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PAGE » PLAIN DEALER -WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER I#. 1»7» Past 65 Wh»n a dentist wot a wis* guy byCarlRibletJr. InterOcean Press Syndicate People in their middle years just don't seem to let those of us who are over 65 forget that we are aging. Priscilla R. emphasizes the idea: "I went to the dentist yesterday and will never go to that one again. He examined my teeth and said I have five cavities in my lower jaw. Then he wanted to know whether I wanted them pulled for less, or filled for more. How awful he was to assume that because I am 661 don't want to save what teeth I have. I have an upper [date. He is about 40 years old. I scolded him and he told me that most people my age jjrefer to pay for false teeth instead of expensive inlays and bridges. I don't believe that." A-I don't believe it either. Your dentist sounds like a wise guy who was trying to be funny about your age. We older people ought to select older dentists. My dentist is 78 and still working every day. He tries when he can to save teeth instead of pulling them. The older dentists charge less and they know more. Q-"I go to a park to sit in the sun and sometimes play chess with others who are retired. I found out that most of those who go there and just sit aren't too happy. Why are they so disappointed that they didn't do better in life? It's too late to do anything about it now except to try to enjoy what is left."-Max C. A-There are two kinds of older people: those who never found out in life what was around the corner or over the hill, and now think only of what went down the drain. And there are those who are convinced they are a big success in life because they licked the statistics and have lived so long. Q-"We are twins who are 80 years young, and we mean young. At our birthday party last night a man who left early with a headache told us before he went that the reason we are twins is probably because our parents were affected by the weather. What do you think he meant? 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All cotton, completely lined and stuffed with 3# of polyester fiberfil. Washable prints, finished size 68x80. McHENRY MARKET PLACE 4400 W. RTE. 120, McHENRY, ILL. 385-4100 DAILY 9-9, SAT. 9-6, SUN. 10-5 HAIRSTYLING CENTER 385-4520 Northwestern university named Peterson, who theorized on how the weather affects birth and health. Among Dr. Peterson's writings at the public library are his articles on twinning. He wrote that twins are sometimes conceived at the exact time the weather brought a cold front down on their town. Most twinning, of course, runs in families, not with the thermometer. But the cold-front theory is interesting, isn't it? Q~"The wall in my bathroom is a mess because I tried to put up a new towel rack. The screws capie loose in the wall and after' several days the rack fell out of the wall. How can a widow of 71 fix it? I don't know any men I want to ask to fix it and I can't afford to pay A carpenter. "-Ann L. A-If ann has good hearing, healthy knuckles and can handle an electric drill, she can solve the problem on her own. First she has to drill the holes for the screws. She may have to rent a drill. The rent center will show her how to use it and what size drill to use. Then she can tap the wall with her knuckles, starting at the left of the area where she wants the rack, and tap-tap-tapping until the sound she gets is a dull "thunk," instead of a hollow "thump." That will mean that she has tapped to a solid, not hollow, spot over a stud, which is a vertical 2x4. The next stud should be 16 inches to the right. The space between the studs will sound hollow to Ann when tapped because it is an area covered only by plaster or wallboard. Not strong enough to hold screws for very long. Before drilling Ann must mark a line where the rack is to go. It must be level. Then she can drill starter holes at the stud nearest to the end of the rack's position, through the wallboard one hole for each screw. She can then put up the towel rack. But first she should practice on a piece of scrap board to get the hand of the drill, she should position the rack's holes for screws over the matching holes in the wall, and insert and tighten the screws. The result should be a solidly positioned rack. She can fill the old holes and gouges with speckle. Q~"I live alone and I'm frightened. One of my friends who also is 75 and lives alone fell in the night and hit her head and broke her hip and wrist and lay there in her bathroom for two days and nights before she was found by a curious neighbor. Is there any way senior citizens can get checked up on by others?"- Mary K. A-There sure is! The first telephone check-in club started in Milwaukee 12 years ago. There are others. One in Tucson has been operating for four years. Mary can telephone Elder Services of Merrimack Valley, 683-7747, to inquire. If there is no telephone program in her town, she might want to start what is called a Telephone Reassurance Club on her own. Here' is the way it can operate: Ten men and women form the club, perhaps under the sponsorship of a church or hospital auxiliary, Rotary or CROSS COUNTRY as parly sack, travel sack, slumber bag £ Cover shoulders and close snaps (or sleeves; walk in it! When you need expert advice you go to an expert source. Our trained staff of experts can help you no matter what your cross country ski questions are. X Wilderness Outfitters for Northern Illinois •Cross Country Skis •10 Sp*«d Bikes Backpacking Camping Gaar •Wilderness outings 1801 Vt S. 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A microwave and a range all in one. • Combines microwave speed with conventional heat. • Coil top. • Automatic oven control. • 60-minute microwave timer. • Large 3.2 cu. ft. interior. • Cooks with metal utensils. • Easy-clean porcelain interior. ffi LITTON Microwave Cooking •••A Model 621 CAREY APPLIANCE .. .... SALES a SERVICE 1241 N.Green St. 385-5500 , McHENRY, ILL. Kiwanis. Each member arranges to enlist five telephone pals. Every day, at a set time, one of the five calls the others, like this-- "Hi, Mary. Are you okay?" If Mary answers that she is indeed okay, then the caller goes down the remaining numbers on the list If a number doesn't at first answer, the caller keeps trying until at last there is an * answer or until it seems advisable to send somebody to check on the silent member of the club. A life may be saved. Such ajclub can- have as as a hundred members making certain that each is checked in as alive and well every day of the week. The calls give some lonely people a new lease on life just to know that somebody cares and will telephone, and it is something interesting to do for the housebound. Arrangements should be made when the club is framed for fast action from an ambulance service, the police and the fire department in case an unanswered call means injury or illness. Phone clubbers should be aware that a busy signal may mean that the receiver has been knocked off the hook, and not necessarily evidence of a protracted conversation. have no birth certificate. When I enlisted in the U.S. Army, my birthdate was listed as April 1, 1919. What can I do to find my correct age? "-George P. A-If George was born in 1915, instead of 1919, as he told the Army, then he isn't going to be 60 in April. He is going on 64. Where were you born, George? That's where to write. Q-"I need to know what I can do to get enough to live on since I now get only Social Security as a divorced widow with multiple sclerosis. $289 a month. I was told that since I am over 601 cannot get help through S.S.I. or Medicaid. I need more to live on. "--Ethel G. Efforts to locate a shoe exchange for the many amputees who need a right or left shoe, have failed. If anybody knows of anyone who would like to start a shoe exchange, please write to me. Please be advised that won't be much profit, if any, in such a hel-for- others business. Q-"I will be 60 next April. My birth year was 1915. I A-Ethel cannot get SSI if the amount of her SS payment exceeds both the federal and state total for disability. Q-"My husband retired at with a disability. His iry was $37,000. Social ity pays him at $467 a month. He is 67 now. But others, we are told, who retired this year, are getting as much as $580 a month and their annual salary was only $30,000. Why is there such a discrepancy? "-Mrs. Lloyd B. A-If Mrs. Lloyd thinks Lloyd should get more, then he can ask SS about it. If SS made a mistake, they will correct it. It just might be that those checks of $580 she heard about are imaginings of somebody who wants to look bigger than other people. If you have a question for "Past 65," write to Carl Riblet Jr. at P.O. Box 40757, Tucson, Az, 85717 with a self- addressed, stamped envelope. Your name will not be revealed. The answer will go to you direct or will appear later in this column. Christinas Eve In many countries of the world, December 24 is as much Christmas as the 25th. In England, Christmas carols are sung on Christmas Eve. In Scandinavia and in many American homes, a family dinner the afternoon of the 24th ushers in Christmas. The custom of lighting candles (now lights in most cases) in windows on Christmas Eve originated, in this country, in Boston. The Santa Claus legend comes from Germany but it has been expanded and changed in America, with greater emphasis on toys for children. Christmas Eve night, of course, is the high pitch of anticipation for millions of youngsters. Many churches have special Christmas Eve services. Some church choirs still go about singing carols on Christmas Eve. The great Christmas rush, unfortunately, reaches its hectic climax for millions of parents on the 24th. If one can plan ahead and enjoy a leisurely Christmas Eve, it can bring as much pleasure, fulfillment and reward as the 25th. New Department Gov. James R. Thompson last week signed a bill which will reorganize and combine three agencies (the Fair Employment Practices commission, the Depart­ ment of Equal Employment Opportunity and the Com­ mission on Human Relations) into a cabinet- level Department of Human LEGAL NOTICE : • ' ' •» NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING of MEMBERS of McHENRY SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the members of the McHenry Savings and Loan Association will be held at 1209 North Green Street, McHenry, Illinois, on Monday, January 21, 1980 at the hour of Seven-Thirty O'Clock in the Evening for the purpose of election of directors, considering the report of officers, directors and committees and the transaction of all other business required or per­ mitted by the Statutes of the State of Illinois, and the by­ laws of said Association. McHENRY SAVINGS and LOAN ASSOCIATION Chas. M. Adams, President Attest: Virginia Aalto, Sec'y (Pub. Dec. 19 & 21,1979) Rights. The new department will have the power to in­ vestigate and bring to conclusion charges of discrimination and promote affirmative action in state agencies. Sponsors of the bill were Senate Minority Leader David C. Shapiro, Amboy; Sen. Harold Washington, Chicago; Rep. Jim Reilly, Jacksonville; and Rep. Eugene M. Barnes, Chicago. True The only international language that has en­ dured is double talk. -News, Dallas. McHENRY HEARING AID SatolRapairs ALL MAKES LOW PRICES! BATTERIES Vi MICE WEB. Mini ID 5 3B7 MAN STREET "\