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PAGE 12-PLAINDFALER-WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1972 EDITORIALS Errors In Polls The recent Florida primary campaign showed how far astray polks go with "scientific sampling." Practically all the polls in Florida showed Senator Edmund Muskie leading all candidates except Governor George Wallace. In the actual tabulations, Muskie wasn't a serious contender. How can one justify this discrepancy? It can't be answered by the claim that - at the last minute-hundreds of thousands of voters suddenly changed their minds. It can be answered by the ad­ mission that sac a lied scientific sampling, the method used by professional polls to test public opinion, is often inaccurate. Computer selections of what are believed to be representative citizens in various categories are an iffy proposition. The polls' misses in Florida were far misses, which suggest poll results are not to be automatically accepted as accurate voting forecasts; they are. on the contrary, only educated guesses. Pricing Practices Revelations and charges about the breakfast cereal in­ dustry in recent years have done little to inspire faith in that industry. The scandal caused some time ago by expert testimony that most cereals contained little, nutritionally, resulted in some quick shuffling and improvement--but not enough. Now an expert witness, L)r. Michael Jacobson, testifying before the Senate Subcommittee on Consumers, says the industry is bilking U.S. consumers of millions annually with highly inflated prices for vitamin-fortified cereals. Dr. Jacobson estimated the cost of fortifying a cereal to provide 100 per cent of the established daily minimum re­ quirements of nine vitamins and iron at about 0.6 cents per 12-ounce box. But he noted that one maker was currently charging 18 cents additional! Other than this estimated 0.6 cents worth of vitamins, the content of the fortified cereal and the other cereal is exactly the same, Jacobson charged. The cereal company involved claims the cost is higher than alleged but even if some higher, the additional cost of the fortified cereal is obviously excessive. Of course, under the American system, producers can charge what the public will bear. Nevertheless, there is something unac­ ceptable, over the long pull, in excessive charges for vital foods such as cereals, milk, eggs, meat, etc. The public, acting through Congress, has a right to expect reasonable­ ness in pricing practices concerning these basics. April, 1972 Apnl has had the on gin of its name lost in the mistof antiquity. Probably the most common theory is that it is derived from the Latin verb "aperire," meaning "to open." This is an allusion to the opening of buds and fiowers, a beautiful process in April. April's Fool Day is the source of wide disagreement as to origin but Easter, which falls on the 2nd this year, is the anniversary of one of the great events of Christendom. The 6th (dating from 1830) is the anniversary of the founding of the Mormon Church. On the 9th, in 1865, Gen­ eral Robert E. Lee surrendered to General U.S. Grant, end­ ing the bloody Civil War. The 10th, the birthday of William Booth in 1829, is observed as Founder's Day by the Salva­ tion Army. The 13th, in 1743, is remembered as Thomas Jefferson's birthday. The early American statesman torn at Shadvvcll, Virginia, was President from 1800 to 1809. The 13th is also Huguenot Day in America--d a t i n g from the Edict of Nantes in 1598, which gave Protestants some peace and protection after many years of persecution. It lasted until 1685 when Louis XIV revoked it. O O NEED A MODEL?" How about a little spring cleaning in this House (and Senate)? t I KtfW bp to to* •0m Stimulus To Progress The Russian housewife is beginning to enjoy some of the con­ veniences which have been commonplace in American housekeeping for years. * The Soviet economy has developed to a point where modern consumer marketing has become feasible. Soviet marketing specialists have instituted pre-packaged and ready-mixed foods and self-service. These time-saving, money-saving conveniences, would certainly make the lot of the Russian housewife more pleasant. w But the Russian housewife has 'not made an eager plunge into easier living. She is not voluntarily taking a step into a new way of life, simply because it is new. Russian economists are now learning what American business men have known for a century - that is, production facilities and a good product do not complete the requirements of a progressive economy. No matter how good a product is, the product will not enrich a nation's economy until the public is ready to utilize the better product. So long as the Russian housewife believes that her man will be happier with a meal which requires two hours of her time, she will not buy the pre-mixed foods. Thus, the Russians have found it necessary to use advertising to sell consumers on a better but richer life. Suspicion of new, though better, products is just as much a characteristic of the American as it is the Russian. The innovations which have revolutionized American housekeeping were accepted only after intensive advertising campaigns. America has been able to adopt new products and develop new industries more quickly because competitive advertising has been a constant stimulus to progress. SOCIAL SECURITY by John K. Watkins FIELD R EPRESENTATIVE Today's questions are ones frequently being ask­ ed of our representatives by the people of McHenry county. The Social Secur­ ity office at 2500 Grand avenue, Waukegan, re­ minds McHenry county residents that it has repre­ sentatives meeting people at two locations in McHen­ ry county on a regular ba­ sis. The representatives are at the Woodstock Pub­ lic Library, 414 W. Judd, Woodstock every Wednes­ day from 9 a.m. to noon and at the Harvard city hall from 9:30 a.m. to noon on the first and third Tues­ day every month. If you have a question you would like answered on Social Se­ curity in this column, then please forward it to Social Security Administration Question and Answer Col­ umn, 2500 Grand avenue, Waukegan, Illinois, 60085. Give your full name, ad­ dress, and Social Security number. If you do not want your ftame to appear, please indicate this and we will use only intitials. Question: I was told that I would get Social Security credit d $160 per month for each month of my active military service from 1941 to 1944. However, I sent in a post card for a record of my Social Security earnings and found my military time wasn't listed. Wty was it left out? Q.W. - McHenry Answer: Military service is not actually credited to your record until the time when you apply for Social Security benefits. When you apply, you will be asked for your discharge papers or other proof of military service. The people at the Social Security office will see that you get your military credits then. Question: I'm getting monthly Social Security retirement checks. Recently, I moved to a new address in the same city. Since I've already notified the post office of my new address, must I also notify Social Security? J.H. - McHenry Answer: Yes, you should immediately notify the Social Security administration of your new address. Question: I never worked under Social Security but I gel monthly Social Security checks as a widow. Will I be entitled to Medicare when I am 65? Answer: Yes. You are eligible for Medicare at 65. Anyone who is entitled to Social Security retirement checks at 65 is also eligible for Medicare. MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS Through the courtesy of Family Health Service and Mental Health Clinic Chronic Drug Users? The familiar claim that Americans have become chronic drug users does not appear to be valid, according to new re­ search evidence. A scientific study carried out by university, government, and psychiatric institute researchers challenges the claim and indi­ cates that most Americans who do use psychotherapeutic drugs do not take them on a regular or long-term basis. Instead, most people seem to be relatively conservative in their use both of prescription and over-the-counter psycho­ therapeutic drugs. Unlike previous surveys based solely on drugstore records, data were obtained by interviewing a population cross-section of adults 18 and older, from whom the researchers drew a profile of usage patterns and reasons for drug use. Studies have shown wide­ spread acceptance and use of tranquilizers, anti-depressants, stimulants, sedatives, and bar­ biturates; and some 178 million prescriptions were filled in U.S. drugstores in 1967. But the new sampling of American households revealed that, among the users (45 per­ cent of the women and 33 per­ cent of the women interviewed) about one in five had taken drugs on a regular daily basis for six months or longer. An important issue in the study was the extent to which persons become involved in us­ ing psychotherapeutic drugs. On this point, the survey showed that regular long-term use is most likely to occur among those for whom drugs are pre­ scribed by a physician. Prescription drug takers who use non-medical sources (rela­ tives and friends) were not like­ ly to use the drugs regularly. Drugs most likely to be used by men on a long-term daily ba­ sis were the sedatives, mainly phenobarbital. Women, on the other hand, are most likely to use minor tranquilizers over a long period of time. Nationally, according to the researchers, the use of minor tranquilizers is much more fre­ quent than use of stimulant drugs. U.S. Savings Bonds. Hold on to them for all they're worth. Take stock in America. Now Bonds pay a bonus at maturity. Economic Questions Stabilization Answers Si Internal Revenue Service This column of questions and answers on the President's Economic Stabilization Program is provided by the local office of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and is published as a public service. The column answers questions most frequently asked about wages and prices. Q. Can a landlord evict a tenant for filing a complaint of an illegal increase with the IRS? A. No. Retaliatory action by a landlord against a tenant who exercises any right conferred upon him by the rent regulations is prohibited. Under the rent regulations, retaliatory action includes undue or unusual in­ convenience, violation of privacy, harassment, reduction in quality or quantity of ser­ vices, or any form of threat or coercion. Q. Does a landlord have to explain to a new tenant or a prospective tenant any dif­ ference between the base rent and the rent charged for the unit? A. Yes. A landlord must inform a new or prospective tenant of the factual justification for the difference between the rent he proposes to charge and the rent charged for the residence between July 16 and August 14, 1971, or an earlier period during which the base rent was established. WHO KNOWS! 1. What is the nation's great­ est drug problem9 2. How many lives does it affect and what is the cost to the nation0 3. When is the Vernal Equi- nox^ 4. What two companies l ist­ ed the largest annual sales or revenues for 197CP 5. How many trees are na­ tive to the United States9 6. What word would you use to describe a group of geese9 7. What is the name for ; small pigeon9 8. When was the first com­ mercial helicopter li­ censed? 9. How many U. S. Presi­ dents were born in March9 10.Name them. • l u a p t s a j j t n t > £ p u e p u z z stj puBjaAaio jaAo.19 put? 'Jai^x uqop 'uos^oBf Majpuy 'uosipt?iM seiuBfoi •aAij *6 *9t-61 '8 IP-IBW "8 •q^nbs y •asaa§ jo ai§§B3 v '9 •sapads S98 A: i a } B lu | x o J d d v "(T'N) '00 no pJBpueis put? -dJoo sioioj\ jBJauao ' l* •utb Z Z : L W 'OS S3AUJB §uuds "8 •j^aX: V uotniM-SI$ jnoq^ sjsoo pu^ saAij uon - I I U I a u i u A j a i m u i x o i d d v ' Z •loqootv -l SM°U)| oi|M 01 sjdMsuy THE WEATHER 1972 1971 Temp. Melted Precip. Temp. Melted Max. Min. Inches Max. Min. Inches 3/25 40 18 None 35 10 None 3/26 35 20 Trace 42 16 None 3/27 42 27 Trace 44 31 0.01 3/28 43 31 Trace 45 35 None 3/29 33 28 0.97 40 30 None 3/30 37 18 0.02 50 27 Trace 3/31 42 24 Noiifc 6/ 31 None General weather outlook inclusive: Temperatures for the five-day period Wednesday, April 5th thru Sunday, April 9th will average about 5 degrees above the normal high average about 5~degree* above the normal high of 50, low of 32. Melted precipitation will total 0.5 inch or more on Wednesday and Saturday. Elmer R. Nelson Climatologist For Your Information The Siamese fighting fish builds a nest of bubbles for his mate's eggs--which he places in the nest. . . and guards 'til they hatch! Hearts may break from suffering, uncertainty, sorrow, sin. . . . God's Word Heals" Broken Hearts Hear it every day when you DIAL-A-DEV0TI0N 385 8729 Dear Friends, After the funeral service and the return of the mourners to their homes, the berea­ ved family will usually require a period of time to recover somewhat from their shock and grief. They will then wish to send 'Thank You' notes to those who helped with the ar­ rangements, provided food or facilities, con­ tributed flowers or memoriums and who ex­ pressed their sympathy. Respectfully, PETER MJISTEN & SON FUNERAL HOME McH«nry, Illinois • i 385-0063 Q. I regularly defer the in­ centive bonuses for the supervisors in my firm until a future year. How are such items treated under the Pay Board regulations? A. An item of incentive compensation paid to em­ ployees covered by an incentive compensation or sales, com­ mission, or production in­ centive plan or practice during any wage year which was granted to them during an earlier wage year is not con­ sidered an item of incentive compensation for such em­ ployees for the wage year during which it is paid. Such items would not be subject to the 5.5 percent general wage and salary standard for the year of payment. However, an item of incentive com­ pensation granted to such employees during any wage year and deferred to a later wage year is considered an item of incentive compensation for the year it is granted, and thus subject to the wage and salary standard for that year. Q. My employer furnishes me with a car for my personal use. Does that count toward the 5.5 percent standard set by the Pay Board? A. Yes. Such job perquisites awarded to the employees in an appropriate employee unit during any wage year are subject to the 5.5 percent general wage and salary standard. Q. I thought meat cuts were subject to price controls, but if this is so, why are meat prices rising? A. Meat cuts are subject to price controls. Live catUe, calves, hogs, sheep and lambs, however, are exempt from, controls. If prices rise on exempt items, retailers at permitted to reflect this in­ crease in their costs by passing on the increase in the form of higher prices for controlled items to the consumer. Q. I'm not sure whether my business should be classified as a health service or an ordinary service under Price Com­ mission regulations. What should I do? A. In any case where there is any doubt as to whether a service is a health service, or whether a health service is institutional or nonin- stitutional, the person con­ cerned may apply to the district office of the Internal Revenue Service in which the service is question is located for a determination. oNM- pgoFes* f0*V |g£c OPTOMETRIST Dr. John F. Kelly At 1224 N. Green St "eet McHenry (Closed Wednesde;) Eyes examined . . Glass 's fit ted C ontact Lenses Hrs: Daily 9:30 a.m. t( 5 p.m. Friday Evenings - 8: >0 p.in. Evenings by appointment PHONE 385-0452 Dr. Leonard Bottari F.yes Examined - Contact Lens Glasses Fitted 1303 N. Richmond Road Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs.and Fri. 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tues., Thurs. , 8. Fri Eve. 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. .Sat. : 9:30 to 3:00 p.m. No Hours on Wednesday PHONE 385-4151 No Answer.. .Phone 385-2262 OFFICE EQUIPMENT McHenry County Office Machines Sales-Service & Renfals Typewriters - Adders Calcu iafors Mon.-Sat. 9:00-5:30 Friday ' t i l 9 p.m. PHONE 459-1226 . 93 Grant St. , Cyrstal Lake, 111. LETTER SERVICE INSURANCE Earl R. Walsh & Jack Walsh Fire, Auto, Farm & Life Representing REtlABLE COMPANIES When You N^ed Insurance of Any Kind PHONE 385-3300 3429 W. Elm St. , McHenry, 111. George L. Thompson General Insurance * LIFE "AUTO "HEALTH "FIRE "CASUALTY "BOAT Phone 815-385-1066 3812 W. Elm St. , McHenry In McHenry Plaindealer Bldg. Mimeographing - Typing Addressing - Mailing Lists McHenry Letter Service 3509 W. Pearl St. Mc Henry PHONE 385-5064 Monday through Saturday. Dennis Conway AUTO, LIFE, FIRE STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY 3315 VV. Elm St. McHenry, Il l inois Phone 385-5285 or 385-7111 want ads TO WORK FOR YOU FOR FAST RESULTS PHONE 385-0170