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PAGE 14-PLAINDEALER-FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1973 Gas Shortage Review Made At FS Annual Meet Despite the shortage of LP gas and other fuels, McHenry FS is in a position to guarantee LP gas to customers who purchase grain dryers during 1973, Stanley Steagall, general manager, told more than 500 farmers and their wives at the farmer-owned company's twenty-eighth annual meeting last week. Steagall said McHenry FS was fortunate to be able to keep farmers supplied with LP gas during the recent urgent need to dry the thousands of bushels of high moisture corn and soybeans. Some companies did run out, and Steagall said the outlook for 1973 in several areas of farm supplies is serious. Shortages in phosphate, mixed fertilizers and other fuel oil products is a reality, he asserted. Steagall, who said he has been with the FS system--an affiliated company of Farm Bureau - for 20 years, believes serious problems created by shortages of farm products will come this year. Because of severe weather which prevented spreading fertilizer during 1972, McHenry FS did not quite reach the $4 million total sales goal. Sales totaled $3,838,067, and all departments except the fer­ tilizer department showed an increase, he reported. Sales of agricultural chemicals climbed to ten times their level of 1963. He expects sales to increase as advances in the scientific world develop products to improve production and efficiency of farming. Feed sales climbed to $1,331,689. A complete service in farm automation equipment, grain bins and dryers con­ tributed to this department's total. He said a new idea in feed distribution called Feeder Group has increased feed sales. He instructed farmers who had an interest in Feeder Groups to contact their salesmen. Petroleum sales have in­ creased steadily since 1963 and addition of LP gas the past year has intensified the increase although shortage of this fuel arose almost as soon as it was added early last year. Net income totaled $111,200- down somewhat from the year- ago total of $161,552. For the year, McHenry FS returned $82,9% in patronage refunds to Farm Bureau member customers in McHenry and Walworth counties. It returned an added $23,809 to those who hold Class D preferred stock. Robert Gardner, president, said one of the main develop­ ments during the past year was purchase of CFS Fertilizer and Farm Supply plant at Huntley. This provides an additional major facility in an important agricultural area of the county. Gardner announced a new policy concerning redemption of Class D stock, a preferred stock issued along with cash when patronage refunds are paid. Reelected to the board were Harvey Fedrowitz, Marengo; Glen Benoy, Hebron and Carroll Lohmeyer, Woodstock. A meeting for Walworth county farmers and their families was held last Friday night at Elkhorn, complete with a program, speaker and financial analysis. A warning on the shortage "of phosphate and other fertilizers and cer­ tain other products was given at that meeting, too. The Woodstock meeting was an historic one. It was a sit- down dinner for more than 500 people and was held in the new building at the McHenry county fairgrounds. It was the second largest sitdown dinner in Woodstock history, topped only by the Woodstock All-America City official award dinner at Marian Central on April 16, 1964. > Voter League President Interviews Congressman Happiness can't be sold like pie, made days ahead like a cake, weighed like coal-you must make it fresh each day. Interviewing elected representatives is one way the League of Women Voters gets first hand, accurate in­ formation on current issues. Recently, Mrs. June Girard, president of the Woodstock McHenry League of Women Voters, participated in an in­ terview with U.S. Congressman from the 16th Congressional district, John B. Anderson. Meeting with Rep. Anderson in his office were Mrs. Girard, Mrs. Witt (also of Woodstock)! Mrs, Mollie Zimmerman (Rockford LWV president) and Mrs. Sue Molyneaux of Rock- ford. Rep. Anderson is the third ranking Republican on several important committees in­ cluding the House Rules committee. His views were sought on specific questions such as that of Home Rule for Washington D.C. On this'issue he and the League of Women Voters agree that this is im­ portant legislation to support and that this is a good year to do so. The Congressman also favors Congressional reform. He supports open meetings of congressional committees, recording of key votes and making votes available to the public, selection of committee leadership on the basis of ability, fairness and sensitivity to national needs and im­ plementing procedures to give committees rather than the chairmen control over their operations. Rep. 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Anderson has consented to speak to the League and guests in March. The date, time and place of the meeting will be announced soon. For further information, persons interested can call Mrs. H.D. (June) Girard or Mrs. John J. (Mary) Witt at 338-3447. In keeping with League's non-partisan policy, wherein league never supports a candidate, only issues, the league seeks all opinions and interviews representative of both parties. SERVICE NEWS Navy Lieutenant Com­ mander Karl E. Tomm, son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl R. Tomm, of 1211 W. River terrace, McHenry, is in the Western Pacific aboard the nuclear- powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. The Big "E" was on station in the Gulf of Tonkin when President Nixon announced the cessation of hostilities in Vietnam. He is a graduate of Nor­ thwestern in Evanston. SKYLAB VEHICLE . The Saturn B rocket which will carry the first Skylab astronauts moves along a 3 ¥2 mile path to its Cape Kennedy firing site for 3 weeks of tests. The 220-foot Saturn is scheduled to put 3 Americans in orbit. first y.s. | | | ferts Ask IS foutoW This column of questions and answers on federal tax matters is provided by the local office of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and is published as a public service to taxpayers. The column answers questions most frequently asked by taxpayers. Q) Can I designate $1 of my tax to go to a particular presi­ dential candidate? A) No. However, if you wish, $1 of your tax ($2 if you are married and filing a joint return) may be paid over to presidential candidates of a specific political party. Just check the box on IRS Form 4875 (in your tax forms pack­ age), fill in the name of the party, and attach this form to your tax return. Instead of designating $1 of your tax for a particular party, you can designate it for a non-partisan general account for all eligible candidates. Just check the box provided. Q) My adjusted gross income is $13,000. 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