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County Farmers Join In Food Price Concern Farmers throughout the state showed their deep concern over food prices with a flying trip around Illinois last week by Harold Steele, Princeton farmer who is president of the Illinois Agricultural association, the state-wide Farm Burea. As farmers from McHenry county and other neighboring counties watched, Steele at an airport press conference in Rockford asserted that "far­ mers are concerned about food prices just as the public is concerned. "Farmers are concerned about inflation which has been a major cause of higher food prices and higher prices for all the things all of us buy," he continued. "High food prices don't cause inflation-inflation causes high food prices." Ervin Walters, Hebron farmer, was among those who literally left the field to go to the airport and give visual support to the presentation by Steele, a presentation he made at Meigs field in Chicago earlier. Similar fly-in press conferences were held at Moline, Peoria, Champaign and St. Louis. Walters participated in the question-and-answer session when a reporter wanted to know the cost to produce cattle now compared with a year or so ago. "A year ago it cost about 22 cents to put on a pound of gain. Today it costs at least 30 cents a pound. Also feeder cattle are much higher--as much as 55-60 cents a pound, and it takes up to 18 months to produce a steak from the time the farmer decides he wants to raise calves." Farmers' wives were present, too, representatives from Boone, McHenry, DeKalb, Winnebago, Ogle, and Stephenson gathered to in­ dicate their concern over public outpourings which in some cases assert farmers are the ones making exorbitant money from current food prices. Mrs. Liz Stewart, Mrs. Leonard Schultz, Dale Noe and Henry Edgerton were among those from McHenry county at Rock- ford. Steele said he was pleased with the press response at Chicago, with all four major Chicago newspapers, the four television stations and two networks, plus innumberable radio stations represented. This shows the public interest in the farmer's viewpoint and in the press' willingness to cover the coridern Steele was expressing. Concern is in three areas, he said: inflation, opportunity for farmers to produce food at a profit "because farmers are in business to produce food with the necessity to make a profit if they are to stay in business," and (thirdly) threat of price controls. "Price controls did not work after World War II and will not work now," he said. "Any action the government can take to hold down spending and curb inflation will have more impact on the price of food than any plan to control food prices. "The consumer does not realize that the farmer is just beginning to catch up with the rest of the economy. For the first time in several years farmers are earning a good living. "If farmers are going to produce food, the consumer must be willing to pay prices that allow the farmer to con­ tinue to make a living for himself and his family. Even though the food prices you pay have gone up, your take-home pay has gone up more over the past several years," Steele continued. Steele suggested some reasons why food prices have gone up: With inflation comes higher take-home pay, higher Social Security benefits, and expansion of the Food Stamp program. Farmers don't op­ pose people having more ( money to spend but Steele noted that "when people have more money to spend, they want to spend part of it for food. Demand has gone up faster than farmers have produced the food." Steele called attention to the sharp increase in costs for the things farmers need: feed, gasoline, tires, fertilizer and labor, for example. Clothing, housing, taxes, medical costs and other expenses have gone up sharply but people buy food almost daily and pay cash for it so they are acutely aware of price increases in food. Many farmers have left the farm to see if they could make a better living elsewhere. "As the number of farmers dwindles, PAGE 15-PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY, APRIL4, 1973 NIPC Commission Votes To Support River Concept Commissioners of the Nor­ theastern Illinois Planning commission (NIPC) voted on March 21 to support the concept of an Illinois Scenic Rivers bill that would preserve certain Illinois waterways in a natural state. A NIPC representative testified on behalf of the con­ cept of river preservation in consumers can look forward to real problems concerning food unless we can slow the migration from farm to the city. March 29 hearings of the House Agriculture and Natural Resource committee. H.B. 481 would enable protective zoning for twelve scenic rivers in the state: one partly in northeastern Illinois, the Kankakee river; and others nearby, including the lower Fox river from the Yorkville dam to Wedron bridge in LaSalle county; the Kish- waukee river from Belvidere city limits to the mouth of the Rock river and the Kankakee river in Kankakee county. The predominant land use of these rivers' flood plains is agriculture, but the waterways are in the path of rapid residential and industrial development. House Passes Marriage Bill The Illinois House of Representatives has passed a bill introduced by Rep. Donald E. Deuster (R. Mundelein) to modernize the Illinois marriage license law. By a vote of 116 to 23 the House passed H.B. 134 to make a marriage license issued by any County Clerk valid for marriages performed beyond the county boundaries anywhere in the state. Deuster told the House that "many persons - perhaps even some members of this House - may not be validly married because of the archaic limits of the old Illinois law. For example, a Lake county license bears the slogan 'Good in Lake County Only' -- a marriage performed in McHenry or Cook counties is invalid on a Lake county license." Deuster said: "This bill, should bring happiness to ministers and young couples by eliminating a technical im­ pediment in the law. No change is made in record keepihg for the county clerks." ' The marriage license law change was suggested to Deuster his pastor, Dr. Roland L. Showalter of the First Presbyterian church of Libertyville. BELIEVE IN THE DOLLAR v|Nl>ftOt\ I goPfSfU ' Why WHAT'S BEST FOR YOUR CHILD ~ AND YOU Dangers of Perfectionism Some parents think it would be wonderful if their children were always obedient. On the contrary, it would not be wonderful: it would be ab­ normal. A too, too obedient child is repressing his natural instincts. Some day these repressed feelings will explode in dangerous, unsocial behavior. Another mistake parents make is that they expect their children to be generous, to share their toys and possessions. Dr. Nina Ridenour, whose admirable pamphlet, "Some Special Problems of Children, Aged Two to Five", should be in every parent's hands, has this to say about sharing: "Selfishness is as natural in little children as unselfishness is admirable in adults. Parents who are disappointed in finding their offspring minus that rare quality - generosity - forget that no child is born into the world generous, wanting to share his things and wait his turn. Understanding and prac­ ticing unselfishness is a dif­ ficult, complicated process that takes many years of living to absorb. Parents, in an effort to 6tart their children on the right path, hope to hand over this lession of a lifetime to their youngster of two. But it just can't be done. When a child is unwilling to share, it is because he is unable to share. He has to grow with the idea and into it if he is to achieve true generosity. Mere surface politeness does not come from the heart. To force an idea upon him before he is ready to receive it, is to demand something of him which is not natural for his early age. As a result the future development of true un­ selfishness may be stunted." All this adds up to the simple truth that children aren't born angels. Parents will only give themselves unnecessary grief if they cherish false hopes. For Your Information Dear Friends, The type of funeral service desired by the bereaved family, in consultation with the clergy­ man and funeral director. Whether eulogy or personal remarks are to be included is for the family to decide. Scriptural passages or poems of consolation are also at the family s discretion. , „ Respectfully, PETER iWJUSTEN & SON FUNERAL >HO/ McHenry. l l l lnQH • 385-0063 iCAJi WINDSOR CANADIAN WHISKY 319 Fifth PAUL MASSON BRANDY The raising of joyous, healthy, good children need not be a complicated problem, for children are like plants: nourish them, and they grow straight and tall. It is the great adventure of parenthood to promote that growth p h y s i c a l l y , m e n t a l l y , spiritually, and socially. But you will only thwart yourself if you try to force the process. Children who are brought up under perfectionist standards become either dully docile, which is certainly not good for their personality, or wildly rebellious, which is bad both for them and for society. By af­ fection and your own good conduct you can develop in your children a sound con­ science that will guide them to reasonably good behavior. Overstrictness, on the other hand, produces an over­ developed conscience which is more a misery maker than a guide. You may like goody-goody children, but the world doesn't. Their angelic behavior is an affront to other children and their parents. Their docility makes life easy for you, but it doesn't make life easy for them, not really. Such children grow up in a kind of emotional straitjacket, constantly awaiting punishment, always guilt-ridden. What is worse, they usually lack self-confidence, the essential ingredient of success. They feel they are not truly worthy in themselves. What we want is good, not perfect, children - children with human charm and human lovableness. Perfection should be taught as an ideal but not demanded as a reality. Children who are brought up to a reasonable discipline feel comfortable within themselves because they can comply with the demands society makes on them. Gradually, as they ex­ perience the satisfactions of good behavior, they may even become better and better. Such youngsters grow into the sound, happy people who sustain our society. 7 29 Vi Gallon JOHNNIE WALKER RED LABEL SCOTCH 5 u " Alexis Lichb* Wdbs^ 'umatt-: 86 PROOF OLD GRAND DAD > Fifth THE WORLD IS OUR WINE CELLAR ALEXIS UCHINE Imported CABERNET SAVIGNON WINES 98 Large Bottle BRAVERA ROSE WINE Extra Dry [OjUGiNAp More 8 YEAR OLD PHILADELPHIA Fifth EXTRA DRY GIN or VODKA 49 2 Fifth LEJON VERMOUTH SWEET or DRY 98 c Quart MEISTER BRAU BOCK or g PABST BLUE 12 0z Cans RIBBON BEER 89° 7-UP 8 16 Oz. Btls. Plus Dep. Fri.-Sat.Sun. Only OLD STYLE or MILLERS BEER Q Q C E s t a t e Bottle WHITE ROCK POP 5LL? I 00 P|us Deposit Btls. X ... n IOME 5\<jStyVe WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES. PRICES EFFECTIVE APRIL 4 thru APRIL 10 WHILE ITEMS LAST I 'AY L.LSS - G b. I M 1E ! IT! iat ' i i i 4610 WEST ROUTE 120 McHENRY