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State Senator Jack Schaffer, 33rd district, Indicates that, thus far, his first public opinion poll has been a massive success. The Senator stated, "Anyone who thinks the average citizen is not in­ terested in local government should take note of the overwhelming response I have received on my public opinion poll. To date, we have received over a 25 percent return with every indication that this response could go as high as 40 percent." The polls are being tabulated by Senator Schaffer and several volunteers. The poll was duplicated and mailed at the Senator's own expense. Senator Takes 33rd District Random Poll State. Senator Jack Schaffer of the 33rd district has mailed out a poll to over 2,000 registered voters selected at random throughout his district. Senator Schaffer indicated that the purpose of this poll was to attempt to discover how Jhe voters of the 33rd district felt on the major issues facing this session of the general assembly. Some of the questions in the poll concern issues such as the rein­ statement of the death penalty, gun control legislation, ratification of the Equal Rights amendment, lowering of the drinking age, laws affecting abortion, future funding of education, local assessment problems and consolidation of elections. Senator Schaffer stated, "It is my desire to accurately reflect the wishes of my district on these matters and I hope the poll will give me guidance. The poll has been mailed to people in my district regardless of their political affiliations or philosophical positions in the hope that the citizens and taxpayers will respond. Thus far, the response has been' excellent but I would like to remind those people who received the public opinion poll form and have not mailed them, to please do so." Anyone who did not receive the public opinion poll but would like to have one may do so by contacting Senator Schaffer's office. (455-0309), or by writing to him in care of P.O. Box 555, Crystal Lake, Illinois, 60014. Weather Intensifies '73 Farm Fuel Crisis The extreme wet weather of last Fall and this Spring has prevented midwestern farmers from accomplishing normal tillage operations preparatory to Spring planting. In past years, they usually have had over 75 percent of their land ready to plant by this date. Currently only about one-third of the soil has been tilled. Therefore, their fuel needs are much greater than usual and supplies are critically short. In a normal year, Illinois farmers will use nearly 500 million gallons of gasoline, diesel oil, and propane. Generally a large part of that amount would have been ex­ pended last Fall and during the Winter. Consequently they will require much more fuel than ususal in the next month or when they can return to the fields. This poses a crisis that brough USDA officials together in Springfield Thursday, April 19. They met at the Federal building in Springfield to discuss methods of alleviating this acute situation. It was generally agreed that there could be sufficient fuel for Spring planting if farmers used fuel judiciously and if suppliers would give some priority to farm operators. By using fuel judiciously, they meant that farmers should use the very minimum of tillage necessary to produce a seed bed. Many progressive Illinois farmers have abandoned the practice of plowing bean stubble with a moldboard plow. Once over with a heavy disc or field cultivator is usually sufficient for a seed bed. Also many farmers have adopted a "zero" till in which they plant through the residue of the previous crop with a planter HERE'S A BRIGHT IDEA! \5lliirun® ORTHO ortho CHO Crab Grass Control lot Spring Striing When You Buy A Large Bag of Quality Ortho Lawn Care Products, We'll Give You FREE! A Twelve Pack of Batteries Be Ready For Trouble When The Lights Go Out! 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W Editor: "Recently in one of the board minutes of School District 15 that you published in your paper, you made mention of eliminating the position of a school nurse and other positions that would save the taxpayers thousands and thousands of dollars. "I wonder if the taxpayers of McHenry realize that School District 15 of McHenry would only have ONE nurse to service Edgebrook, Hilltop, Landmark, McHenry Junior high, Parkland, Valley View, and the White House school? "Further, it seems rather unimportant the approximate salary of seven thousand dollars when the health and welfare of our children should not have a price tag attached. How many teachers, ad­ ministrators and other Der- designed to prepare a narrow seed bed. The USDA officials felt that the fuel shortage was not of a temporary duration. Therefore all consumers of fuel will be forced to conserve this vital energy into the future. Proven tillage practices which make more efficient use of fuel should be adopted wherever possible. They recommended that far­ mers consult their Extension agent, soil conservationist or county ASCS director. A total of 1,033,675 persons received public assistance in the state in December, ac­ cording to figures for the final quarter of 1972 released by the Illinois Department of Public Aid. And increases thus far this year indicate about 10 per cent of the population is assisted. Included in the total for the final '72 quarter were 547,750 children, 33,375 aged persons, 1,725 blind adults and 84,900 disabled persons. Assistance in paying for medical bills was provided for 97,825 additional children and adults. Other persons receiving assistance were 206,500 adults in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program and 61,600 persons in the state and locally funded General Assistance programs. Expenditures for December totaled $106,788,200. Of that amount, $42,344,000 was paid for medical care. Joel Edelman, acting director of the department, said the moderation in caseload growth which began in 1972 continued during the October- December period. An increase of 24,900 persons for the three months compared with 30,700 in the same quarter of 1971 and 50,800 in 1970. The twelve­ month increase for 1972 was 103,400 persons or 11.3 percent, sonnel are qualified to treat our children in an emergency? "Other than the emergency treatment that these women render to our children, these two dedicated women also render such services as inoculations, hearing and eye tests, program for girls star­ ting their puberty, and were considering a similar program for young men entering this most difficult time of their life. "In a rapidly changing society that we presently live in, it seems that many fellowmen are not reluctant to take every penny from his brother through legal matters. Has the board of education ever thought that this added nurse salary was just an additional insurance policy against a possible malpractice suit? "Diane Miller" compared to a twenty-eight percent increase in 1971. Preliminary figures for the first quarter of 1973 indicate a ^ I FOR D substantial seasonal rise in cases in January with more moderate increases in February and March. In February, the latest month for which preliminary totals are complete, the number of persons receiving assistance totaled 1,055,000. "That means PAGE 5-PI AIMHFALER-FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1973 percent of Illinois ten population is receiving public assistance at a time of relative stability in the state's em­ ployment growth," Edelman stated. 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