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PAGE 8 - PLA1NDE ALEE - FRIDAY. APRIL 11.1960 Past 65 iMluMttadnd man may b* found fishing Write to Carl Riblet, Jr. at t Box 40757, Tucson, Arir., 85717 for information and advice on questions you may have as an elder citizen, with self-addressed, stamped envelope. All questions will be answered, either direct or in this column. by Carl Riblet Jr. Q. "Your suggestions to Elizabeth P. for meeting unattached men aren't so good. Women already out­ number men at those Golden Age places, two to one. Elizabeth should go fishing. That's where she will meet unattached men. If she will write to me I will take her fishing and she won't have to bring her own fishing tackle. How about me, Elizabeth, for a pen pal?" - Charles B. A. Charles is eager and willing, and gallant, but I dare not pass his address to Elizabeth or her address to Charles. Just think of all the headaches, trouble and strife that would become my lot were I to help find pen pals of opposite sex through this column. Whew! Q. "I am 41 but I visited the YWCA to participate in a party for nursing home patients and was dismayed at the way those lovely old people were humiliated in front of the TV cameras. They were spoken to as if they were senile or children and they were made to act up in silly games as if they were old clowns trying to be young ones. Their dignity was taken away for the sake of a TV show. How dare anyone treat the helpless elderly as though they were silly children?" - JoAnn H. A. Some well-meaning younger people strangely think that older people at parties should clown it up to show that they are not so old. They fancy themselves as experts on aging, which they are not. Only the aged are experts on aging. They feel it in their guts. Q. "My answer to your advice on thumping the wall to find a stud for driving a nail into it for hanging a picture, is this: After years of wall thumping resulting in useless nail holes and broken plaster, I gave up and went to the hardware store where I bought a magnetic stud finder. It locates the stud by finding the nails in the stud. It is the best method for those of us who can hear no change in the sound when we thump a wall to locate a stud where we can drive a nail." - - M.E.D. A. What clever things won't they invent next! I'm a wallthumper myself. Q. "My eye doctor charged me $35 for my annual visit to see if my eyes are okay. In 1970. he charged me (10. That s a 250 percent inflation rate. Now you can see who is responsible for inflation. Doctors!" - Mel W. A. Anybody who keeps on raising fees and prices when it isn't absolutely necessary is in part responsible for the terrible inflation. Doctors, however, may think they have good reason. They may be trying to get theirs right now because they have read the predictions that the U.S. will have socialised medicine by 1965. Q. "Dot W. wants to retire in a town where there are children. I can recommend the most wonderful place in the world - Paradise, Calif., about 15 miles east of Chico. It is in the foothills and a perfectly beautiful place, with lots of children and very friendly." - Anna Mae W. Q. "Dot W. can have the places where there are children. We moved to this retirement town of Wood- burn, Ore., because children don't leave tricycles, carts and bicycles on the sidewalks here. They don't use our yards to play in, or trample our flower beds, and there are no hot-rodders. We like it here because some of the minor harassments of life have been removed." - George S. A. By "minor harassments" do you sup­ pose George means children? Q. "I would like to tell my grandchildren all about the rationing in World War II. I have forgotten when it started and how long it lasted." - Mrs. Cletus B. A. Rationing in World War II began soon after the at­ tack on Pearl Harbor. It included butter, meat, jams and jellies, coffee, sugar, tea, etc. And gasoline and automobile tires. Rationing ended abruptly by presidential order right after Japan surrendered. There was an active black market during rationing, especially in meat and tires. Many black marketers got rich. ROBERT GLICK •Feet Surgery •General Care *Spert NUdicii * Children's Feet Prefclems McHenry Office 4305 W. Elm Street (Rte. 120-Across the Street . from Hornsby's) (815) 344-3900 MOTHER OF 4 GIRLS LOSES 90 POUNDS IN 10 MONTHS Credits Conway Diet Institute Newsletter, 654 Madison Ave., N.Y. 10021, for a trial copy. It is reputed to have much information about the song publishing world. Candide sent me the lyrics of two of her songs. They are real good. Q. "Can you put me in touch with W.F., the man who has a bank of more than 1,000 railroad photographs? I have a good deal of in­ formation for him." - Scott M. A. Scott's inquiry has been sent to W.P. in Dubuque. Q. "I had some valuable material taken from my safe deposit box in a bank. How should I handle such a problem?" r Anna P. A. If no om else has a key to the box, Anna can go to the bank management for an answer. It may be a matter for investigation. However, Anna would do best to make certain that she has not mislaid the material. Cases of rifling single lock boxes are rare indeed Q. "My mother is 68 and lives in a rural area. She often has questions on retirement problems and benefits. I am unable to answer them. Could you suggest anything she can read that will help?" - Dottie B. A. Dottie should contact the State Agency on Aging, 708 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh; phone 733-3983. She can also send for an in­ formative book that seems to have just about all the an­ swers: "Rights of the Elderly & Retired" by At­ torney W.R. Wishard, distributed by Caroline House, P.O. Box 161, Thorn wood, N.J. 10594. Q. "I am a wheelchair patient of 75 years in a nursing home. You wrote that the allowance required to be paid to a patient in a nursine home each month under government rules is at least $27.50.1 keep $25 of my monthly Social Security check. The accountant here had no knowledge of the payment rule and was unable to obtain information on it. What are the facts?" - Prospera H. A. The total of $27.50 to be allowed each month to patients in nursing homes is correct: $20 for personal expenses under Medicaid, plus $7.50 spending allowance under SS. The nursing home can easily get full information both from Medicaid and SS. Q. "I know this letter will do jfty husband and me no gobd, but we have to talk to Q. "I am a widow of 70 and somebody. Hoodlums have I have had copyrighted sorniT been throwing rocks and anything. If we had the money we would move. This is ruining our health. I can hardly write this .letter." - Agness F. A. Agness and her husband are experiencing something that has taken place thousands of times during recent years all over the country - hoodlums and vandals picking on elderly people who are defenseless. Agness and her husband will have to fight. They can go to the chief of police to demand he have his men fulfill their prime duty of protecting citizens in their homes, even if policemen must be stationed at the house 24 hours a day and some high- powered detective work launched to run down the culprits. For help in making an appointment with the chief, Agnes£\ and her husband can go to the local Council on Aging and the local legal aid offilc Q. "I will retire it 65. Can you say what states-pay the most Social Security payments? - Olivia T. A. Social Security 'is not paid by the individual states. It is a federal function. Payments are the same for any one individual, wherever he-die may reside from year to year. Write to Carl Riblet, Jr., at Box 40757, Tucson, Ariz., 85717 for information and advice on questions you may have as an elder citizen, with self-addressed, stamped envelope. All questions will be answered, either direct or in this column. Census Forms Flood Mail Returning 1960 Census questionnaires are flooding the mail boxes of the Census bureau's district offices, according to the local district manager, Jerry Sosncsld. The "mail-back" method, historically i relatively new census-taking technique, will save taxpayers at least $160 million if all households that were asked to do so return properly completed questionnaires by mail. Census takers will have to go out looking for any questionnaires that do not come back within a reasonable time. Those who forgot to drop their filled-out questionnaires in the mail on Tuesday cap still save tax money - and the time they will otherwise have to spend when the census taker calls - - by mailing them now. Another time and money saver is to make sure all questions that apply to the household members and to the house have been an­ swered. Referring to the yellow instruction guide enclosed with the questionnaire will be helpfi ,v but if you're still puzzled, call the census assistance' telephone number which is printed on the address label of your questionnaire. Operators are standing by to help you. "Each of us has a sub­ stantial stake in making the population count complete," the manager said. "There have been significant changes in this area since the last nationwide population count in 1970, and this is our chance to bring the record up to date. It is vitally important for several reasons. "First, census results determine our represen­ tation in government at all levels. From the U.S. House of Representatives, state, county, and city govern­ ments right down to the local school board, seats in elected governing bodies are apportioned according to census population figures." "In dollars and cents, a . complete count is important, too. Census figures count heavily in the allotment of money for a great many Mocal government programs. "The census results influence the distribution of some $50 billion a year in federal revenue sharing programs in which federal funds are provided directly to local and State governments for their use." "There is no good reason for any of us to leave our­ selves out of the census", the manager stressed. Answers provided to the Census bureau cannot be used to: embarrass or harm any individual, family or household in any way at all. No other government agency, no organization public or private, and no other individual can find out what is on a particular 1980 questionnaire. "Everybody in the United States has the right to count," the manager added, "but to count, you must be counted." Gasohol Optimism In Future Farmers Meeting REMEMBER WAY BACK WHEN? Q. "I was told that the ice cream sundae was first created to dodge the law. Please explain." - Jennie A. A. Way back when, before World War I, the City of Shreveport, La., passed a law that prohibited serving ice * cream sodas on Sundays. An enterprising druggist turned off the carbonator and served his customers dishes of ice cream with chocolate topping. No soda. He thus avoided the law. He called it a "sundae." Similar stories place the creative event variously in Evanston, HI., and Ithaca, N.Y. songs I have written. Where could I have a record made of them? They are the kind of songs that Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Andy Williams and Barbra Streisand sing." - Candide I. A. Candide could begin to get full information by sending to The Musical mud at our house. Our chimney is about knocked down and our roof is black with mud. My husband is crippled. He can't chase them. Neither can I. "We are too old. The police come after we call and park for a few minutes and then leave. They never do By Sarah Anne Sheridan Here is a delicious roll recipe which you will want to try the next time you entertain. It is both quick and easy to prepare, and will bring many compliments from your guests. Nutmeg Rolls 1 pkg. granulated yeast '/« c lukewarm water 1 c milk 2 T sugar '/a c shortening 1 t salt 3V« c flour 2 well beaten eggs 1 t nutmeg Soften the yeast in the lukewarm water. Scald die milk and add the sugar, shortening and the salt. Let cool to lukewarm. Add 2 cups of the flour. Mix well. Add the softened yeast, well beaten eggs and nutmeg. Add the rest of the flour. Beat until smooth. Cover and let rise until light. Stir down and drop by spoonfuls into greased muffin tins. Be sure to have them no more than half full. Let rise until light. Bake in an oven 37S degrees 20 to 25 minutes or until nicely browned. An optimistic report on the role gasohol will occupy in supplying fuel needs for the United States plus a list of major problems confronting farmers in the 80's headlined the Illinois Farm Bureau's two-day program of 370 Future Farmers of America last week. John White, Elburn far­ mer who is the Illinois Farm Bureau vice-president, listed energy shortage and high cost, rising price of far­ mland, over-regulation by the government, and cor­ porate farmers as main matters the young men and women must expect to conquer in the near future. The appraisal of gasohol was provided the students by Ed Henderson, petroleum technical manager for FS Services, the three-state regional cooperative owned by farmers in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. McHenry County Farm Bureau sponsored four students, one fromeach FFA chapter in McHenry county: Woodstock, Jack Hoeflich; Marengo, Paul Huftaltn; Harvard, Terry Peterson; and Huntley, Rich Mesich. Expanding his workshop topic, "Energy Alternative for the Eighties," Henderson asserted the U.S. will be out of fossil fuel by the year 2000 and that since 1970 our oil production in the United States "hit its peak and we've not done anything about it since." Explaining why he feels gasohol will be the salvation for the next 10 years and will be a significant factor in meeting energy needs in five years, Henderson said that in 1970 the U.S. used 14>* million barrels of oil a day, and imported a fourth of it. Today, we use 19 million barrels a day and import 47 percent of it. "We are going backwards with no in­ dication we'll improve our position at the present rate." He said the nation must make much greater use of nuclear energy. "By the year 2000 we need the 71 plants that have been ap­ proved, plus we need 100 not started. Energy demands call for increased nuclear energy. "We have 220 million people in the U.S. with 220 million differing views. We have no national energy policy. It is going off in five directions." He listed benefits of gashol such as reduces knocking, makes use of corn, eases need for imported oil and extends the gas supply. He pointed out other products from which to make ethanol are plentiful, as rye, sorghum, wheat, barley, sugar cane, potatoes, paper pulp, sugar beets, and crop residue. "As oil costs go higher, ethanol production makes more sense. New - technology will help. From an acre of corn we can get about 270 gallons of alcohol. From an acre of suger cane we get 1,000 gallons, so production can be adapted if we'd settle on a determined energy policy." He said on-farm stills probably are not practical but said a community still, as he termed one that can produce 200,000 gallons of ethanol a year, might be the practical solution for far­ mers through their cooperative or through several farmers pooling finances and management. In his welcome, White said this nation should get serious about preserving the far­ mland we take for granted. "As FFA members you do emphasize preserving the soil. We should avoid letting the decisions go by default and permit ecologists, en­ vironmentalists, and others not sensitive to our needs as farmers and of people throughout the world who depend on us to feed generations of the future." Dicussing the energy crisis he predicted it will be overcome saying, "Many of you with innovative minds will be the solvers of the energy proglem." He said laws tend to en­ courage corporate farming and said it could be an albatross on local com­ munities as management moves away Glen Phillips, director of the Illinois Farm Bureau Youth Activities and chairman for the two-day workshop, reminded the students that the decade of the eighties will be the most decisive time period in (heir lives. "You'll choose your university. You'll likely get married. You'll decide on your careers. We hope many of you will be active in farming or in businesses related to farming so you will be around to provide services to those in far­ ming." Nice Trick Personality consists of acting natural and im­ pressing people at the same time. •Herald, Dubuque, la. EHectiwe fhrough April 30th. I960 THIS YEAR, HAVE MORE TIME FOR FUN under the summer- sun! Finish all your painting projects now, during the "early" season. Save a big $4.00 per gallon on famous Pratt & Lambert paints Hurry in for this special Spring sale LAUX FLAT IIITMOB LATIX FIAT EXTERIOR REG. 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