y Medicare?*^--' fohn F. Kelly when North Vietnam supplies ; could promptly locate her file the Viet Cong with battalions of North Vietnamese Regular Army and the guerillas fight with weapons supplied by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the People's Republics of China and Czechoslovakia. The immorality lies* in the hands of some of our future leaders, the collegian and the phony flower child. The man or woman who borrows money from his or her parents and/or the United States government to pay his tuition; and then taking 'courses' in obscenity, narcotics, scrounginess and rioting. Who is immoral or do- • • • ©©©©©••• •, ; JT PAYS TO SHOP IN McHENRY even though the name is different. 75 million Frenchmen, or 180 million Americans, CAN be wrong -- following the crowd has seldom produced many major achievements, or deep thoughts. yiiiVrtm 6 s"B s's'g's'g'fl 8 rrrrn i rri 11 miu IT*; For Your Information \ CONTINENTAL DINNERS Si I \ I II III till' .111,111 Si vie COCKTAILS BANQUET ROOMS OPEN 7 Days A Week RESERVATIONS JU 7-0741 ROLLINS AD wilimvid On the North Shore of Long Lake ROLLINS ROAD •P O Ingleside III Dear friends, Another school year has drawn to a close. It is a proper time to thank our teachers for their dedication and conscientious efforts (HI behalf of our youngsters. There is no more important job in all of society than*to educate our children in the basic skills of life, and to instill a love of leaning and a zest for wholesome living. This is the immense responsibility of our teachers and we honor them for a job well done. Respectfully,, PETER M. J LISTEN Sc SON .FUNERAL HOME McH«nry, Illinois 365-0063 v ) % tuj Are Yov New In Town? Do You Know Someone 1 New In,Town? We would like to extend a welcome to every newcomer to our community. Cris Fail 385-4084 Fran Olsen 385-5740 Joan Stud 385-5418 Ann Zeller - 385-0559 X CALL ; ROYAL WELCOME : At 1324 N. Green Street, McHenry {Closed Wednesday) Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted Contact Lenses Hrs. Daily 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday Evenings 8:30 p-m. Evenings by Appointment PHONE 385-0452 Dr. Leonard L. Bottari Eyes Examlned-GIasses Fitted Coaf-sfiS 3L«gsaep 1303 N. Richmond Road Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 4:00 p-m. to 6:00 p.m. Tues., Thurs., & Fri. Eve 7 p-m. to 9 p.m. Sat. 9:30 to 3:00 p.nv No Hours on Wednesday PHONE 385*4151 If No Answer Phone 385-2262 ~ OFFICE EQUIPMENT McHenry County Office Machine* Soles • Service & Rentals Typewriters, Adders, Calculators Mon- - Sat. 9:00 - 5:30 Friday till 9:00 p.m. Phope 459-1226 93 Grant St.,. Crystal Lake, 111. METAL WORK Schroeder Metalcraft for 1 ^ Home and Garden Wrought Iron Railings Fireplace Screens Antiques 1705 S. Rt. 31 PHONE 385-0950 INSURANCE Earl R. Width ^ Fire, Auto, Farm & Life Representing RELIABLE COMPANIES When You Need Insurance of Any Kind PHONE 385-3300 or 385-0953 3429 W Elm St., McHeniy, 111. George L. Thompson General Insurance LIFE HEALTH CASUALTY • AUTO • FIRE • BOAT Phone 815-385-1066 3812 W. Elm St, McHenry In McHenry Plaindeaier Blgd. Dennis Conway Auto, Life, Fire State Farm Ins. Cos. 3315- W. Elm St. McHenry, Dllnols 385-5285 or 385-7111 JdEETT ER SERVICE Mimeographing • Typing Addressing • Mailing Lists McHenry County Letter Service 1212-A N. Green St PHONE 385-5064 \ . M o n . t h r u F r i . 8 - 5 / Closed Saturdays ACCOUNTANTS Paul A. Schwegel 4410 West Route 120 McHenry, Illinois m i s i i H m i i i i r n H t i M H U t m r 385-4410