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N PAGE 14-PLAINDEALEfc-WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1973 EDITORIALS Library Week During National Library Week, April 8-14, the McHenry Public library and other libraries throughout the country are urging citizens to become better acquainted with the many valuable services available at their public library. Theme for the week is: "Libraries Are More Than Just Books." Are you looking for a way to make money in your spare time, planning a vacation, or trying to fix a second hand car? No? But other problems may be bothering you. Perhaps you're a homemaker looking for a recipe for a cake, a student seeking material on medicine as a career, or a businessman trying to solve a personnel problem. The answers to all these and many other puzzling questions and problems can be found in the thousands of books and other material at the McHenry Public library. "Few people," said Librarian June Stuart, "realize completely just what real, practical help the library can be in answering questions and solving problems." There is almost no end to the factual information which the library can supply. It has the best ideas and most up to date material on thousands of subjects, either in the library or available through the Northern Illinois Library system of which it is a member. The library can help you start a business, build a barn, get a job, write a business letter, choose a hobby, enlarge your vocabulary, or do a thousand and one other things. By giving the background behind the news, it can help un­ derstand today's events. At the library there is material on all sides of questions. Visit the McHenry library during National Library Week and also during all the other days and weeks in the year. Remember the public library is yours - use it today. Film Film-Flam One of the great flimflams of American life is the rating of films by a group in Los Angeles called the Rating board. The board is better than nothing, but only slightly better. It has no power to enforce its rulings. It is controlled by the Motion Picture association, is the creature of the film industry, and as such could hardly be totally objective. It does not rate all films-producers are not required to submit their films and many seek an automatic X rating by not submitting them. Etc. The deluge of trash, filth and ignorance which has continued to engulf American screens in recent years has been degrading and harmful. Few favor film censorship but the interests of all Americans would be best served if an impartial rating board, government appointed, rated every film. The board need not be given power to ban films; its impartial ratings, however, would limit the age of audiences and be a more useful guide. Newspaper Advertising The Supreme Court recently agreed to hear a case likely to determine whether newspapers can run separate job ads for men and women. Only in the United States, where the pendulum has swung so far toward the ridiculous binge to make everyone and everything equal (as distinguished from guaranteeing everyone equal op­ portunity) could such a case even reach the highest court. Obviously employers have a right to decide if they want a man only as a bouncer or a woman only as a receptionist, etc. The sexes are different and despite all the theories and politicians, one sex often adapts better to certain jobs than the other. Barring separate newspaper job ads for men or women will not change this fact of life, nor is it likely to change today's hiring preferences. 'ti /^ v yv.;-' v f . -Ji- * . ?: ' " v : light seen around the |L world • ccs.p.5.) Social Security The world's smallest electric motor has an output of only one millionth of a horsepower. Si Question: My husband and I were divorced after 32 years of marriage. I never remarried. My ex-husband died a few months ago. Now that I'm 65, can I collect Social Security on his work record? Answer: Yes. Since you were married to your former husband for at least 20 years, you can get Social Security payments on his work record. Before January 1973, a divorced woman also had to show that her former husband was providing one-half of her support, but a recent change in the law ended this requirement. Question: After my extended stay in the hospital, my doctor recommended physical therapy treatments as part of my recovery program. If a physical therapist who has an independent practice comes to my home to give me treat­ ments, will Medicare help pay for them? Answer: Yes, but not until July 1, 1973. Starting then, the medical insurance part of Medicare can help pay for treatment by a physical therapist in your home or in the therapist's office. Of course, physical therapy furnished as an inpatient hospital service, an inpatient extended care service, a home health service, or as part of a physician's treatment has been covered under Medicare for some time. SPECIMAN BALLOT Election of Village Officials of Village of McHenry Shores McHenry County, Illinois Tuesday, April 17th, 1973 at the Residence of E. Munroe, 3008 West Stillhill (Village of McHenry Shores) McHenry, Illinois Village Clerk FOR VILLAGE OFFICIALS ( To serve until Successors are elected at the Next Regular Election;) • • • • • • • • • (Vote For Three) ZELMER AA. TURNER EDWIN OLBINSKI SANDRA L. MOYER DONALD E. HENDERLONG ARDITH J. REED BERTHA QUINN Question: I do seasonal farm work and recently started getting together my earnings information from last year so I can do my income tax return. Aren't the farmers I work for supposed to furnish me with a statement of my earnings so I can complete my tax return? Answer: Yes, if your ear­ nings in farm work are $600 or more in a year from one em­ ployer, then your employer must furnish you with a W-2 form. If your earnings are less than $600, your employer must furnish you with a statement of earnings, but it does not have to be on a W-2 form. You should keep a list of your employer's names and addresses to help you in requesting a statement of earnings if you don't get one. PUBLIC PULSE (Hie Plaindealer invites the public to use this col­ umn as an expression of their views on subjects of general interest in our community. Our only re­ quest is that writers lim­ it themselves to 300 words or less - signature, full address and phone num­ ber. We ask too, that one individual not write on the same subject more than once each month. We re­ serve the right to delete any material which we consider libelous or inob- teftinnal taste.) SAVE DRUM CORPS "Editor: "The Viscount drum and bugle corps is in very serious trouble and will possibly fold if we cannot build the mem­ bership back to a competition level. "We, the management of the corps, extend a plea for your help in saving the drum corps. We the management of the corps, extend a plea for your help in saving the drum corps. We need all types of in­ strument players-drums, bugles, cymbals. We also need more membership in our color guard. "If you would possibly be interested in a lot of hard work and practice and having a great time this summer with a lot of traveling and meeting new people, please come and talk to us about joining the corps. Call John Schultz, the corps manager, 2312 W. Manor, McHenry, or Larry Brodin, corps director, 5428 W. Shore drive, McHenry, or come down to the corps practice on Tuesday night at 7:30 at the McHenry American Legion post, Ringwood road. The Parents association and the There's never any scarcity of excuses for doing what you want to do. Booster club are both in need of adult help and support. "Larry Brodin "Corps Director" LEAF BURNING "Editor: "In the March 21 issue of the Plaindealer, both the Public Pulse and Musin' and Mean- derin' dealt with the bill in­ troduced into the House regarding lifting the ban on leaf burning. As a member of the McHenry County Defenders I would like also to comment on this. "True, a hint of leaf burning in the air has been part of yard clean-up time since most of us can remember. But what about the many people with breathing difficulties who have looked upon the burning ban as a blessing, and the unspoken words of a grateful soil that eagerly welcomes the leaves back where they belong, to begin the cycle again? "The leaves of one large shade tree can be worth as much as $15 in terms of plant food and humus. Leaves/grass clippings and other yard wastes are a valuable resource that many of us had been ac­ customed to disposing of by burning or sending to landfill sites. With the ban on burning, necessity has prodded men and women to become more ingenious, and compost piles are becoming more and more a part of the American scene. "Leaves can be used as winter cover for plants and bulbs, being pulled away in the spring and loosely dug into the soil around the plants. The well swept, manicured garden is not necessarily the best for the soil. When leaves are burned or dumped into landfill their value is largely wasted. "McHenry took what most people felt was a positive step last fall by making arrangements with farmers who were willing to take the leaves gathered in the city. "If you have small amounts of leaves and can dig them into the soil, do so. If you have more and wish to compost them-- they'll break down into much smaller, usable quantities by the next spring, if composted properly. "If anyone has questions about composting, they may contact Lou Marchi, a Defenders member, who has been gardening organically for many years. Call him at 459- 2312 or 385-6047. "As time progresses, man must change his ways. We feel that getting Jeaves back into the soil where they can do tiie most good rather than burning them is a change for the better. "Alice Howenstine, for the McHenry County Defenders Recycling Committee "4614 N. Pioneer Rd. "McHenry"" Ben Beverwyk Participates In Fine Arts Festival Several McHenry County college art students will be exhibiting work in a community college student art exhibit at Elgin Community college. The exhibit will be open from March 30 to April 13. The exhibit is part of the Elgin Community college Fine Arts festival. Other schools to participate will be Harper, Oakton, Rock Valley, Triton and Waubonsee. The students who are par­ ticipating in the event include Ben Beverwyk, Wonder Lake. 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