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WANTED TO BUY 5 room 3 bedrooms, 1 larg^, in or near McHenry, near shop­ ping and transportation $30,000 to $32,000. No Real Estate Salesmen. Private party. 385- 3085 1-7/1-9 Large roll top desk. 815-385- 0170 daysor815-385-2718after 5 p.m. 12-3-TF-1-2 Addressograph addressing ma­ chine, must take "B" type plates. Call McHenry Plain- dealer and ask for Dick 385- 0170 10-31-TF-1-2 NOTICE New natural "Grapefruit Ex­ tract Pill" from Harvestime Nutritionals more convenient than grapefruits - Eat whole­ some meals and lose weight. Bolgers Pharmacy. 1-7/1-14 PERSONALS "Grapefruit Pill" with Diadax plan more convenient than grapefruits - Eat satisfying meals and lose weight. Bolgers Drugs. 1-7/1-14 REAL ESTATE 2 BR. CONDO, 1st Fl. reduced to $23,000 Immediate occupancy after 5 p.m. 385-2681 1-2-TF-1-2 CLARENDON HILLS SUBDIVISION Johnsburg Area Beautiful 3 bedroom," fully carpeted house with modern kitchen and full basement on a large corner lot, priced for fast sale. $27,900.00 312-223-0403 or 312-223-2535 V 1-7/1-16 BUSINESS for sale IRON KETTLE Lake moor - 238 Rand Rd. Route 120 Bar, & Grill . with living quarters 3/4 acre $75,000 815-385-9743 1-7/1-9 I f EXECUTIVE . HOME Wi miles north of Mc­ Henry. Dutch Creek area. 5 years old, 1 acre wood­ ed lot, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, study, large formal dining, screened porch, A/C, ownership in swim pool, horse facilities and Fox Chain Boating. $73,500.00 815-385-1304 V 1-7/1-9 IN EDGEBR00K HEIGHTS BY OWNER Newly decorated, custom built all brick ranch, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, living room, kitchen-dining area. Full finished basement with 2nd kitchen, central air, 1% car att. garage, water softner, TV rotor antenna, dishwasher, all windows thermooane, plaster walls and (tailings, large concrete patio with lights and gas grill. Well landscaped lot adjacent to 2 acres of open land. Middle 40's. BY APPOINTMENT. 385-1396 AFTER 5;O0 P.M. 1/2-TF 1-2 GOffl Looking Bach by Gerry Fertl Idea Wins Senior Citizen Award For many Americans, 65 means the retirement age. hai\Hoyt Catlin of South reorwalk, /Conn.; "it is a stopping point to get a new start." And when he was 65 -- 20 years ago-Mr. Catlin got off to a flying start. He 70s, 80s, and even 90s. His superintendent is 72. Mr. Catlin said his people have less absenteeism and em­ ploye turnover than any firm of its size that he knows. For his achievements after reaching the traditional re- began'a new business whic(?" tirement age- and for his accumulated $18,000 in. sales contributions to other elderly in its first year. The current retail volume for the 85-year- old businessman is now around $600,000. As he was 65 when he started his business, Mr. Cat- Americans--Mr. Catlin was given the First Senior Citizen of the Month Award. This award, which was initiated this fall, is co-sponsored by The National Council on lin was certainly not going the Aging and the Kentucky to tell anyone he or she was Fried Chicken Family, a too old to work. So his busi­ ness thrives with a laboi force that averages 68 years of age. "Twenty years ago I was installing sound systems in schools," Mr. Catlin said. "Then, while my wife and I were on a trip to England, I business which was started by another 85-year-old, Col. Harland Sanders, when he was 66. At the presentation of the award, which was made at the 25ih annual meeting of The National Council on noticed these little cubes for thc Aging, Mr. Catlin said starting plants. As soon as 9<e got home, I made plans to import the cubes." Catlin, who had also been in hardware, publishing^ ad­ vertising and sales promo­ tion, sold 100,000 cubes in 1954, all through newspaper advertising. The next year he did equally well, but ip 1956 he got word that the company in England was discontinuing the cubes. "I decided to do it all myself," he said. And thus began Fertl, Inc. The com­ pany combines seeds with peat moss, vermiculite, perlie and pl$it nutrients. All of these are combined and packed in flat plastic boxes looking like ice cube trays. The gardner starts the seeds growing in the cubes and then transplants them. Soon sales were too much to handle through the mails and he began marketing the cubes through nurseries and mail-order houses. The busi­ ness still grew and then three years ago Catlin's com­ pany was bought out by W. Atlee Burpee Company, part of General Foods. The Burpee Company knew a good thing when they saw it, though. They kept Mr. Catlin at the head of Fertl, Inc., and let him ex­ pand. And as he expanded he continued to hire older workers. "We've gotten many of our people through a non­ profit organization called the Senior Personnel Place­ ment Bureau. We find the people they send us have in­ telligence, skill and an eager­ ness to demonstrate they are still useful." Mr. Catlin has 16 em­ ployees, some in their 60s, PETS FOR SALE Cute and Cuddly pups, new sel­ ection every week. All come with a 1 year guarantee. 815- 385-7897 1-2-TF-1-2 .CANARIES, good singers, all colors. 312-639-2622 1-2-1-7 everybody over 65 or not "needs to be doing some­ thing to keep the rust off. A bibliography listing all of Carl Sandburg's writings would itself require a volume 400 pages in length. Unlike other poets remembered for a few key works which live after them, Sandburg's contribution is in the totality of the vast literature he produced. His writing is together a monumental statement of faith in mankind. "I am credulous about the destiny of man," he wrote, "and I believe more than I can ever prove of the future of the human race and the importance of illusions. " Sandburg was borrrtit»Gales- burg. III. in 1878, to a Swedish immigrant family. His youth was spent in itinerant labor as, among other things, harvester, bricklayer, and dishwasher; and he went to Puerto Rico as a soldier In the Spanish- American War. His irregular formal schooling was capped by four years at Lombard College in Galesburg, after which he became an advertising Everyone should go to work -- at least as a volunteer." The two 85-year-old men -- Mr. Catlin and Col. Sand­ ers--certainly demonstrated to those at the NCOA meet­ ing that there was no danger of rust accumulating on them. WASHINGTON REPORT from Congressman John B. Anderson The Stalemate Our nation'a government Is divided now, as It haa been for the last 7 years, between a Republican President, and a Democrat-controlled Congress. On occasion they have agreed to compromise on legislation, for the good of the country. Increasingly, though, a spi­ rit of confrontation and fierce party loyalties have led to a stalemate, and in many** Important areas we are at a standstill. Before Christmas there was a pitched battle over legis­ lation extending the 1975 tax cuts. President Pord insisted that any bill carrying for­ ward these reductions must also Include a $395 billion budget ceiling. Both Demo­ crats and Republicans sup­ ported tax cuts and spending cuts. However the Democrstic Congressional leaderahlp did not want to link the two, and the confrontation with the President developed. Por a time it appeared that taxes would go up January 1st, something neither party wan­ ted, but finally a compromise waa agreed upon. The Pres­ ident was successful in link­ ing tax cuts with budget cuts, but the legislative wrangling left the public un derstandably confuaed, am more Infighting appears in evltable. The question of oil price decontrol was a legislative hot potato through most of 1975. The President and most Republicans favored lifting the price controls in order to encourage conservstlon and production of new oil. The Democrats wanted to roll back prices. Senators and Repre- sentstlves from different parts of the country quar­ reled over the effects any conservation measures would have on their constituents. A bill carefully drawn up by the Ways and Means Cowl t tee was savaged on the floor of the House by a coalition of opponents. Legislation was passed, then vetoed by the President. Pinally the House and Senate agreed on an en­ ergy billf which the Presi­ dent signed on December 23. It is a measure that most $ people can accept, but that no one is particularly happy with. The broader questions affecting our national energy policy still have not been dealt with, and the U.S. is still Importing over 40Z of Its oil supplies. The confrontation between the Chief Executive and Con­ gress wss highlighted by a number of successful vetoes, by which the President was able to block legislation not to his liking. The veto haa been a weapon in the politi­ cal arsenal of every Presi­ dent, and the Democrats ill this Conress have been frustrated over their failure to overrule the outnumbered Republican minority. An End to Bickering Plainly, the time has corns for a more realistic attitude on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. We can continue this tug of war and end up with a stalemate over almost every Important issue. There are too many Dea»crats in Con­ gress for the President to work his will as he would like. But Pord's successful use of the veto has stymied elr attempts to pass legis- tlon against his'* wishes. We cannot put off all the vi­ tal decisions until after the 1976 election. Although there are deep ideological differences between the two sides, there is unquestionab­ ly room for compromise. As a Republican Member of Congress, I Intend to support the President's position"" on spending, on energy, and on cutting down inefficient Fed­ eral regulation. However, I recognize the need for genu­ ine progress In ell these areas is more important than any rigid vision of political purity. My efforts will be bent toward producing the kind of legisletlon which can actually be enacted, rather than scoring partisan points at the expense of the Democrats. If Congress unites In seeking a way out of rigid confrontations, squabbling can be kept to a minimum and 1976 will be a much more productive year than its predecessor. MALE HELP WANTED BUYER "TRAINEE" Will train sharp individual. Previous fastener purchasing experience helpful. .Must be able to handle a variety of duties, including direct contact with suppliers, main­ taining purchasing records*, expediting, and traffic. We offer an outstanding company paid benefit program, including group, life and health insurance, and profit sharing plan. Call for appointment 312-5664)010 Ext. 210 MacLEAN, FOGG, LOCK NUT CO. 1000 Allanson Road Mundelein, III. An equal opportunity employer. 1-7 PET COLUMN GIVE AWAY To loving homes, small mixed puppies, 6 weeks old, 5 males, 1 female. 385-9654 1-7 Mr'e Ma la mute, 9 months old, housebroken, good with children 344-0558 1-7 FOUND - UP FOR ADOPTION Large,' long-haired, black and white male cat. Beautiful animal. If you've lost it -- or are interested in having it--call 338-7040 immediately. Monday through Friday. 8:30 - 5:00; Saturday 10:00 - 3:00. . 1-7 - • - - - : / IS THE ANSWER TO CANCER "V GIVE to the American Cancer Society* writer, journalist, and organizer of the Social Democratic Party in Wisconsin, constantly gath­ ering impressions of the many- sided % American genius about which lie would write. Sandburg was unknown as a poet until 1914 when Poetry published a selection of his work including "Chicago," a poem which established him as the leading voice of the crude, vital America that he knew face to face. After that and as a reporter for the Chicago Daily News from 1917 to 1930. he rapidly became a rec­ ognized member of the bril­ liant "Chicago group" includ-« ing Ben Hecht, Charles Mc- Arthur, Harry Hansen, and Floyd Dell. His perspective is Midwest­ ern. small-town, farm, as well as big city, and his message is best comprehended when read with a Midwestern accent or when listened to from a record­ ing of Sandburg himself. An accomplished guitarist, he ac­ companied himself as he sang or recited-trulj' the voice of America singing. The poetry, journalism, biography, fiction, songs, anu history which e- merged expressed a great faith in the promises of democracy; a tremendous appreciation of the beauty of ordinary people and commonplace things; and a profound faith in the working class. Sandburg's themes are found in a selection of his works which include The Peo­ ple, Yes (1936), an eloquent expression in verse of the dem­ ocratic, American spirit as it appears in folklore and folk history. The thought and lan­ guage patterns of the Midwest permeate his Complete Poems (1950), awarded a Pulitzer Prize. He writes of "Laughing Corn," "Crabapples," a "New Farm Tractor," "To a Contem­ porary Bunk Shooter," "Smoke and steel," "Joliet," "Chicago," "The Mayor of Gary," and "Washerwoman," with a combination of precise realism, a sense of color and fancy, gained from experience and based in pride. The same qualities appear in his folk songs and ballads in The Amer­ ican Songbag (1927), and in his children's book, Rootabaga • Stories (1922). Sandburg recounted his own life in a nostalgic memoir about his youth which every­ one from a small town in Illinois should read, entitled Always the Young Stranger* (1953) from which he excerpt­ ed a version for children. Prame Town Bov (1^55). For 30 years he worked on a comprehensive biography of Abraham Lincoln Thc Prairie Years appeared in two^olumes in 1926 and the Pulitzer Prize- winning The War Years in tour volumes in 1939. the latter exceeding the collected writ­ ings of Shakespeare by 150,000 words Sandburg's in­ tention was to relate in graphic detail the man whom he and Vachel Lindsay and so many other Illinois poets revered, to separate fact from myth, and to let the life in which he found so much beauty speak for itself. In many ways he became the literary embodi­ ment of the Lincoln tradition; v and the moral, humanitarian, and democratic attitudes of Lincoln are fundamental to all of Sandburg's writings Before his death in 1967 Sandburg may have been America s most honored writ­ er, regularly conferring with Presidents, winning all impor­ tant literary prizes, and won­ dering at the number of schools and public buildings named after him. "My father couldn't sign his name," wrote Sandburg; "|he) made his 'mark' on the CB&Q payroll sheet. My mother was able to read the Scriptures in her na­ tive language, but she could not write, and I wrote of Abra­ ham Lincoln whose own moth­ er could not read or write! I guess that somewhere along in this you'll find a story of America." A block from the railroad tracks in Galesburg. the three- room cottage where Sandburg was born has been restored, its back room filled with Lincoln memorabilia. Under a boulder called Remembrance Rock, for his book of that name, Sand­ burg's widow deposited his ash­ es. In an age of cynicism, those Americans, particularly those Midwesterners. who fail to read Carl Sandburg are denying themselves an opportunity to have their faith in America revived. PAGE U - PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY. 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